Security Analyst III - Identity and Access Management (Wellpoint Federal)

Elevance Health; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

401(k) + match

Stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Financial education resources

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Security Analyst III - Identity and Access Management (Wellpoint Federal) to manage mainframe security, user identities, and access controls within a hybrid work model in the United States. Responsibilities include handling privileged and service accounts, documenting procedures, and supporting IAM initiatives across systems and networks.

The role requires a BA/BS in IT or related field and at least 3 years of experience in a security/operations or design role, with

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field with at least 3 years of related experience.
• This Wellpoint Federal division role requires U.S. residency for the past three of five years.

Responsibilities

• Execute mainframe security and access management requests with timeliness and compliance.
• Manage user accounts, including privileged and service accounts per security/audit requirements.
• Create, update and maintain procedural documentation.
• Provide IAM-related support and participate in system/network security initiatives.
• Lead incident recoveries and root cause analyses for security events.

Skills

IAM identity management

Regulated environments

Medicare processing systems

IT service management tools

Analytical skills

Cloud and on-prem IAM

Directory services

Security frameworks (NIST/ISO/HIPAA)

Education

BA/BS in IT or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

Security Analyst III - Identity and Access Management (Wellpoint Federal)

Location: 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Security Analyst III - Identity and Access Management (Wellpoint Federal) will be responsible for providing enterprise security solutions for business, regulatory, and legal requirements, and assuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.

How you will make an impact:

• Day-to day execution and processing of mainframe security and access management requests, ensuring timeliness and compliance standards are met, with internal and external customers.
• Management of user accounts, including privileged, service, shared, emergency, and non-person accounts in accordance with security and audit requirements.
• Create, update, and maintain necessary supporting/procedural documentation.
• Support other Identity and Access Management activities as assigned.
• Participates and completes tasks associated with the implementations for systems and network security technologies.
• Executes testing plans.
• Coordinates and prepares reporting of data security events and incidents.
• Provides system and network architecture support.
• Provides technical support to business and technology associates.
• Provides trouble resolution on complex issues.
• Performs system and network upgrade tasks.
• Designs and analyzes vendor services and information security requirements.
• Maintains relationship with key vendors.
• Participates and completes lights-on initiatives to consolidate equipment and/or implement business relocations.
• Performs complex configuration changes to meet business and information security requirements.Performs capacity analysis.
• Recommends and implements capacity increases.
• Responds to Level 3 and 4 change and problem requests.
• Leads Level 1 and 2 incident recoveries and root cause analysis.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a support and operations or design and engineering role; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• This position is part of our Wellpoint Federal division which, per CMS TDL 190275, requires foreign national applicants meet the residency requirement of living in the United States at least three of the past five years.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Experience with RACF and similar mainframe user identity management strongly preferred.
• Experience in government, healthcare, or similar highly regulated environments preferred.
• Knowledge or hands on experience with Medicare claims processing systems (i.e. Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) or Multi-Carrier System (MCS), and CMS identity management processes and systems highly desired.
• Experience using IT service management and governance platforms such as ServiceNow, Jira, or comparable request, approval, and ticketing systems preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to interpret and understand access control policies, system authorization boundaries, and technical security requirements preferred.
• Understanding and knowledge of IAM principles for On-premise and cloud services (AWS/Azure) strongly preferred.
• Experience administering directory and identity platforms such as Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft EntraID, LDAP, Okta, SailPoint, or comparable technologies preferred.
• Working knowledge and familiarity with common security implementation frameworks (NIST, ISO, HIPAA, FedRAMP, etc.) Zero Trust principles and and similar risk management preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state, and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.