Sr Security Engineer

Job Description

As a Senior Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of our systems and data. You’ll design, evaluate, and strengthen security controls across our enterprise—ensuring protection against evolving cyber threats while serving as a trusted technical resource for cross functional teams.

What You’ll Do

• Shape security architecture: Provide expert technical guidance in the design, implementation, and operation of global IT security technologies, tools, and infrastructure.
• Administer and optimize security tools: Perform advanced system administration of security platforms, including applying updates, patches, and configurations to harden defenses.
• Lead security reviews: Coordinate and execute thorough security assessments of new and existing applications to ensure alignment with internal policies and industry best practices.
• Partner across IT: Build strong relationships with IT operational teams to strengthen our security posture and drive ongoing improvements in processes and controls.
• Resolve critical incidents: Lead response and resolution efforts for complex or high‑visibility security issues, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Conduct specialized testing: Perform advanced investigations and testing related to Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM).
• Improve processes: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance security operations, and design, revise, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), working instructions, and related documentation.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 5+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, systems engineering, or related fields
• OR in lieu of a degree, 7+ years of directly related professional experience

Bonus Points

• Experience with firewall technologies, network security concepts, and related tooling
• Hands‑on information security experience in enterprise environments

What You’ll Get 

• The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team that’s deeply invested in the community  

• Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work   

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs   

• Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance   

• Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education   

• 401k match including an annual company contribution   

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Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets,  licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs. 

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.
 

$107,901.00 - $172,642.00

Skills

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