Information Security Risk and Governance Specialist, Consultant

Blue Shield of California

California

On-site

USD 123,000 - 185,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Stellarus is seeking an Information Security Risk and Governance Specialist to translate regulatory and policy requirements into sustainable governance and controls. This role supports the Compliance function and drives IT audit-readiness across SOC 2, NIST, HIPAA, HITRUST, and related frameworks.

The candidate will manage GRC processes, dashboards, and evidence repositories while collaborating with technology teams to embed security governance in the lifecycle and ensure effective risk

Qualifications

Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
7+ years of relevant experience in security governance, risk, and compliance.
Understanding of security assurance frameworks including NIST, HIPAA, SOC 2.

Responsibilities

Maintain GRC information in systems, risk registers, and assurance trackers.
Develop dashboards and reporting on security risks and control performance.
Coordinate evidence for audits, regulatory reviews, and certifications.
Support maturity and readiness activities for SOC 2, HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST.

Skills

GRC

Risk management

Audit coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Documentation skills

Project management

Security controls

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GRC platforms

Job description

Your Role

The Information Security Team is seeking an Information Security Risk and Governance Specialist. In this role, you will be supporting Stellarus by helping translate regulatory, contractual, policy, and security requirements into sustainable and measurable governance and control practices.

Job Description

Stellarus recognizes that IT Services are crucial, strategic, organizational assets and therefore we must invest appropriate levels of resource into the support, delivery and management of these critical IT Services and the IT systems that underpin them.

This position has responsivities within the Information Security Compliance organization, for maturing the Compliance function, ensuring IT audit-readiness with policy, regulations and control standards.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:

GRC Program Operations & Reporting

Maintain accurate information within GRC systems, control repositories, risk registers, policy repositories, and assurance trackers.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of dashboards and reporting regarding security risks, control performance, exceptions, audit activity, findings, and remediation.
Support development and continuous improvement of GRC processes, methodologies, templates, procedures, and operating standards.

Application & Technology Governance

Support governance processes that establish visibility into applications, systems, infrastructure, data environments, and technology services subject to security requirements.
Partner with technology teams to incorporate security governance requirements into the technology lifecycle, including implementation, material changes, and retirement.
Maintain mappings between applications/technology assets and applicable risks, controls, owners, frameworks, and evidence.
Assist in determining which applications and technology components are in scope for applicable regulatory and assurance frameworks.

Audit & Assessment Support

Serve as a liaison between internal/external auditors/assessors and internal control owners.
Coordinate information security evidence and responses for internal audits, external audits, customer assessments, regulatory reviews, and certification activities.
Maintain organized, reusable evidence repositories to reduce duplicative requests and audit fatigue.
Support readiness activities associated with SOC 2, NIST, HIPAA, HITRUST, and other applicable assessments.

Information Security Risk Management

Support information security risk management program, including identification, assessment, documentation, treatment, monitoring, and reporting of technology and cybersecurity risks.
Support development of security risk metrics, key risk indicators, dashboards, and management reporting.
Monitor open risks, exceptions, findings, and remediation commitments and facilitate escalation of overdue or high-risk items.
Facilitate security risk assessments for systems, applications, technologies, business processes, and organizational changes.
Maintain security risk assessments for systems, applications, technologies, business processes, and organizational changes.

Control Assurance & Monitoring

Perform or coordinate control self-assessments and evidence reviews.
Evaluate whether controls are appropriately designed, implemented, documented, and supported by sufficient evidence.
Track findings and remediation through closure and validate supporting evidence when appropriate.
Identify control gaps and work with control owners to establish corrective action plans.

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
Understanding of and experience working with security assurance and trust frameworks (in particular NIST, HIPAA and SOC 2)
Experience interacting with internal/external auditors and explaining technical concepts
Ability to communicate effectively with customers and internal teams
Superior organizational skills, extraordinary attention to detail, and an agile mindset that processes can always be improved
Proven ability to manage projects and deliverables to completion
Ability to understand and contextualize complex technical concepts into terms readily understandable by a non-technical audience
Satisfactory knowledge and skills including technical or functional expertise, business acumen and financial analysis skills, risk management, critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Intermediate understanding of healthcare information security governance, risk, and compliance practices
Ability to learn and understand Stellarus’ security controls and to maintain a security knowledge base that can be used for multiple projects

Additionally, candidate must be able to:

Demonstrate personal commitment to change through actions and words, and mobilize others to support change through times of stress and uncertainty
Foster a team culture of continuous improvement, mentoring and learning, data driven decisions, and accountability for delivery of key metrics and deliverables
Breakdown raw information and undefined problems into specific, workable components that in-turn clearly identifies the issues at hand
Make logical conclusions, anticipates obstacles and considers different approaches that are relevant to the decision-making process
Improve organizational performance though the application of original thinking to existing and emerging methods, processes, products and services

About Us

About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.

Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.

Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Our Values:

At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.

Our Workplace Model:

For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.

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