Lead Director - Network and Data Center Engineering

CVS Health is committed to building a world of health around every individual. The Lead Director, AI Network & Data Center Engineering is responsible for leading the strategy, design, and delivery of network infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and AI/ML workloads.

Responsibilities:

• Define and enforce network architecture standards, security controls, and compliance policies
• Establish best practices for configuration, deployment, and operations
• Ensure alignment with enterprise governance frameworks (HIPAA, NIST, PCI, HITRUST, CSA)
• Advise executives on network strategy, roadmaps, emerging technologies, and industry trends
• Partner with cross-functional teams (platform, cloud, security, infrastructure) to deliver integrated, secure and scalable solutions
• Engage vendors on solution architectures, design, contracts, and delivery
• Design and implement:
• Data center fabrics (leaf-spine, Clos, EVPN/VXLAN)
• AI/GPU-optimized networking (low latency, high throughput) and related technologies
• Optimize performance for GPU workloads (RDMA, RoCE, ECN, PFC)
• GCP and multi-cloud network architectures
• Routing & switching (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, STP; Cisco, Juniper, Arista)
• High-speed networking (100/200/400Gb+)
• GPU cluster networking, traffic optimization, and congestion management
• Drive network monitoring and performance optimization (SolarWinds, NetFlow, Wireshark)
• Support SaaS and multi-tenant environments with zero trust patterns
• Oversee 24/7 network operations across cloud and data centers
• Lead incident response and ensure high availability, resiliency and scalability across network and cloud environments
• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning
• Advance networking capabilities for:
• AI/ML infrastructure and GPU clusters (NVIDIA architectures)
• High-performance networking (RoCE, PFC, ECN)
• Champion automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Contribute to industry and open-source initiatives
• Own network architecture strategy and roadmap
• Define standards for AI, cloud, and data center environments
• Support budgeting, risk management, and long-term planning

Requirements:

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