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Cybersecurity Engineer II

Nasco is a healthcare technology company founded in 1987 that provides digital health solutions, products, and services for Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans across the United States.

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Employee count: 501-1000

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Overview

Under general direction, the Cybersecurity Engineer II provides engineering support and capability to consult/troubleshoot security related matters for enterprise products, information systems and network architectures. This role promotes compliance with security policies and procedures, recommends secure best practices during architecture, designs and implements phases of the product lifecycle. This position protects against the unauthorized access, modification, or destruction of systems or data. This role demonstrates the importance of building security requirements and practices into the systems engineering process and the software development lifecycle. A wide degree of security-relevant creativity and latitude is expected. Communicates with manager regarding status of projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Provides daily, ongoing security oversight of assigned complex systems, including the security impact of proposed modifications, additions, and technology refresh evolutions
  • Works within a team to develop customized technical solutions to unique problems while adhering to security policies, procedures, standards and best practices
  • Develops creative technical and procedural solutions to effectively secure information systems without introducing significant operational overhead
  • Aids in the development of architectural designs, and reviews new product implementations
  • Assists with troubleshooting and performs research to identify the cause of issues and identify potential solutions
  • Provides mitigation recommendations to reduce identified security risks
  • Establishes and enforces security best practices, protection objectives, process improvements and effective security controls with associates and customers
  • Assists in security incident response and documentation
  • Assesses the overall security risks to the system by understanding system security vulnerabilities and associated threats
  • Analyzes impact of software installations, configurations and infrastructure modifications to minimize system downtime when recommending security remediation’s
  • Assists in mentoring junior team members on security operations processes and procedures
  • Advises associates of the security features and procedures used in their products and systems
  • Performs regularly scheduled security reviews (e.g., technology, operations and personnel)
  • Participates in annual reviews of policies, procedures and security controls in support of security framework assessments

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Technically proficient knowledge of Identity and Access management principles, including single sign-on, least privilege, identity federation, access provisioning
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity operation processes and essential security program functions that include event monitoring and security information and event management technologies, risk management, vulnerability scanning and management, access controls and authentication measures
  • Ability to connect threat analysis to risk management principles to formulate security priorities and provide business level risk decision support
  • Ability to gather, analyze and interpret business drivers and developing practical security solutions that provide value to security and support the business
  • Ability to work with customers to understand and respond to their information security needs and/or concerns, represent our security program and how the program protects the customers’ data, and discuss the roadmap designed to continuously improve our security posture
  • Ability to present technical information to technical and nontechnical audiences using collaborative systems and presentation software
  • Ability to quickly learn and understand complex environments, independently reaching stretch goals, and continually improving knowledge and capabilities

Experience:

  • 8 years of experience in Information Security
  • 5 years of experience implementing and enforcing Identity and Access Management
  • 5 years of experience with software and security architectures and has a clear understanding of security protocols and standards
  • 3 years of experience in networking concepts and services
  • 5 years of experience with IT system, local and wide-area network administration, telecommunications, and/or security protection technologies including multi-factor authentication and single sign-on technologies
  • 5 years of experience conducting risk assessment work, IT auditing of compliance requirements, or framework gap analysis
  • 5 years of experience with multiple cloud provider security standards and cloud administration capabilities

Required Training, Certification and Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration or a related field; experience can be substituted

Working Conditions:

  • Must be able to sit and use equipment at workstation for up to 8 hours daily
  • Ability to be on-call and available when work requires
  • Home office/Remote, based in Florida

Benefits Overview

At NASCO, we trust our workforce to be fully remote, working from their home. This benefit offers significant, personalized outcomes for each associate including work/life balance, savings on commuting, work clothing, and increased time to spend on personal activities.

Our full benefit package is designed to support the physical, mental, and financial health of our associates. We offer:

Physical and Mental Health Benefits

  • Choice of Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
  • Telehealthcare – for Medical and Behavioral visits
  • Generous PTO with buy/sell options
  • 9 Company holidays, a floating day off, and a day off for volunteering
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness program - earn insurance discounts or credit towards health-related items

Financial Health Benefits

  • 401K Plan with employer matching contributions
  • Company-funded spending/reimbursement accounts to help with out-of-pocket medical expenses
  • Bonus and Recognition programs
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Consultation with financial planner
  • Basic Life & AD&D Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance provided, and Supplemental Term Life Insurance is available
  • Group Discount programs - mobile, technology services, etc., to help you save money

Other Benefits

  • E-Learning – Comprehensive and current library of e-learning and performance support assets, available on demand and at no cost

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other grounds, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. Must have legal authority to work in the US.

We will not accept applicants that use AI when answering the screening questions. Applicants who use AI to answer any questions or to complete their application will not be considered for employment.

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About NASCO

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Born from the Blues, for the Blues, Nasco's journey began in 1987 with a clear and focused mission: to serve the unique needs of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans. What started as a dedicated service provider has evolved into a pivotal force in the healthcare technology landscape, creating a powerful ecosystem where health plans and their members can thrive. The company was founded on the principle of collaboration, building a single-system solution designed to ensure that insurance claims are processed with the utmost accuracy and efficiency. This foundational commitment to providing an integrated membership and claims processing system for national accounts set the stage for decades of innovation and growth.

Over the years, Nasco has transformed from a reliable processor into a forward-thinking innovator, continuously adapting to the ever-changing demands of the healthcare industry. The company's story is one of deep partnership, working hand-in-hand with the nation's top-performing healthcare payers to develop purpose-built products and services. This collaborative spirit is woven into the fabric of the company, with product managers, engineers, and professional services teams all working in unison to support payer systems and deliver unparalleled quality. Today, Nasco stands as a testament to the power of a shared vision, empowering the future of the healthcare ecosystem. It's a company that not only provides exceptional products and services but also fosters a culture that values relationships, knowledge sharing, and a relentless drive to help its customers, and by extension, their members, lead healthier lives.

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