Information Security Engineer, Principal

Blue Shield of CA; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Product Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security as code across the software lifecycle. You will secure AI-enabled systems, automate security in CI/CD, and integrate cloud and data security into engineering practices.

The role requires a strong background in DevSecOps and hands-on experience with Terraform and Kubernetes, ensuring secure-by-default outcomes and scalable security tooling.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

Python/Go/TypeScript

CI/CD security

IAM/encryption

AI/ML in security

Cloud security

Distributed systems

Security as code

Policy-as-code (OPA/Kyverno)

Kubernetes/cloud-native

Security tooling

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

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