[Hiring] Cybersecurity Engineer @BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Role Description

We are hiring a Cyber Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security Engineering team at BCBST! In this role, you will serve as a cybersecurity engineering resource supporting multiple initiatives across the security organization. You’ll contribute to both day-to-day operations and engineering efforts, while playing an important role in advancing security initiatives that strengthen our capabilities, reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and support the continued modernization and maturity of our security program. You’ll work across multiple security domains, partnering with teams throughout the organization as technologies and priorities evolve.

To be successful in this role, in addition to the core job requirements, you’ll bring:

• Strong problem-solving skills
• The ability to learn new technologies independently
• Flexibility to work across tools rather than specializing in a single product

You will be a strong candidate if you have experience with:

• Server security and system hardening
• Data loss prevention
• Firewalls
• Supporting technical audits as a subject matter expert

Familiarity with Azure, Microsoft Defender, Entra, and conditional access policies is also valuable. Strong communication skills and the ability to follow established operational processes with limited supervision are important for success.

Note: This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office. This role participates in an on-call rotation for one week approximately every seven weeks. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required (4 years of professional work experience in a corporate environment)
• 3 years of experience as an information security engineer or in a related field required
• Demonstrated experience configuring and leveraging SSO and step-up authentication to support authorization, including federation services
• Familiarity with cloud security technologies and platforms
• Understanding of cloud security frameworks and compliance standards

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or complex concepts into information meaningful to IAM team members and/or business personnel
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to perform non-routine analytical tasks
• Ability to document and meet deadlines for projects from milestones to tasks and identify ownership per project with implementation understanding
• Ability to provide Security integration, automation, and configuration efforts with Security oversight for software in the BCBST environment
• Ability to determine Technical Security Baselines and ensure the baselines meet BCBST Policy and Standards
• Proficient understanding of troubleshooting approaches, including knowledge of underlying security tools, networking, server, application, and cloud concepts
• Windows scripting and automation methodology (PowerShell, VBScript, Perl, Batch programming)
• Understanding of APIs, databases, and file connections for application connections
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, organize, configure, and coordinate across multiple applications and systems
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or function in a team environment sharing responsibility, roles, and accountability
• Certifications such as Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Certified Security, Microsoft Azure – Specialty, or equivalent are preferred

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