Senior Security Engineer: Shift-Left SDLC for AI Security

Highmark Health; Arizona; 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. You will embed security into the software development lifecycle, partnering with engineering to shift security left and prevent vulnerabilities before production.

You will lead security guardrails, oversee scanners including SAST/DAST, and drive governance for AI-enabled development across enterprise platforms. This role emphasizes collaboration with engineers and security leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• Experience in security engineering within SDLC and DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of industry security standards and governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of shift-left security controls across SDLC.
• Develop and enforce security gates in CI/CD pipelines.
• Advise engineering teams on secure development practices and AI security considerations.
• Monitor, measure, and improve application security posture and metrics.

Skills

Security engineering

Shift-left security

CI/CD security

Security architecture

Developer enablement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

JFrog Xray

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Enterprise Application Security team. You will embed security into the software development lifecycle, partnering with engineering to shift security left and prevent vulnerabilities before production.

You will lead security guardrails, oversee scanners including SAST/DAST, and drive governance for AI-enabled development across enterprise platforms. This role emphasizes collaboration with engineers and security leadership.