Senior Manager - Application Security Engineering

CVS Health•New York, MA

1d•$118,450 - $260,590•Remote

About The Position

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 CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager, Application Security Engineering to lead enterprise application security, vulnerability management, secure software delivery, and security engineering capabilities across a complex technology environment. Within the Cybersecurity organization, this leader will be responsible for managing and advancing application security programs that help protect CVS Health applications and technology platforms throughout the software development lifecycle. The role will partner closely with Engineering, Architecture, Infrastructure, Product, Risk, Compliance, and Cybersecurity teams to integrate security into development processes and support secure delivery of business solutions. The Senior Manager will lead a team responsible for application security engineering, vulnerability management, software supply chain security, security automation, and developer security enablement. This role will oversee security standards, tooling, governance, risk reduction activities, and operational processes that support enterprise technology portfolios and strategic initiatives, including Health 100. Additionally, this leader will help build and scale security capabilities that improve developer adoption, increase automation, strengthen secure software development practices, and support enterprise DevSecOps initiatives. This is a U.S.-based remote position. Candidates must reside within the United States.

Requirements

7+ years of experience developing, implementing, and operating enterprise security technologies across Application Security, Container Security, Data Security, Infrastructure Security, or related cybersecurity domains.
7+ years of experience leading security programs and initiatives from design and implementation through operationalization and continuous improvement within enterprise environments.
5+ years of experience securing cloud-native and modern application environments leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP, including containers, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and Security-as-Code practices.
5+ years of experience supporting secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) programs, vulnerability management, security testing, regulatory compliance, and enterprise application portfolios.
4+ years of experience with application security technologies including SAST, SCA, CVA, mobile application security testing, secrets scanning, software supply chain security, and developer enablement programs.
2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, managing, and developing security engineering, application security, vulnerability management, or cybersecurity teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience architecting, securing, and modernizing enterprise applications, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native platforms across multi-cloud, hybrid, and legacy environments, including containerized, serverless, microservices-based, monolithic, and mainframe architectures.
Experience with application security, software composition analysis (SCA), software bills of materials (SBOM), software supply chain security, developer enablement programs, and secure software delivery practices utilizing platforms such as JFrog, Snyk, Veracode, Wiz, GitGuardian, Prisma Cloud, or similar technologies.
Experience supporting highly regulated environments and compliance frameworks including HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI-DSS, NIST, CSA, and related security and risk management standards.
Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation, application modernization, DevSecOps, and security automation initiatives, including building and scaling security programs, developer enablement capabilities, self-service security platforms, executive reporting, KPIs, KRIs, security scorecards, portfolio governance, and risk management programs.
Experience leveraging AI-powered technologies such as Claude, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, and similar platforms to automate vulnerability remediation, integrate MCP-based security scanning, implement security controls within CI/CD pipelines, enhance developer enablement, and improve secure software delivery at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise application security programs, secure development standards, and software supply chain security practices.
Establish security requirements, security definitions of done, launch readiness criteria, and automated controls that enable secure software delivery across cloud-native, hybrid, and legacy environments.
Drive adoption of secure coding practices and developer-focused security capabilities across enterprise engineering organizations.
Oversee the end-to-end vulnerability management lifecycle, including identification, prioritization, remediation, exception management, validation, and reporting.
Establish operational metrics, service level objectives, governance processes, and executive reporting mechanisms that drive accountability and measurable risk reduction.
Lead enterprise response efforts for critical and zero-day vulnerabilities, including risk assessment, stakeholder communication, remediation coordination, and executive reporting.
Drive adoption of modern security technologies and DevSecOps capabilities, including SAST, SCA, container security, secrets management, software bill of materials (SBOM), and software supply chain security solutions.
Lead automation of security controls within CI/CD pipelines to improve operational efficiency, strengthen risk mitigation, and accelerate secure software delivery.
Evaluate, implement, and optimize application security, cloud security, and software supply chain security technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Assess and adopt emerging technologies, including AI-powered security and developer productivity solutions, that improve security outcomes and operational effectiveness.
Lead and develop a high-performing team of security professionals while fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Build and scale security programs that drive developer adoption, self-service security capabilities, and DevSecOps maturity across enterprise engineering teams.
Partner across Engineering, Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Risk, Compliance, and Cybersecurity teams to define strategic roadmaps, enable secure engineering practices, and support enterprise transformation initiatives, including Health 100.
Drive workforce development, capacity planning, operational readiness, and execution of strategic security objectives.