Information Security Engineer, Principal

Blue Shield of California • El Dorado Hills, CA

2h • $148,940 - $251,720 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Security team builds and operates engineering-driven security capabilities embedded directly into the software and platform lifecycle. The Product Security Engineer will report to the Senior Director, Product Security. In this role you will design, build, and operate security as code across application, data, cloud, and infrastructure environments, ensuring secure-by-default outcomes through automation and developer-native platforms. You will play a key role in securing AI-enabled systems and leveraging AI to scale security engineering, detection, and response capabilities. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Requirements

• Requires college degree or equivalent experience
• Requires a minimum of at least 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI/ML systems or applying AI to security problems preferred
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and operate security controls embedded in CI/CD pipelines using policy-as-code and automation-first approaches
• Build and maintain developer-native security platforms covering SAST, SCA, API validation, and IaC security
• Implement data protection controls to detect and prevent exposure of sensitive data including PHI, PII, and secrets
• Develop secure application and API patterns including authentication, authorization, and encryption standards
• Engineer reusable libraries for encryption, tokenization, and data redaction
• Define and enforce cloud and infrastructure security using Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps workflows
• Build identity, access, encryption, and network guardrails using automated controls
• Implement software supply chain security including SBOM generation, artifact signing, and provenance validation
• Develop detection-as-code and automated response capabilities to reduce reliance on manual security operations
• Design and enforce controls to secure AI systems and prevent misuse, data leakage, and model risk
• Leverage AI to improve detection, analysis, and automation across security operations
• Translate regulatory requirements into enforceable technical controls and automated evidence generation
• Eliminate manual security processes in favor of scalable engineering-driven solutions

Benefits

• Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
• Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
• To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
• Our Values: At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
• Our Workplace Model: We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
• For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
• Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
• For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
• The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Associate degree