Senior Security Engineer: Shift-Left SDLC & AI Security

Highmark Health; Nebraska; On-site; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Enterprise Application Security team and embed security into the software development lifecycle. This role focuses on shift-left security across AI-enabled development workflows and CI/CD pipelines, partnering with engineering to build secure, scalable solutions.

You will design guardrails, manage scanners across the enterprise, and drive vulnerability reduction while empowering developers through security enablement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or closely related field.
• 7+ years in information security, risk management, or IT security.
• Experience with secure SDLC and secure CI/CD practices.
• Ability to lead security reviews and threat modeling for AI-enabled applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to define requirements, deliverables and timelines.
• Implement and monitor security systems; ensure compliance with standards.
• Develop security controls for AI-assisted software development.
• Provide security training and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Security engineering

CI/CD security

AI security

Threat modeling

Education

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

Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

GitLab

JFrog Xray

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Enterprise Application Security team and embed security into the software development lifecycle. This role focuses on shift-left security across AI-enabled development workflows and CI/CD pipelines, partnering with engineering to build secure, scalable solutions.

You will design guardrails, manage scanners across the enterprise, and drive vulnerability reduction while empowering developers through security enablement and