Network Security Engineer

at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

The Network Security Engineer will design, develop, test, deploy and maintain services, features and functions that will enhance security posture and controls for enterprise networks. Ensure systems are up to date with latest security patches and implemented with operational resilience. This position will assist in performance improvement while ensuring security controls are in place protecting the network and data. This position requires collaboration with governance and architecture groups to design solutions that meet business and security requirements. Responsible for creating and maintaining a network security fabric that articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizing and experimenting with alternative technical approaches, creating models, components and interface specification documents and validating the architecture against requirements and assumptions. Accountable for developing a consistent framework for future BCBSA technology decisions. Provide senior level expertise related to decision-making and priorities for the enterprise network security. Responsible for ensuring necessary controls are part of technical designs to address the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of IT systems and applications.

Develops and maintains internal and external professional networks to track strategy, governance and organizational effectiveness trends and issues. Establish strategic relations with key technology vendors in order to influence changes in future product releases. Interacts with a wide range of technical and healthcare industry contacts.

Researches and benchmarks best practices and/or products in the area of security technology. Routinely gathers and assesses changing BCBSA business needs. Analyzes and modifies enterprise network security technology strategy. Analyzes how business processes interact with technology to create value for the business. Studies core technologies and infrastructure. Maintains knowledge of security technology, trends, and standards. Provides input to the content of Requests for Information / Proposal (RFI/P) around the BCBSA technology requirements and guiding principles. Conducts trend analyses to track emerging industry trends and technologies.

Creates network security engineering designs (BCBSA accepted technology products, configurations, standards, processes, policies, etc.) for utilizing technology assets in the company. Works with internal teams to set direction around network security for the organization. Assure that a workable, understandable and agreed upon approach for acquiring and utilizing technology is available and utilized. Seeks approval for designs from appropriate approval bodies. Evaluate/factor in the cost-benefit for each proposed design or changes to design. Design and lead the implementation of an enterprise-wide technical solutions based on architecture and enterprise business requirement needs. Facilitate the development of standardized procedures to provide a common process to integrate the deployment of new tools, techniques and technologies to existing IT processes. Influence the prioritization of initiatives outlined in the migration plan (what components to tackle first or trade-offs to make to progress toward the end state). Analyze current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommends solutions for improvement.

Develop and document the principles and frameworks that guide the adoption and implementation of enterprise architecture decisions. Develop mechanisms to maintain and support the architecture process. Facilitate the development of enterprise governance in collaboration with business and technical leadership.

Present technical designs to appropriate architectural approval bodies. Obtain sign-off for designs. Develop, maintain and educate the corporation and facilitate adherence to enterprise architecture and standards. Accountable for increasing the company understanding of network security design, standards and associated procedures.

Provide engineering consultation to the organization and influences the architecture process, its outcome and ongoing results. Gain alignment and buy-in of architecture. Clarify understanding of standards. Build credibility with clients and technical staff through the delivery of sound business technical solutions. Consults with business and technology project staff to fit systems to architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify technical designs to accommodate project needs. Provide leadership for the development, maintenance, corporate education and adherence to enterprise technology... For full info follow application link.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics.