IT Security - Firewall Admin

Blue Cross Blue Shield • Meridian, ID

209d • $64,893 - $141,100 • Remote

About The Position

Our IT Security Firewall Admin monitors, analyzes, and maintains systems and procedures to safeguard internal information systems, networks, databases, and web-based security. Ensures appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives. Documents procedures, practices, and policies to include preparing documents for compliance audits. This role has preference for flexible hybrid location (onsite Meridian Idaho campus, and work-from-home).

Requirements

• Education must meet one of the following requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, related field of study, or equivalent work experience (Two years' relevant work experience is equivalent to one year college).
• International Degree equivalency.
• Applicable certification(s) as defined by the leader +2 years additional experience.
• Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related field of study, + 2 years additional experience.
• Required Experience: At Firewall Admin I, none specifically required, though experience in IT Risk/Security is appreciated. Preference for 2-4/+ years' information security; experience should span: Network Security (Firewalls and Web Application Firewalls), Cloud Security, Incident Response.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Certification(s): Network+, Security+, and/or CISSP.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and identifies internal risk and security controls to identify existing security weaknesses, external and internal cyber threats.
• Recommends and implements changes to enhance systems security for effective mitigation and remediation efforts and prevent unauthorized access.
• Reports, investigates, and resolves security incidents. Performs root cause analysis, debugging, support, and post-mortem analysis for security incidents and service interruptions.
• Manages risks related to the use of information technology, information security, privacy, regulatory compliance, and governance.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and privacy laws.
• Maintains the Company's information security controls and security architecture, ensuring threats to business systems and applications are minimized.
• May manage access controls to applications. Implements technologies to centrally integrate identity systems across the organization.
• May track and monitor risk activities, notifying action owners, and escalating where required.
• Oversees internal or external systems security (i.e. cloud services).
• Participates in cross-functional teams to recommend design and implementation of standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Plans, implements, manages, monitors, and upgrades solutions to defend against cyberattacks, hacking attempts, and threats.
• Evaluates or develops documentation for the validation, assessment, and authorization of processes necessary to assure that existing and new information technology systems meet the organization's cybersecurity and risk requirements.
• Leads collaboration with key engineering stakeholders.
• Drives initiatives to improve security strategy, reduce attack surface, and address risk to organization.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Community service and self-care days
• Medical/dental/vision/pharmacy insurance
• 401(k) matching and non-contributory plan
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance plan (EAP)
• Adoption assistance program
• Paid family leave program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree