Information Security Engineer, Consultant

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Oakland, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Ansible, Architectural Services, Automation, Best Practices, Cisco Network Systems, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Configuration Management, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, DNS (Domain Name System), Denial of Service (DoS), DevOps, Documentation Design, Firewalls, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), High Availability, Incident Response, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Application, Internet Security, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Jenkins, Loss Prevention, Mentoring, Network Security, Network Support, Open Source Databases, Operational Strategy, Operations Processes, Operations Security (OPSEC), Protective Services, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Architecture, Security Infrastructure, System Architecture, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Trend Analysis
LOCATION
Oakland, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Your Role

The Principal Information Security Engineer, Consultant - Network Protection is a highly skilled technical contributor within the Information Asset Protection team, responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-wide network security solutions. This role helps ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate and personal data by contributing to modern network protection strategies and supporting the adoption of advanced security technologies to defend against evolving threats.

Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Hands-on experience with Cisco security technologies such as Umbrella, Secure Access, ISE, or related platforms.
  • Working knowledge of Akamai security solutions, such as Web Application Firewall and edge security services.
  • Familiarity with regulatory and compliance considerations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA) as they relate to network security controls.
  • Ability to document designs, operational procedures, and security standards clearly.
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, or equivalent preferred.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, a related field or equivalent experience.

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in network security engineering, with demonstrated progression in scope and responsibility.

  • Solid understanding of network-based threat detection, logging, and alerting concepts.

  • Experience with secure remote access technologies, VPNs, NAC, and identity-aware access controls.

  • Practical experience with DevOps and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering peers, architects and security stakeholders.

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Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Architect and deploy advanced network security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure web gateways, and DNS protection.
  • Architect, implement, and support network security solutions including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure web gateways, DNS protection, and DDoS mitigation across enterprise environments.
  • Implement, analyze, and continuously improve network security controls for on premises, cloud, and multi-point (hybrid and distributed) architectures.
  • Contribute security architecture recommendations and technology selections that protect company assets, reduce exposure to technology risk, and help prevent security incidents.
  • Work toward defined strategic and operational security objectives, delivering outcomes that have measurable impact on IT Security Engineering results.
  • Design and support high-availability network security solutions, considering systems design, architecture, cloud technologies, databases, open-source components, and web and mobile platforms.
  • Partner with Security Defense Management and Incident Response teams to provide technical guidance, architectural options, and hands-on support during incident handling and threat mitigation.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, platform, and infrastructure teams to integrate security controls into infrastructure-as-code (IaC), cloud-native environments, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized platforms.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts, playbooks, and operational runbooks for configuration management, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Support the deployment and tuning of threat detection, logging, and analytics capabilities, including automation-driven and behavior-based controls.
  • Provide hands-on engineering support for Cisco and Akamai security technologies, contributing to implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and act as a technical role model by sharing best practices, operational knowledge, and emerging network security trends.
  • Continuously expand technical depth and architectural judgment in preparation for future principal-level responsibilities.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Architect and deploy advanced network security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure web gateways, and DNS protection.
  • Architect, implement, and support network security solutions including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure web gateways, DNS protection, and DDoS mitigation across enterprise environments.
  • Implement, analyze, and continuously improve network security controls for on premises, cloud, and multi-point (hybrid and distributed) architectures.
  • Contribute security architecture recommendations and technology selections that protect company assets, reduce exposure to technology risk, and help prevent security incidents.
  • Work toward defined strategic and operational security objectives, delivering outcomes that have measurable impact on IT Security Engineering results.
  • Design and support high-availability network security solutions, considering systems design, architecture, cloud technologies, databases, open-source components, and web and mobile platforms.
  • Partner with Security Defense Management and Incident Response teams to provide technical guidance, architectural options, and hands-on support during incident handling and threat mitigation.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, platform, and infrastructure teams to integrate security controls into infrastructure-as-code (IaC), cloud-native environments, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized platforms.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts, playbooks, and operational runbooks for configuration management, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Support the deployment and tuning of threat detection, logging, and analytics capabilities, including automation-driven and behavior-based controls.
  • Provide hands-on engineering support for Cisco and Akamai security technologies, contributing to implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and act as a technical role model by sharing best practices, operational knowledge, and emerging network security trends.
  • Continuously expand technical depth and architectural judgment in preparation for future principal-level responsibilities.

About the Company

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.
COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Insurance
WEBSITE
https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers