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Principal Software Engineer II (Cloud)
Job ID 1844801BR
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This is a highly influential, hands-on engineering position supporting the development and ongoing enhancement of Walgreens’ enterprise cloud platform. The team primarily supports Microsoft Azure, along with Walgreens’ private cloud environment running on OpenStack.
Responsibilities:
Design infrastructure solutions for applications and business teams deploying into Azure or the private cloud
Serve as both a hands-on engineer and technical architect
Architect complex multi-region/availability zone cloud platform solutions in support of business needs.
Work closely with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, and internal business partners
Help develop and improve infrastructure deployment capabilities through Harness IDP/Infrastructure As Code
Ensure solutions meet architecture, security, compliance, and operational standards
Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, including FTEs and contractors, without formal people-management responsibility
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or related field OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or related field
Experience writing code for highly complex and strategic online applications, microservices or mobile applications
Experience in algorithms, systems, architecture and bits-and-bytes
Experience with programming languages important to the organization and has in-depth knowledge of Unix/Linux, C++ or Java or Node and Service Oriented Architecture
Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring individual contributors
At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross- functional team leadership.
Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
Microsoft Azure infrastructure experience
Kubernetes, particularly Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and knowledge of Istio.
Containerization and microservices environments
Terraform and Ansible infrastructure-as-code
Cloud networking knowledge, including network flows, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, service meshes, VNETs, and related components
Experience designing scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions
OpenStack experience is helpful but not required, as the team is continuing to develop its knowledge in this area
Independent decision-making and accountability
Transparency and a willingness to raise risks or concerns early
Strong stakeholder communication and organizational awareness
The ability to navigate ambiguity, rapid change, and competing priorities
Strategic thinking and the ability to evaluate and clearly explain tradeoffs
Flexibility and the ability to pivot quickly
A collaborative leadership style and the ability to influence without formal authority
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $165900 - $282200 / Salaried
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years or High School Diploma/GED with 11+ years in Engineering or related field
- Experience coding complex applications, algorithms, systems, and expertise in Unix/Linux, C++, Java, or Node
- 5+ years leadership experience, including mentoring and financial decision-making, with willingness to travel up to 10%
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