Senior Manager, Systems Engineering - Change & Release Management

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. **POSITION SUMMARY** We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to oversee Change and Release Management for the Aetna Line of Business (LOB). This role is pivotal in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable technology releases through close collaboration with Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, and other cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will drive architectural alignment, risk mitigation, and process optimization championing automation and governance across the IT organization. **_What we expect of you_** + Lead and own the Change & Release Management and Governance processes for Aetna LOB. + Evaluate architectural solutions & system integrations to identify dependencies & potential impacts. + Manage end-to-end enterprise change releases, including coordination with IT teams, checkout testing, severity assessment, business impact analysis, and executive-level reporting. + Represent Aetna LOB in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings; validate enterprise changes, drive risk analysis and support change releases including weekend on call schedule. + Review and certify change plans for clarity and completeness; ensure execution teams understand risks, timing, and implementation instructions. + Collaborate with development, QA, performance, and capacity teams to assess risks and define mitigation strategies, exercise authority to halt changes when necessary. + Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Problem Management, and other enterprise teams to develop SOPs, quality controls, and issue resolution strategies. + Drive continuous improvement initiatives and defect remediation in partnership with IT and business stakeholders. **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS** + 7+ years in senior IT leadership roles managing complex teams and driving process improvement, standard operating procedure (SOP) development, and issue resolution. + 3+ years designing scalable, distributed applications using microservices & API-driven architecture. + 3+ years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). + 3+ years' experience implementing best practices in observability, monitoring, chaos engineering, incident/problem management, and performance optimization. + 3+ years' experience of network security, firewalls, virtualization, and remote access. + 3+ years' of experience in change validation, post-deployment verification, and defining success criteria. + 3+ years' experience in Release, Change, Incident & Service Management, with working knowledge of ITIL. + Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level engagement, ability to lead cross-functional teams, including offshore/onshore vendor teams. + Strong innovation mindset with a focus on automation and customer service excellence. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS** + Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Splunk, Grafana, New Relic, or AppDynamics. + Familiarity with IT security, compliance, operations, and application development. + Experience implementing and improving SRE metrics in distributed environments. + Proficiency with SharePoint, ServiceNow, and ITIL frameworks. **EDUCATION** Bachelor's degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience). **BUSINESS OVERVIEW** Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities. **Pay Range** The typical pay range for this role is: $106,605.00 - $284,280.00 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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: + **Affordable medical plan options,** a **401(k) plan** (including matching company contributions), and an **employee stock purchase plan** . + **No-cost programs for all colleagues** including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching. + **Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues** including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility. For more information, visit We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/31/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.