Cybersecurity Engineer

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. is hiring a Cyber Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security Engineering team. You will support multiple security initiatives, contribute to daily operations and engineering efforts, and advance our security program across Azure, Defender, and Entra environments.

You will work remotely with periodic on-site interviews in Chattanooga, TN; participate in a weekly on-call rotation; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Equivalent experience is 4 years in corporate environment.
• Experience configuring SSO and step-up authentication including federation services.
• Familiarity with cloud security technologies and platforms.
• Understanding of cloud security frameworks and compliance standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain security for operations development and certification processes.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure cloud and platform security integrations.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and privacy laws.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and procedures and provide security guidance.
• Implement and manage cloud security solutions for applications and infrastructure.
• Conduct cloud security assessments and audits; participate in weekly on-call rotation.

Skills

SSO and federation

Cloud security

Azure

Microsoft Defender

Entra and conditional access

Security risk assessment

Automation and scripting

Problem solving

Communication

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Defender

Job description

We are hiring a Cyber Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security Engineering team at BCBST! In this role, you will serve as a cybersecurity engineering resource supporting multiple initiatives across the security organization. You’ll contribute to both day-to-day operations and engineering efforts, while playing an important role in advancing security initiatives that strengthen our capabilities, reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and support the continued modernization and maturity of our security program. You’ll work across multiple security domains, partnering with teams throughout the organization as technologies and priorities evolve. To be successful in this role, in addition to the core job requirements, you’ll bring strong problem-solving skills, the ability to learn new technologies independently, and the flexibility to work across tools rather than specializing in a single product. You will be a strong candidate if you have experience with server security and system hardening, data loss prevention, firewalls, and supporting technical audits as a subject matter expert. Familiarity with Azure, Microsoft Defender, Entra and conditional access policies is also valuable. Strong communication skills and the ability to follow established operational processes with limited supervision are important for success. Note: This is remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office. This role participates in an on‑call rotation for one week approximately every seven weeks. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Job Responsibilities

Ensures system security needs are established and maintained for operations development, security requirements definition, security risk assessment, systems analysis, systems design, security test and evaluation, certification, and accreditation, systems hardening. Ensures and anticipates Application, Cloud, and Platform security integrations with core security technologies. Collaborates with the technical teams and cloud service providers to ensure that the results satisfy the needs embodied in the requirements and security best practices are followed. Ensure compliance with regulations and privacy laws. Security automation for testing, identity, cloud, and secure configuration baseline monitoring. Develops and enforces cloud security policies and procedures and provides technical support on information security policies, principles, standards, and procedures. Implements and manages cloud security solutions to protect cloud‑based applications, data, and infrastructure. Conducts cloud security assessments and audits to identify and mitigate risks. Employees may be required to participate in a weekly on‑call rotation.

Job Qualifications

Education Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent experience is defined as 4 years of professional work experience in a corporate environment. Experience 3 years - Experience as an information security engineer or in related field required. Demonstrated experience configuring and leveraging SSO and step‑up authentication to support authorization, including federation services. Familiarity with cloud security technologies and platforms. Understanding of cloud security frameworks and compliance standards. Skills/Certifications Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or or complex concepts into information meaningful to IAM team members and/or business personnel. Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills and ability to perform non‑routine analytical tasks. Ability to document and meet deadlines for projects from milestones to tasks and identify ownership per project with implementation understanding. Ability to provide Security integration, automation, and configuration efforts with Security oversight for software in the BCBST environment. Ability to determine Technical Security Baselines and ensure the baselines meet BCBST Policy and Standards. Proficient understanding of troubleshooting approaches, including knowledge of underlying security tools, networking, server, application, and cloud concepts. Windows scripting and automation methodology (PowerShell, VBScript, Perl, Batch programming). Understanding of APIs, databases, and file connections for application connections. Proven ability to plan, prioritize, organize, configure, and coordinate across multiple applications and systems. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or function in a team environment sharing responsibility, roles, and accountability. Certifications such as Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Certified Security, Microsoft Azure – Specialty, or equivalent are preferred.

Number of Openings Available 1 Worker Type: Employee Company: BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

BCBST will recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Further information regarding BCBST's EEO Policies/Notices may be found by reviewing the following page: BCBST's EEO Policies/Notices

As Tennessee's largest health benefit plan company, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health since 1945. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends – fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow. At BCBST, we empower our employees to thrive both independently and collaboratively, creating a collective impact on the lives of our members. We seek talented individuals who excel in a team environment, share responsibility, and embrace accountability. We're also seeking candidates who are proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Teams, organized, and capable of managing multiple assignments or projects simultaneously. Additional, strong interpersonal abilities along with strong oral and written communication skills are important across all roles at BCBST. We foster a culture where innovation is encouraged. That includes using AI enabled tools responsibly to support everyday work — guided by proven workflows, templates, and policies. As roles become more advanced, we expect employees to leverage AI more broadly to transform how we serve members.

BCBST is a remote-first organization with many employees working primarily from their homes. Each position within the company is classified as either fully remote, partially remote, or office based. BCBST hires employees for remote positions from across the U.S. with the exception of the following states: California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Applicants living in these states may move to an approved state prior to starting a position with BCBST at their own expense. If the position requires the individual to reside in Chattanooga, TN, they may be eligible for relocation assistance.