Security Architect: Risk & Enterprise Architecture

Excellus BCBS; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

Excellus BCBS is seeking an Information Security Architect to develop and execute risk management strategies and provide technical security leadership across IT initiatives. The role collaborates with business and IT leadership to protect corporate information, ensuring secure, cost-effective designs and compliant security controls.

Level I/II focus covers architecture principles, risk strategy, vendor assessments, and security consultations.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience in an Information Technology Security Role.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or relevant field. In lieu of a degree, six (6) additional years of experience required.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills with strong ability to balance differing stakeholder interests.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders, both inside and outside of the Organization.
• Experience with identity and access management architecture and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Participates in development and implementation of security architecture principles and standards.
• Drives adoption and compliance of security standards across development and infrastructure teams.
• Creates functional and technical security requirements and oversees them through the project lifecycle.
• Performs risk-based assessments of solutions and vendors to ensure appropriate security controls.
• Provides security consultation, including design reviews and recommendations for projects.

Skills

Security architecture

Risk management

Security standards

Communication

Stakeholder management

Scripting (shell)

Programming (Java)

C/C++ experience

SAFe/CISSP/CISA/CISM

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS

6+ years equivalent experience

Tools

AD/LDAP

SIEM

Firewall design

PKI

Job description

Excellus BCBS is seeking an Information Security Architect to develop and execute risk management strategies and provide technical security leadership across IT initiatives. The role collaborates with business and IT leadership to protect corporate information, ensuring secure, cost-effective designs and compliant security controls.

Level I/II focus covers architecture principles, risk strategy, vendor assessments, and security consultations.