Lead Director - Network and Data Center Engineering

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.

The Lead Director, AI Network & Data Center Engineering is responsible for leading the strategy, design, and delivery of the organization’s network infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and next-generation AI/ML workloads. This role oversees the development of high‑performance, low‑latency data center and cloud networking capabilities that enable large-scale GPU environments, advanced data processing, and modern application platforms. By establishing architectural standards, driving consistent execution, and ensuring secure, resilient connectivity, this position plays a critical role in supporting the organization’s most demanding technology initiatives.

This leader is accountable for building and guiding a high-performing team of network and data center engineers, while aligning infrastructure capabilities to evolving business and security needs. Working closely with cloud, platform, and cybersecurity leadership, the role drives adoption of modern architectures, automation, and performance optimization practices to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency. Through strong strategic direction and operational leadership, the Lead Director ensures the network function can support long-term growth, increasing AI demand, and enterprise-wide digital transformation.

• →10+ years’ experience in network and/or data center engineering
• →5+ years’ experience in a strategic leadership position with people management  
• →5+ years’ experience in large scale enterprise environments

• Strong expertise in large-scale data center design, security, and high availability 

• Advanced problem-solving, execution, and stakeholder management skills 

• Experience with AI factory / GPU cluster environments at scale 

• Enterprise networking, Cisco Nexus/ACI or similar platforms 

• Network automation / IaC, SDN, service mesh, and cloud-native security frameworks 

• High availability/disaster recovery design and cyber resilience 

• Certifications: CCIE/CCNP, PCNSE, CISSP, Cloud networking 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience) 

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