Top 19 Data center lead Jobs in Durham, Nc

Lead Director - Network and Data Center Engineering
CVS Health —Raleigh, NC
- $144,200 - $288,400 a year
- Full-time
- HIPAA
- High school diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Intelligent Infrastructure Services Advisory Lead
Accenture —Raleigh, NC
- $122,700 - $396,500 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- 6 years
- DevOps
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Lead Software Engineer - Kafka (Remote)
First Citizens Bank —Raleigh, NC
- $130,109 - $170,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- 6 years
- System design
- Java
Technical Delivery Lead - Infrastructure, Google Cloud
Accenture —Raleigh, NC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- 6 years
- Computer Science
- US work authorization
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Data Center Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
Anchor Mission Critical, LLC —Raleigh, NC
- $152,000 - $171,000 a year
- Full-time
- 18 years or older
- Mentoring
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
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Lead Product Certification Engineer
Eaton —Raleigh, NC
- $97,000 - $143,000 a year
- Choose your own hours
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Bachelor of Science
- Engineering
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
Industrial and Data Center Practice Leader
S&ME, Inc. —Raleigh, NC
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- US work authorization
- Wellness program
- Paid parental leave
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Team Lead Project Management Finance
Siemens Energy —Raleigh, NC
- Full-time
- CPA
- Finance
- 8 years
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Lead Structured Cabling Technician
CK Tech Limited —Raleigh, NC
- $30 - $40 an hour
- Temporary
- Management
- Mid-level
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- On-the-job training
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Civil & Environmental Engineering Business Line Leader - Environmental Services (Multiple Locations)
Burns & McDonnell —Raleigh, NC
- $200,000 - $330,000 a year
- Overtime
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- 11+ years
- 401(k)
- Employee stock ownership plan
14d
Lead Product Development Engineer - Power Electronics
Eaton —Raleigh, NC
- $105,000 - $154,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- 3 years
- Master's degree
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
Lead Power Electronics Engineer
Eaton —Raleigh, NC
- $105,000 - $154,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
Senior Lead Project Engineer
Hitachi —Raleigh, NC
- Full-time
- Engineering
- 3 years
- US work authorization
- AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
Lead System Protection Engineer
WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC —Raleigh, NC
- $145,000 - $185,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Quality control
Nationwide QC Lead - Fiber Deployment
Advantage Tech —United States
- $42.87 - $51.63 an hour
- Full-time
- Construction site
- Travel
- Senior level
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Lead Director - Network and Data Center Engineering

CVS Health -
Raleigh, NC

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Job Details

Full-time
$144,200 - $288,400 a year

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Qualifications

Data center experience
Stakeholder relationship building
Stakeholder management

Full Job Description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

The Lead Director, AI Network & Data Center Engineering is responsible for leading the strategy, design, and delivery of the organization’s network infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and next-generation AI/ML workloads. This role oversees the development of high‑performance, low‑latency data center and cloud networking capabilities that enable large-scale GPU environments, advanced data processing, and modern application platforms. By establishing architectural standards, driving consistent execution, and ensuring secure, resilient connectivity, this position plays a critical role in supporting the organization’s most demanding technology initiatives.

This leader is accountable for building and guiding a high-performing team of network and data center engineers, while aligning infrastructure capabilities to evolving business and security needs. Working closely with cloud, platform, and cybersecurity leadership, the role drives adoption of modern architectures, automation, and performance optimization practices to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency. Through strong strategic direction and operational leadership, the Lead Director ensures the network function can support long-term growth, increasing AI demand, and enterprise-wide digital transformation.

Role Responsibilities:

Development & Enforcement

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)

Collaboration & Expertise

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

Analysis & Configuration

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

Operational Support

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

Mentorship & Training

Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning

Innovation and Research

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

Strategic Planning

Own network architecture strategy and roadmap
Define standards for AI, cloud, and data center environments
Support budgeting, risk management, and long-term planning

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/17/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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data center lead jobs in durham, nc

Lead Director - Network and Data Center Engineering

Intelligent Infrastructure Services Advisory Lead

Lead Software Engineer - Kafka (Remote)

Technical Delivery Lead - Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Data Center Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

Lead Product Certification Engineer

Industrial and Data Center Practice Leader

Team Lead Project Management Finance

Lead Structured Cabling Technician

Civil & Environmental Engineering Business Line Leader - Environmental Services (Multiple Locations)

Lead Product Development Engineer - Power Electronics

Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Senior Lead Project Engineer

Lead System Protection Engineer

Nationwide QC Lead - Fiber Deployment

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