Director, Digital Engineering — AI & Cloud Systems

9025 CVS Shared Services Resources LLC; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking an Executive Director of Digital Engineering for Aetna Member Care and Journey Services in Hartford, CT. You will set technical vision, guide architecture for backend APIs and microservices, and lead global teams to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions across digital and partner channels.

The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and AI-driven automation, with a focus on regulated healthcare environments and enterprise interoperability.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend systems, distributed services, and API platforms.
• Proven experience leading large engineering organizations delivering mission-critical services.
• Strong background in AWS cloud platform, microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps/SRE practices.
• Demonstrated success driving stability, resiliency, and observability improvements at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable backend systems, APIs, and microservices powering member-facing capabilities.
• Establish standards for availability, resiliency, performance, and disaster recovery across all services.
• Drive AI-native engineering initiatives, including AI-assisted development and AI-powered product features for members.
• Own strategy for internal and external API integrations ensuring secure and reusable data exchange.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed services

API platforms

AWS cloud platform

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps/SRE practices

AI/LLM tooling

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree preferred in Computer Science/Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

CVS Health is seeking an Executive Director of Digital Engineering for Aetna Member Care and Journey Services in Hartford, CT. You will set technical vision, guide architecture for backend APIs and microservices, and lead global teams to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions across digital and partner channels.

The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and AI-driven automation, with a focus on regulated healthcare environments and enterprise interoperability.