Platform Engineer Jobs in Arizona
Platform Engineer jobs in Arizona are in strong demand, with active hiring concentrated in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and enterprise platform modernization across technology, financial services, defense contracting, and healthcare sectors at every level from entry-level associate to principal engineer. Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe anchor most of the hiring activity, where established employers like Intel, Axon, and Honeywell maintain significant engineering operations. The most sought-after specialties in Arizona listings include Kubernetes and container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline engineering. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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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
CVS Health is seeking a Senior Varicent Integration & Platform Engineer with expertise in technical architecture and integration to join the Human Resources Technology team. This experienced and motivated professional will support Compensation business operations by delivering optimal, scalable technology solutions. As an integral member of the team responsible for the Varicent Sales Performance Management (SPM) platform, its integrations, and its technical architecture, this role will address the needs of Total Rewards and Human Resources business partners and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will combine deep technical and platform expertise with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical partners. The role will provide essential support to the Compensation organization for sales incentive technology needs and will collaborate with HR Technology, Centers of Excellence (COEs), and HR Shared Services across all business segments. This individual will establish cross-functional relationships throughout HR Technology and Human Resources to ensure that solutions and initiatives are effectively designed and implemented, with colleague satisfaction as a key goal.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business and technical partners to support the Varicent technical architecture and integration roadmap, including the established list of global priorities.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, integration specifications, and operational support procedures for the Varicent platform.
- Understand the needs of the business and evaluate platform capabilities through research and testing.
- Maintain a clear and up-to-date list of key deliverables and timelines, develop plans to achieve those targets, and proactively communicate progress to a variety of stakeholders.
- Ensure that the delivered product meets or exceeds the business' needs and business objectives.
- Support enhancements, project requests, and defect resolution by providing optimal, scalable technical solutions.
- Work with Architecture and Integration teams to design and implement end-to-end integration solutions between Varicent and enterprise systems such as Workday, Salesforce, and Google Cloud Platform.
- Configure, customize, and develop Varicent applications, including calculations, workflows, incentives, rules, and compensation plan components, and creates the necessary documentation at each stage.
- Collaborate with key cross-functional partners to maintain transparency, consistency in delivery, and set expectations.
- Actively participate in Varicent's vendor release process by engaging with the release team on cross-functional initiatives, liaising with business leads regarding critical impacts and upcoming enhancement opportunities, supporting regression testing, and guiding regression testing teams.
- Maintain awareness of new and planned Varicent functionality, actively engaging with the vendor to prepare and communicate changes that could impact business.
- Lead the translation of business requirements into technical solutions and create appropriate timelines.
- Conduct fit-gap analysis and functional design; configures the application; supports user acceptance testing; and maintains the software solution.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation in tracking tools, including architecture diagrams and integration specifications.
- Perform and support user acceptance testing and creates the necessary documentation, including test plans, scenarios, cases, and results.
- Ensure adherence to industry’s best practices, actively engage with the Varicent vendor community regarding future releases, and encourage product innovation and alternative approaches to business challenges.
- Integrate relevant data and information, applies the findings to strengthen the Varicent platform strategy, and shares key insights and actions based on data and metrics.
- Design, build, and maintain complex Varicent reports, dashboards, analytics, and audit capabilities to support operational and business reporting requirements.
- Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and drive root cause analysis and resolution for production incidents.
- Establish and maintain platform governance, including security administration, access controls and compliance monitoring.
- Mentor team members and promote engineering excellence through code reviews and technical standards.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years Varicent SPM platform experience, including calculations, workflows and configuration.
- 5+ years of experience configuring and building integrations between Varicent and enterprise systems.
- 5+ years of experience configuring and debugging Business Processes and building solutions in Varicent.
- 5+ years of experience with calculations, complex reports, and various configurations in Varicent.
- 4+ years of experience with Varicent integration architecture and design patterns.
- 4+ years of experience working in the HR technology landscape, including cloud computing and mobile technologies.
- 4+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining complex Varicent reports, dashboards, analytics, and audit capabilities to support operational and business reporting requirements.
- 4+ years of experience demonstrating strong organizational, analytical, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- 4+years of experience developing and sustaining relationships with business partners and stakeholders.
- 3+ years of experience providing timely resolution for defects and collaboration with SaaS vendors to achieve this.
- 3+ years of experience working with business partners to optimize their business processes.
- 3+ years of experience working effectively in a team environment while managing multiple tasks.
- 3+ years of experience demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- A strong work ethic, self-starter, and able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
- Experience supporting HR and Compensation systems for large organizations having non-exempt employees.
- Project Management experience.
- Experience with change management and communications.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree Required
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $222,480.00This 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.
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: 10/15/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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What Arizona Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineer jobs across Arizona.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration platforms
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools, particularly Terraform or Pulumi
- Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tooling
- Experience with major cloud providers, primarily AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
Platform Engineer Jobs in Arizona: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a platform engineer in Arizona?
Platform engineering has no state-issued license in Arizona, so the path runs through education and demonstrated technical skill. Most Arizona employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or information systems, though strong candidates also come from community college programs at schools like Maricopa Community Colleges or Arizona State University. Building hands-on experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code, and earning vendor certifications from AWS, Google Cloud, or HashiCorp, strengthens any application significantly.
Which companies hire platform engineers in Arizona?
Employers hiring platform engineers in Arizona right now include CVS Health, Raytheon, and Waabi Innovation US, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Arizona's concentration of defense contractors, semiconductor firms, and financial technology companies means demand for platform engineers with security clearance or fintech compliance experience is particularly consistent.
Which Arizona cities have the most platform engineer jobs?
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Arizona have the most platform engineer openings in Arizona. The Phoenix metro, which includes Scottsdale, Tempe, and Chandler, drives the majority of listings because it is home to large technology campuses, regional bank and insurance headquarters, and defense and aerospace operations that run substantial cloud and infrastructure teams.
Are there remote platform engineer jobs in Arizona?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 80% of platform engineer openings tied to Arizona are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how naturally the role lends itself to distributed work. Infrastructure provisioning, pipeline development, and cloud configuration are almost entirely screen-based, making platform engineering one of the more remote-accessible engineering disciplines.
How can I get hired as a platform engineer in Arizona with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a junior DevOps or site reliability engineer role, which several large Arizona employers use as a feeder position into platform teams. Intel and Honeywell in the Phoenix area, as well as university-affiliated tech operations at Arizona State University, periodically hire associate-level infrastructure or systems roles that do not require prior platform engineering experience. A portfolio demonstrating Terraform configurations, a working CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions, and a cloud certification from AWS or Google Cloud gives candidates without formal experience a concrete edge in screening.
Where can I find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Arizona?
You can find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Arizona on Migrate Mate, which lists current Arizona openings from employers actively hiring. Find roles that fit your experience and specialization and apply directly from the listing.
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