Executive Director, Digital Engineering

CVS Health

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Hartford, CT
Salary
$175,100–$334,750 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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Similar $241k
This role $255k
$156k most similar roles pay here $354k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $200,050–$282,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $241k for comparable roles.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 81 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,605–$260,590 across 80 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Executive Director, Digital Engineering

Executive Director, Digital Engineering- Aetna Member Care and Journey Services is a senior technology leadership role focused on setting the technical vision and architectural direction for member-centric services. The leader manages large engineering teams to build high-performance backend APIs, microservices, and cloud-native systems that power digital, agent, provider, and partner channels. Key responsibilities include driving service modernization through containerization and event-driven patterns, establishing observability standards like SLO/SLI frameworks, and leading the transition toward an AI-native engineering organization. The role involves building AI-powered features such as intelligent routing and automated decisioning while ensuring compliance with PHI handling requirements. Required expertise includes AWS cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps/SRE practices, and LLM-based engineering tools. This position addresses the technical challenge of providing stable, resilient, and scalable infrastructure for member services within a regulated healthcare environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and delivery of scalable backend systems, APIs, and microservices for member-facing capabilities.
  • Define API contract standards and integration patterns across all Member Services platforms.
  • Establish standards for service availability, performance, and disaster recovery using SLO/SLI frameworks.
  • Implement robust observability practices including metrics, logs, traces, and proactive root-cause analysis.
  • Drive the transition to an AI-native engineering organization by integrating AI-assisted development into standard workflows.
  • Develop AI-powered product features such as personalized routing and automated decisioning while maintaining regulatory compliance.
  • Manage the strategy for internal and external API integrations to ensure secure and consistent data exchange.
  • Create a long-term roadmap for modernizing legacy components and increasing engineering velocity through cloud-native technologies.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience with expertise in backend systems, distributed services, and API platforms.
  • Proven experience leading large engineering organizations delivering mission-critical services.
  • Strong background in AWS cloud platform, microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps/SRE practices.
  • Demonstrated success driving stability, resiliency, and observability improvements at scale.
  • Experience leveraging AI, LLM-based engineering, and operational tooling.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Master’s degree (preferred).
  • Experience in regulated industries, building consumer-facing digital experiences, or executive-level communication (preferred).

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