Head of AI Networks & Data Center Engineering

CVS Health; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Retirement savings options

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director of AI Network & Data Center Engineering to lead strategy, design, and delivery of high-performance data center and cloud networking for enterprise AI/ML workloads. You will guide a team of engineers, establish architecture standards, and partner with cloud, security, and platform teams to enable secure, scalable GPU‑driven environments.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement to support long‑term

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in network and/or data center engineering.
• 5+ years' experience in strategic leadership with people management.
• 5+ years' experience in large scale enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce network architecture standards, security controls, and compliance policies
• Establish best practices for configuration, deployment, and operations
• Ensure alignment with governance frameworks (HIPAA, NIST, PCI, HITRUST, CSA)
• Advise executives on network strategy, roadmaps, and emerging technologies
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated, secure and scalable solutions
• Engage vendors on solution architectures, design, contracts, and delivery
• Design data center fabrics (leaf-spine, Clos, EVPN/VXLAN)
• AI/GPU‑optimized networking 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

Network engineering

Data center engineering

Strategic leadership

People management

Enterprise networking

Cloud networking

Automation / IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco Nexus/ACI

NVIDIA GPU cluster environments

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director of AI Network & Data Center Engineering to lead strategy, design, and delivery of high-performance data center and cloud networking for enterprise AI/ML workloads. You will guide a team of engineers, establish architecture standards, and partner with cloud, security, and platform teams to enable secure, scalable GPU‑driven environments.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement to support long‑term