Executive Director, Digital Engineering- Aetna Member Care and Journey Services
Core
Senior technology leader setting technical vision, architectural direction, and engineering execution for member-centric services, leading large-scale teams to build high-performance backend APIs, microservices, and cloud-native systems.
Role type
Executive Director, Digital Engineering (Backend & Cloud)
Builds
Scalable backend systems, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native infrastructure powering member experiences across digital, agent, provider, and partner channels.
Domain
Healthcare / Insurance / Member Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend systems architecture, distributed services, API platforms, AWS cloud, microservices, CI/CD, DevOps/SRE, observability, chaos engineering, AI/LLM engineering, organizational leadership, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Regulated industry experience (healthcare/insurance), member-facing digital experience, executive-level communication
Technologies
AWS, microservices, containerization, event-driven patterns, LLMs, serverless compute, real-time data streaming
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of scalable backend systems and APIs; Establish standards for service stability, resiliency, and observability; Drive shift to AI-native engineering and build AI-powered product features; Own strategy for internal and external API integrations; Drive technology exploration and modernization roadmap; Build, lead, and mentor high-performing global engineering teams
Seniority
Executive, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
