Blue Cross NC · 14 hours ago
Principal Cybersecurity Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$131K/yr - $209K/yr
8+ years expBlue Cross NC is committed to safeguarding the enterprise at multiple levels through the role of Principal Cybersecurity Architect. This position is responsible for ensuring secure operations, compliance, and resilience while influencing and collaborating with senior leadership to meet long-term security objectives.
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Responsibilities
Influence, consult with and build collaborative working relationships with senior business and IT leadership at the VP/Officer and C levels to help meet long term security objectives
Conduct risk assessments, evaluate alternative strategies, develop recommendations and ensure responsive communication with business representatives, security management, and third party vendors
Participate in the design review process and support the overall Security Architecture process
Influence and drive change to security architecture processes, strategies and standards, as needed in areas such as: Cloud infrastructure, A.I., information security, Data Loss Prevention, Intrusion Prevention, Threat and Vulnerability Management, and Identity and Access Management
Partner with management in defining and setting appropriate, implementable information security policy and ensuring alignment to standard operating procedures, instructions and standards
Develop, maintain and implement security policies, processes, tools and methodologies that support security architecture standards and ensure effective evolution of security architecture within the organization
Research, evaluate, recommend, plan implementation of, and test new or improved information security software or devices
Coordinate analysis of new or enhanced software application or tool implementations for impacts to existing security software and devices
Participate in and/or lead forensic investigations and eDiscovery of suspected information security issues or in compliance reviews as requested by auditors, HR, Ethics, or Legal
Utilize security expertise and knowledge of new and emerging cyber attacks threats to make recommendations to management regarding implementation of best practices and/or process improvements to proactively protect the company’s systems and networks
Provide informal work coordination and leadership/coaching to less experienced information security staff
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
8+ years of experience in related field
In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field
At least one security industry certification (i.e., CISSP, CISM, SANS)
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholder groups
Proven experience in Cloud Security practices and frameworks
Working knowledge of A.I. concepts, including participation in enterprise-wide AI pilot programs
Benefits
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
Company
Blue Cross NC
It's an exciting time to work at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC). Health care is changing, and we're leading the way.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Tunde Sotunde
President and Chief Executive Officer
Caleb Davies
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