Cloud & AI Security Architect

Elevance Health; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Cloud & AI Security Architect to advance cyber defense capabilities across our enterprise cloud environments. You will partner with Cloud Infrastructure, Application Engineering, Detection Engineering, and Security Operations to deploy and continually improve security telemetry, logging, and response across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

In this role, you will define the future cloud security roadmap, develop threat monitoring use cases, and train SOC analysts.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Information Technology or related field and 10+ years in systems administration and security
• Experience implementing cloud security controls across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SIEM/EDR tooling
• Certifications like CCSP or CSP-specific security certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cyber defense roadmap, threat detection, and incident response integration
• Collaborate with Cloud Infra, App Eng, and Security Ops to ensure logging and telemetry are enabled
• Coach SOC analysts and develop cloud threat monitoring use cases
• Evaluate vendors and onboard tech that meets FedRAMP or regulatory requirements
• Support governance reviews for new cloud services and AI-enabled platforms

Skills

CCSP

OCI

Education

BS/BA in IT or related field

Job description

Cloud & AI Security Architect

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1-2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Cloud & AI Security Architect is responsible for enabling, maturing, and operationalizing cyber defense capabilities across Elevance Health's enterprise and subsidiary cloud environments. This role partners closely with Cloud Infrastructure, Application Engineering, Detection Engineering, and Security Operations to ensure cloud-native security telemetry, detection, and response capabilities are deployed, monitored, and continuously improved.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead efforts to integrate cyber defense and security operations capabilities into enterprise and subsidiary cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI), ensuring consistent visibility and detection coverage across platforms.
• Partner with cloud infrastructure and application teams to ensure security controls, logging, and telemetry are properly enabled, validated, and operational for cloud services and workloads.
• Work with app, platform and engineering teams to ensure the appropriate level of logging is enabled within their respective environments.
• Define roadmap and strategy for the future of cloud cyber defense, including CSPM, threat detection, logging pipelines, and incident response integration. Develop an approach that is tailored to the organization and keeps us out in front of developing threats.
• Propose and develop cloud threat monitoring use cases. Train SOC analysts on how to properly triage, investigate and remediate alerts based on those use cases.
• Collaborate with security operations and incident response teams to investigate complex cloud security events (e.g. threat detection events, misconfigurations, exposed resources) and support remediation efforts.
• Infuse automation and AI-driven capabilities into cloud threat management operations.
• Work with vendors to evaluate, select, and onboard technologies. Partner with vendor contacts to ensure product roadmaps address evolving business and technical requirements.
• Support pursuit of new business by designing new cloud architectures that are compliant with FedRAMP or other regulatory requirements.
• Participate in and contribute to governance review for new cloud services, AI-enabled platforms, and SaaS offerings, ensuring security requirements, logging, and guardrails are defined before approval.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert in all aspects of cloud cyber defense. Advise executive leadership on matters relating to cloud security. Train and mentor junior team members.
• Draft business-level presentations that garner executive and stakeholder support for cloud cyber defense initiatives.
• Develop policies, technical standards and other foundational documentation.
• Support regulatory and audit initiatives by validating cloud security controls, evidence collection, and alignment with frameworks such as SOC2, PCI, HITRUST, and FedRAMP.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires BS/BA in Information Technology or related field of study and a minimum of 10 years experience in systems administration and security aspects of information systems, access management and network security technologies, network communications, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management, hardware, software, data, and people; experience with multiple technical and business disciplines required; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Cloud security certifications such as CCSP or CSP-specific security certifications preferred.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.