Director of Platform Engineering & AI Innovation

CVS Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Bonus eligibility

Equity award program

Job summary

CVS Health seeks a hands-on, senior engineering leader to own the strategic vision and delivery of our Health100 platform roadmap. You will guide multi-team efforts across product, architecture, and security to produce high-quality health tech solutions.

You will manage integration across domains, communicate risks clearly, and drive modernization initiatives with external partners. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and executive collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in large-scale distributed platforms
• 5+ years of experience leading managers and senior engineers through complex technical initiatives
• Proven delivery of large-scale, multi-team engineering programs across complex integrations and cloud migrations
• Executive communication and influence skills with distributed teams and vendor partnerships
• Hands-on experience delivering AI-enabled software solutions with measurable outcomes

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-team product and technical roadmaps, aligning engineering investments with business outcomes
• Establish scalable engineering standards and risk management practices to ensure quality and reliable execution
• Mentor and grow engineering managers and senior engineers, owning hiring and career development
• Partner with Product, Architecture, Design, Security, and external partners to translate strategy into executable programs
• Navigate architectural complexity across domains, guiding teams through evolving requirements and dependencies
• Manage vendor and contingent workforce strategies while leading technology research in AI, cloud, and distributed systems

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GCP

Java/Spring Boot

Python

Job description

CVS Health seeks a hands-on, senior engineering leader to own the strategic vision and delivery of our Health100 platform roadmap. You will guide multi-team efforts across product, architecture, and security to produce high-quality health tech solutions.

You will manage integration across domains, communicate risks clearly, and drive modernization initiatives with external partners. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and executive collaboration.