InfoSec Engineering Lead: Strategy, Automation & Growth

Wellmark-Blue-Cross-and-Blue-Shiel; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines, IA, seeks a Team Leader in Information Security Engineering to guide a skilled team in delivering secure solutions for critical applications and data.

You will develop and execute security roadmaps, mentor engineers, and partner with risk, compliance, and business teams to align security with business goals while advancing automation and resilience across technology platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive experience in information technology.
• Experience leading, mentoring, coaching, and developing technical professionals.
• Ability to influence decisions and promote security controls across teams.
• Strong communication with engineering, risk, compliance, audit, and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to the security engineering team.
• Drive security roadmaps, priorities, and operational processes aligned with cybersecurity objectives.
• Strengthen the organization’s security posture by identifying gaps and prioritizing remediation.
• Promote automation, orchestration, and modern engineering practices to improve security outcomes.
• Collaborate with risk, compliance, audit, and business partners to align priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Security engineering

Mentoring

Strategic planning

Communication

Budgeting

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems/cybersecurity/engineering

Job description

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines, IA, seeks a Team Leader in Information Security Engineering to guide a skilled team in delivering secure solutions for critical applications and data.

You will develop and execute security roadmaps, mentor engineers, and partner with risk, compliance, and business teams to align security with business goals while advancing automation and resilience across technology platforms.