Executive Director, AI-Driven Digital Engineering

CVS Health Corporation; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 175,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation in Hartford, CT seeks an Executive Director, Digital Engineering for Aetna Member Care and Journey Services. You will set the technical vision, lead large engineering teams, and build high-performance backend APIs, microservices, and cloud-native systems powering member experiences across digital and partner channels.

You will drive AI-native engineering, improve service stability, observability, and define integration patterns with enterprise systems while partnering with

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering with backend and API platforms.
• Experience leading large engineering organizations delivering mission-critical services.
• Proven ability to design cloud-native architectures and ensure resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Lead large engineering teams across global locations to deliver scalable backend services.
• Define API standards and drive cloud-native modernization across platforms.
• Establish observability, SLO/SLI, and reliability practices at scale.
• Champion AI-driven engineering and experimentation while ensuring safety and compliance.

Skills

Backend systems

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps/SRE

Observability

AI/LLM tooling

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

CVS Health Corporation in Hartford, CT seeks an Executive Director, Digital Engineering for Aetna Member Care and Journey Services. You will set the technical vision, lead large engineering teams, and build high-performance backend APIs, microservices, and cloud-native systems powering member experiences across digital and partner channels.

You will drive AI-native engineering, improve service stability, observability, and define integration patterns with enterprise systems while partnering with