Security Engineer (Application Security)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in Chicago seeks an experienced security engineering professional to collaborate with architects and stakeholders to interpret and implement guidance within a security program. You will lead roadmaps, drive process improvements, and optimize costs while strengthening risk management.

The role covers application security across cloud-native, web, API, containerized and microservices apps, supports the vulnerability lifecycle, and ensures testing is integrated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years cybersecurity experience with focus on application security, vulnerability assessments, and secure software development practices.
• Experience implementing risk remediation prioritization and collaboration with key stakeholders to understand risk drivers and remediation blockers.
• Experience monitoring and tracking remediation efforts, staying abreast of emerging threats, and leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of domain specific toolsets.
• Experience conducting SAST, DAST, SCA, SBOM analysis, API security assessments, secure code reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments.
• Experience with cloud-native, web, API, containerized, and microservices-based apps across Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Architects and stakeholders to interpret engineering guidance within a security domain and contribute to multiple projects.
• Lead the creation of comprehensive roadmaps for multiple projects or departments.
• Champion operational excellence by designing and executing process improvement initiatives.
• Drive cost optimization by identifying and implementing strategic savings opportunities.
• Enhance security risk visibility by developing and overseeing risk management frameworks.
• Participate in domain-related incident response, maintain security architecture, and manage domain-specific security tools.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Application security

Risk remediation

Threat modeling

Audits & compliance

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Python/Java coding

SAST/DAST/SCA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

Tools

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

Checkmarx

Veracode

Fortify

GitHub Advanced Security

SonarQube

Postman

SoapUI

Snyk

Job description

Job Description Summary

This role will collaborate with architects and key stakeholders to interpret and implement engineering and operational guidance within a specific security domain or program. Contribute to multiple projects, leading the creation of comprehensive roadmaps for various projects or departments. This role will involve championing operational excellence by designing and executing advanced process improvement initiatives. Drive significant cost optimization efforts by identifying and implementing strategic savings opportunities. Additionally, enhance security risk visibility by developing and overseeing robust risk management frameworks. Also, participate in domain-related incident response efforts as needed, maintain defined security architecture, and manage domain-specific security tools.

This role will collaborate with architects and key stakeholders to interpret and implement engineering and operational guidance within a specific security domain or program. Contribute to multiple projects, leading the creation of comprehensive roadmaps for various projects or departments. This role will involve championing operational excellence by designing and executing advanced process improvement initiatives. Drive significant cost optimization efforts by identifying and implementing strategic savings opportunities. Additionally, enhance security risk visibility by developing and overseeing robust risk management frameworks. Also, participate in domain-related incident response efforts as needed, maintain defined security architecture, and manage domain-specific security tools. This specific role will apply application security engineering, assessment, and secure software development practices across cloud-native, web, API, containerized, and microservices-based applications. It supports the application vulnerability assessment lifecycle and integrates security controls and testing throughout the software development lifecycle and DevSecOps pipelines.

Job Description

• Works with Architects and key stakeholders to interpret engineering and operational guidance in a specific security domain/program and contributes to multiple projects related to it.
• Lead the creation of comprehensive roadmaps for multiple projects or departments.
• Champion operational excellence by designing and executing process improvement initiatives.
• Drive significant cost optimization efforts by identifying and implementing strategic savings opportunities.
• Enhance security risk visibility by developing and overseeing robust risk management frameworks.
• Participate in domain related incident response efforts as needed, maintain defined security architecture, and manage domain specific security tools.

The Posting Range For This Position Is

118,500.00 - 171,825.00

Qualifications

Education

• Required Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field or equivalent work experience.

Experience

• Required 5+ Years Cybersecurity experience with a preferred focus on application security, vulnerability assessments, and secure software development practices
• Experience implementing risk remediation prioritization and collaboration with key stakeholders to understand risk drivers and remediation blockers.
• Experience monitoring and tracking remediation efforts, staying abreast of emerging threats, and leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of domain specific toolsets.
• Experience conducting Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) analysis, API security assessments, secure code reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments.
• Experience managing the Application Vulnerability Assessment (AVA) cycle, including planning, vulnerability validation and rating, reporting, remediation guidance and tracking, and validation of fixes.
• Experience assessing cloud-native, web, API, containerized, and microservices-based applications across Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Experience working with internal and external auditors and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams to provide assessment evidence, address findings, and support compliance activities.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies, including Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, YAML, Docker, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm, and the ability to develop automation and security testing scripts.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities

• Ability to plan, develop, implement and update company’s information security strategy.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills that cater to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects successfully, ensuring timely and budget-friendly completion.
• Effective interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence and solve problems effectively.
• Solid understanding of HIPAA/HITRUST requirements, cloud-first security practices, and various security tools and technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of application security principles and standards, including OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, OWASP ASVS, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, HIPAA, HITRUST, FedRAMP, FISMA, FIPS, and AICPA SOC reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with application security testing and assessment tools such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Checkmarx, Veracode, Fortify, GitHub Advanced Security, SonarQube, Postman, and SoapUI.
• Knowledge of software supply chain, cloud, container, and vulnerability management security tools, including Snyk, Mend/WhiteSource, Black Duck, Dependabot, JFrog Xray, Cortex Cloud, Prisma Cloud, Tenable Cloud Security, Wiz, Aqua Security, Trivy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Brinqa, and ServiceNow Vulnerability Response.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps platforms and practices, including GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, secure software testing, and test-driven development (TDD).
• Ability to review and assess code written in Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, AngularJS, C#, PowerShell, Go, SQL, Bash, and other commonly used shell scripting languages.
• Ability to identify and assess vulnerabilities such as authentication flaws, authorization weaknesses, insecure APIs, injection attacks, secrets exposure, cloud misconfigurations, and container security risks.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to developers and translate risk, impact, and remediation guidance for business and other non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement of application security capabilities, vulnerability management processes, remediation validation, and enterprise risk visibility.
• Preferred: Demonstrates AI literacy and an understanding of generative AI tools, including appropriate business applications and limitations.

The posted salary range is the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the hiring range and this hiring range may also be modified in the future. A candidate’s position within the hiring range may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for annual bonus incentive pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 11 holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous 401(k) matching, lifestyle spending account and many other benefits to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.