Senior Product Security Engineer: AI-Driven SecOps

Blue Shield of CA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA seeks a Product Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security as code across the software and platform lifecycle. You will automate security controls and embed security into the development process, with a focus on AI-enabled systems and scalable security engineering.

Led by a Senior Director, you will contribute to secure-by-default outcomes and drive security across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments while collaborating with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Requires college degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• 8+ years in DevSecOps, Security Engineering, or Software Engineering preferred.
• Strong experience building security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of application security, cloud security, and distributed systems.
• Experience securing Kubernetes or cloud-native environments.
• Strong understanding of IAM, encryption, and network security principles.
• Experience with policy-as-code tools such as OPA or Kyverno.
• Experience with AI/ML systems or applying AI to security problems preferred.
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate security as code across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments.
• Autonomously secure CI/CD pipelines and implement developer-native security platforms.
• Explore AI-enabled security strategies and scale security engineering using AI.

Skills

DevSecOps

Security Engineering

Software Engineering

CI/CD security

Python

Go

TypeScript

Cloud security

Kubernetes

IAM & encryption

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

OPA

Kyverno

Job description

Blue Shield of CA seeks a Product Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security as code across the software and platform lifecycle. You will automate security controls and embed security into the development process, with a focus on AI-enabled systems and scalable security engineering.

Led by a Senior Director, you will contribute to secure-by-default outcomes and drive security across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments while collaborating with cross-functional