Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Humana Inc; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off (vacation, holidays)

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Senior CyberSecurity Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise Identity Security across a complex healthcare environment.

You will work with SailPoint ISC, Okta, AD, and Entra ID, focusing on identity lifecycle, access governance, SSO, MFA, and compliance, including HIPAA. The role involves senior technical leadership, mentoring, and ensuring secure integration across cloud and on-premises systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and strong foundation in identity security concepts.
• Hands-on experience with SailPoint ISC, Okta, AD, Entra ID, and modern IAM tooling.
• Experience designing and implementing identity governance, access control, and federation patterns.
• Familiarity with SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM, and RESTful APIs in enterprise environments.
• Healthcare or regulated industry experience is highly preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, automation, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and support Identity Security solutions using SailPoint ISC, Okta, AD, and Entra ID.
• Design and implement JML, provisioning/deprovisioning, access certification, RBAC, SSO, MFA, federation, and entitlement governance capabilities.
• Integrate enterprise and clinical applications using SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM, and REST APIs.
• Apply least privilege and Zero Trust principles across workforce, partner, vendor, and application identities.
• Automate identity processes to improve reliability, scalability, and auditability of access controls.
• Troubleshoot provisioning, directory, authentication, and access issues across interconnected platforms.
• Partner with security, compliance, and architecture teams to establish secure identity patterns.
• Support regulatory and audit requirements including HIPAA controls for PHI protection.
• Provide senior-level technical leadership, engineering standards, design reviews, and mentoring.

Skills

SailPoint ISC

Okta

Active Directory (AD)

Entra ID

Identity lifecycle management

RBAC

SSO

MFA

SAML

OAuth/OIDC

SCIM

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field

Job description

Become a part of our caring community The Senior CyberSecurity Engineer will design, implement, and support enterprise Identity Security solutions across a complex healthcare environment. The role focuses on secure identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, access governance, compliance, and integration of enterprise and clinical applications. The engineer will work extensively with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC), Okta, Microsoft Active Directory (AD), and Microsoft Entra ID, supporting both modern cloud services and contemporary healthcare applications.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and support Identity Security solutions using SailPoint ISC, Okta, AD, and Entra ID.
• Design and implement JML, provisioning/deprovisioning, access certification, RBAC, SSO, MFA, federation, and entitlement governance capabilities.
• Integrate enterprise and clinical applications using SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM, and REST APIs.
• Apply least privilege and Zero Trust principles across workforce, partner, vendor, and application identities.
• Automate identity processes to improve the reliability, scalability, and auditability of access controls.
• Troubleshoot complex provisioning, directory, authentication, and access issues across interconnected platforms.
• Partner with application, clinical technology, architecture, compliance, and cybersecurity teams to establish secure identity patterns.
• Support regulatory and audit requirements, including controls associated with HIPAA and the protection of sensitive healthcare information.
• Provide senior-level technical leadership, engineering standards, design reviews, and mentoring.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience in Identity Security, IAM, or cybersecurity engineering.
• Hands-on experience with SailPoint ISC, Okta, Active Directory, and/or Entra ID.
• Strong knowledge of identity lifecycle management, access governance, RBAC, SSO, MFA, and federation.
• Experience with SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM, APIs, and directory technologies.
• Experience integrating applications into enterprise Identity Security ecosystems.
• Healthcare or other highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience securing clinical and healthcare applications is highly desirable.
• Strong automation, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving skills.

Use your skills to make an impact.

Additional Information

A senior, hands-on engineer who understands Identity Security end to end, from identity lifecycle and authentication through access governance and compliance. The right candidate can work across ISC, Okta, AD, Entra, and healthcare applications while translating security requirements into scalable, secure, and supportable technical solutions.

Work at Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $117,600 - $161,700 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.