Senior Network Architect - Cisco ACI/NDFC (Remote)

CVS Health Corporation; Woonsocket (RI); Remote; USD 156,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity awards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Network Engineer to lead and manage our Cisco ACI environment and transition to NDFC, shaping the enterprise fabric across CVS Health’s data centers. You will guide a team of engineers and collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to align fabric design with business needs.

The role requires 5+ years in large-scale enterprise networks, deep Cisco ACI and NDFC expertise, and a vision for scalable, secure networking.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a large-scale enterprise network engineering environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in Cisco ACI (multi-site, multi-pod, L3Out, contracts, etc.) and Cisco NDFC, including architecture, operations, and automation.
• Strong leadership experience, including being a team lead and leading through influence.
• Proven ability to develop and communicate a strategic vision and execute on large-scale infrastructure initiatives.
• In-depth understanding of data center network design, segmentation, routing, and policy-based networking.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with a focus on security, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Willingness to travel 10-15%.
• Potential Telework Position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of the Cisco ACI environment.
• Oversee the strategic transition to and ongoing management of the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC).
• Manage a team of network engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance management.
• Develop and articulate a clear vision and roadmap for ACI/NDFC within CVS Health’s data center and cloud networking strategy.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams to ensure alignment of fabric design with enterprise needs.
• Establish and maintain operational standards, monitoring strategies, and documentation to support uptime, scalability, and compliance.
• Serve as a technical SME for ACI/NDFC, engaging in architecture reviews, incident escalations, and vendor management.
• Define and track key metrics to demonstrate network health, stability, and performance within the fabric environment.
• Ensure adherence to change management, audit, and security policies across all fabric-related activities.
• Maintain strong communication with leadership and stakeholders to report progress, risks, and investment needs.

Skills

Cisco ACI

NDFC

Leadership

Strategic vision

Data center networking

Routing

Policy-based networking

Security/compliance

Travel 10-15%

Telework position

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Automation frameworks

APIs

Telemetry tools

Monitoring tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Network Engineer to lead and manage our Cisco ACI environment and transition to NDFC, shaping the enterprise fabric across CVS Health’s data centers. You will guide a team of engineers and collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to align fabric design with business needs.

The role requires 5+ years in large-scale enterprise networks, deep Cisco ACI and NDFC expertise, and a vision for scalable, secure networking.