Senior Cybersecurity IAM Engineer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana•Remote-LA, LA

About The Position

Focuses on extending and enhancing the Identity Access Management (IAM) service using the technical capabilities of systems and applications. The role manages and maintains CyberSecurity IAM technologies that support creation, distribution, updating, and termination of user and system identities, role-based authorization, and application-specific entitlements. It works with stakeholders to provide IAM service offerings that adhere to best practices and compliance requirements, helps develop, implement, and maintain IAM security processes and procedures, and supports project and operational teams integrating their solutions with IAM services. The position is accountable for complying with laws and regulations associated with its duties and responsibilities. Under general direction, the engineer analyzes and approves business requirements for IAM systems or processes and translates security designs into technical functions and system configurations while maintaining Information Security Policy and Procedures controls. The role develops and recommends security and system designs, documents functional specifications, and supports changes as business processes evolve. It documents and maintains security systems and change-management processes, tracks requests, and designs and documents tests for new functionality, maintenance, enhancements, and upgrades. The engineer plans, researches, designs, analyzes, estimates, recommends, installs, tests, schedules, implements, administers, documents, monitors, tunes, and maintains technical architecture across system platforms in assigned areas. The role evaluates and recommends system products, provides technical architecture information to management for IT planning, and communicates status, issues, plans, procedures, processes, systems, and architecture to stakeholders, management, teams, and vendors. It also provides technical support, supports on-call functions and disaster recovery as required, and assists teammates. The role does not manage people and reports to the Manager, IT Cybersecurity Identity & Access Engineering. Work is performed in a normal, clean office environment with normal noise levels and is predominately done standing or sitting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; four years of related experience may substitute for a degree, two years of military experience and training specific to information security may substitute, or CISSP certification may substitute for the bachelor's degree.
Four years of related work experience in information security.
Knowledge of computing systems.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve logical problems, such as those found in mathematics or statistics.
In-depth knowledge of information security systems software, preferably IAM-specific software.
In-depth knowledge of operating system software.
In-depth knowledge of network, server, and telecommunications systems software.
Prior experience with Active Directory or LDAP.
Demonstrated understanding of modern IAM concepts and best practices.
Basic communication skills to coordinate internal education and communicate with internal areas about problem status.
Experience using current system software management technology and tools.
Ability to analyze system specifications, requirements, problem reports, and system exposures, and to develop operator education programs.
Ability to develop detailed specifications to achieve system or program performance within time and cost constraints.
Ability to remain current with trends and technologies related to security and IAM.
Ability to design, define, and install system components of a major system or subsystem with minimal direction; recommend alternatives and priorities; participate in project planning; and estimate and plan assigned work to meet objectives, schedules, and costs.
Must be authorized to work for Louisiana Blue in the United States without employer-sponsored immigration support.

Nice To Haves

Large-scale operations experience.
Knowledge of SAML or cloud authentication SSO integration.
Prior experience with an identity suite such as CA, SailPoint, SecureAuth, or Ping.
Information security industry certification, such as ISC2, GIAC, or ISACA.
Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred.

Responsibilities

Extend and enhance IAM services using the technical capabilities of systems and applications.
Manage and maintain IAM technologies supporting identity creation, distribution, updates, termination, role-based authorization, and application-specific entitlements.
Work with stakeholders to provide IAM services in accordance with best practices and compliance requirements.
Assist with developing, implementing, and maintaining IAM security processes and procedures.
Support project and operational teams in enrolling and integrating solutions with IAM services.
Analyze and approve business requirements associated with IAM systems or processes, and translate security designs into technical functions and system configurations.
Develop and recommend new or enhanced security and system designs, including functional specifications for system configuration.
Document and maintain security systems, change-management processes, and request tracking.
Design tests and document results for new functionality, maintenance, enhancements, and system upgrades.
Plan, research, design, analyze, estimate, recommend, install, test, schedule, implement, administer, document, monitor, tune, and maintain technical architecture across platforms in assigned specialties.
Evaluate and recommend system products and provide technical architecture information to management for IT strategic and tactical planning.
Communicate status, issues, project plans, procedures, processes, systems, and architecture to stakeholders, management, teams, and vendors.
Build relationships and provide timely assistance and technical support to clients of computerized systems.
Support on-call functions and disaster recovery as required.
Assist teammates in achieving organizational goals.
Perform other job-related duties within the scope of responsibilities.