Information Security Engineer, Principal

Blue Shield of CA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA seeks a Product Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security as code across the software and platform lifecycle. You will automate security controls and embed security into the development process, with a focus on AI-enabled systems and scalable security engineering.

Led by a Senior Director, you will contribute to secure-by-default outcomes and drive security across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments while collaborating with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Requires college degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• 8+ years in DevSecOps, Security Engineering, or Software Engineering preferred.
• Strong experience building security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of application security, cloud security, and distributed systems.
• Experience securing Kubernetes or cloud-native environments.
• Strong understanding of IAM, encryption, and network security principles.
• Experience with policy-as-code tools such as OPA or Kyverno.
• Experience with AI/ML systems or applying AI to security problems preferred.
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate security as code across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments.
• Autonomously secure CI/CD pipelines and implement developer-native security platforms.
• Explore AI-enabled security strategies and scale security engineering using AI.

Skills

DevSecOps

Security Engineering

Software Engineering

CI/CD security

Python

Go

TypeScript

Cloud security

Kubernetes

IAM & encryption

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

OPA

Kyverno

Job description

Your Role

The Product Security team builds and operates engineering-driven security capabilities embedded directly into the software and platform lifecycle. The Product Security Engineer will report to the Senior Director, Product Security. In this role you will design, build, and operate security as code across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments, ensuring secure-by-default outcomes through automation and developer-native platforms. You will play a key role in securing AI-enabled systems and leveraging AI to scale security engineering, detection, and response capabilities.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires college degree or equivalent experience
• Requires a minimum of at least 10 years of relevant experience
• 8+ years in DevSecOps, Security Engineering, or Software Engineering preferred
• Strong experience building security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript
• Deep understanding of application security, cloud security, and distributed systems
• Experience securing Kubernetes or cloud-native environments
• Strong understanding of IAM, encryption, and network security principles
• Experience with policy-as-code tools such as OPA or Kyverno
• Experience with AI/ML systems or applying AI to security problems preferred
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare preferred