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 | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend systems architecture, Microservices design, Cloud-native platforms (AWS), API contract standards, Service stability & resiliency, Observability (SLO/SLI), Chaos engineering, AI/LLM integration strategy, Organizational leadership, Talent development
Preferred skills
Regulated industry experience (Healthcare/Insurance), Member-facing digital experience, Executive-level strategic influence
Technologies
AWS, Microservices, Cloud-native, Containerization, Event-driven patterns, LLM/AI tooling, CI/CD, Distributed monitoring
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of scalable backend systems and APIs; Establish standards for availability, resiliency, and observability; Drive shift to AI-native engineering and build AI-powered member 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 & strategic leadership
