Senior Security Engineer — Shift-Left SDLC & AI Security

Highmark Health; Clayton (NM); On-site; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join our Enterprise Application Security team. This high-impact role focuses on embedding security into the software development lifecycle from initial code to production deployment.

You will lead shift-left security controls, coordinate with Software Delivery Enablement, and drive vulnerability risk reduction at enterprise scale within a leading health and insurance organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field required.
• 7+ years in information security or secure software development preferred.
• Strong experience with shift-left security practices and SDLC security governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of shift-left security controls across SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security into code, builds, and deployments.
• Develop and enforce security guardrails, tooling, and governance for AI-assisted development.
• Measure security KPIs and drive continuous improvement across platforms.

Skills

Security engineering

Shift-left security

CI/CD security

Threat modeling

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or closely related field

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

SAST/DAST tools

OWASP ZAP

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join our Enterprise Application Security team. This high-impact role focuses on embedding security into the software development lifecycle from initial code to production deployment.

You will lead shift-left security controls, coordinate with Software Delivery Enablement, and drive vulnerability risk reduction at enterprise scale within a leading health and insurance organization.