Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is dedicated to building a world of health around every individual, aiming to simplify health care for communities. The Lead Director of Network and Data Center Engineering will lead the strategy, design, and delivery of the organization’s network infrastructure, overseeing the development of high-performance networking capabilities to support enterprise applications and AI workloads.
Responsibilities
- Define and enforce network architecture standards, security controls, and compliance policies
- Establish best practices for configuration, deployment, and operations
- Ensure alignment with enterprise governance frameworks (HIPAA, NIST, PCI, HITRUST, CSA)
- Advise executives on network strategy, roadmaps, emerging technologies, and industry trends
- Partner with cross-functional teams (platform, cloud, security, infrastructure) to deliver integrated, secure and scalable solutions
- Engage vendors on solution architectures, design, contracts, and delivery
- Design and implement:
- Data center fabrics (leaf-spine, Clos, EVPN/VXLAN)
- AI/GPU-optimized networking (low latency, high throughput) 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 across network and cloud environments
- 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 (NVIDIA architectures)
- 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
- 10+ years' experience in network and/or data center engineering
- 5+ years' experience in a strategic leadership position with people management
- 5+ years' experience in large scale enterprise environments
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)
- Strong expertise in large-scale data center design, security, and high availability
- Advanced problem-solving, execution, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with AI factory / GPU cluster environments at scale
- Enterprise networking, Cisco Nexus/ACI or similar platforms
- Network automation / IaC, SDN, service mesh, and cloud-native security frameworks
- High availability/disaster recovery design and cyber resilience
- Certifications: CCIE/CCNP, PCNSE, CISSP, Cloud networking
Benefits
- Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above
- Includes an award target in the company’s equity award program
- Eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families
- Benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings options
- Wellness programs
- Other resources, based on eligibility
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