Principal Engineer, Technology Transformation & AI Enablement at CVS Health, Work at Home, RI

Principal Engineer, Technology Transformation & AI Enablement at CVS Health in Work at Home, RI. Full-time. $144,200 to $288,400 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary
Aetna Technology is seeking a Principal Engineer, Architecture, AI & Enablement to serve as a strategic technical leader responsible for accelerating modernization, improving engineering effectiveness, enabling responsible AI adoption, and helping guide technology transformation across a complex enterprise technology portfolio.
This role operates at enterprise scale and serves as a key partner to Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, Product, Infrastructure, and Delivery organizations. The successful candidate will help translate enterprise technology strategy into practical engineering execution by developing modernization roadmaps, establishing technology standards, promoting engineering best practices, and enabling adoption of emerging technologies.
The Principal Engineer will play a critical role in helping engineering teams modernize legacy systems, adopt cloud-native technologies, improve software delivery practices, and evaluate opportunities to leverage AI capabilities in a responsible and scalable manner. This individual will influence technical direction across multiple platforms and business domains while partnering closely with senior technology leaders to drive consistent and sustainable technology outcomes.
The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering and architecture expertise with experience leading large-scale modernization initiatives, cloud transformation efforts, engineering enablement programs, and enterprise-wide technology change.

This position can work remotely from anywhere in the continental USA.

Primary Responsibilities

Enterprise Technology Leadership

Modernization & Transformation

Architecture & Engineering Enablement

AI Enablement & Emerging Technology Adoption

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Education

Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/31/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.