Cloud Engineer/Architect - Military Veterans

Cloud Engineer/Architect

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The Ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.

The Cloud Engineer/Architect is responsible for the selection and delivery of strategic network security, access control and secure transaction/messaging solutions. Leads the development of policies, technical standards, guidelines, procedures, and other elements of an infrastructure necessary to support information security in compliance with established company policies, regulatory requirements, and generally accepted information security controls. 

How you will make an impact:

• Develops strategic and tactical plans for a comprehensive enterprise-wide information security program. 
• Establishes architecture oversight and planning for information and network security technologies
• Leads development of an information security risk management program that includes business, regulatory, industry practices and technical environment considerations
• Establishes strategic vendor relationships for security products and services; develops enterprise-wide security incident response plans and strategies that includes integration with business, compliance, privacy, and legal constituents and requirements
• Provides advanced level engineering design functions; provides trouble resolution and serves as point of technical escalation on complex problems.
• Creates presentations and seeks IT and business management approval and acceptance of significant replacements or reconfigurations of major security technologies serving the Enterprise.
• Provides technical guidance and leadership to the technical engineers within the organization.
• Participates in the design of the enterprise architecture.
• Proposes opportunities to improve results based on targeted or continuous assessment.
• Researches relevant trends and activities in healthcare, business, competition and regulatory environments; recommends strategy adjustments.
• Participates in enterprise planning activity, including vendor assessment, technology platform selection & retirement, prioritization and integration.
• Capable of serving as technical merger & acquisition lead. 
• Routinely acts as a subject matter expert for executive management.
• Must be capable of providing top-tier support for 6 or more of the information security technology common body of knowledge skill sets: 1) Access Control, 2) Application Security, 3) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, 4) Cryptography, 5) Information Security and Risk Management 6) Legal, Regulations, 7) Compliance and Investigations, 8) Operations Security, 9) Physical (Environmental) Security, 10) Security Architecture and Design, 11) Telecommunications and Network Security.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires BS/BA in Information Technology or related field of study and a minimum of 10 years experience in systems administration and security aspects of information systems, access management and network security technologies, network communications, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management, hardware, software, data, and people; experience with multiple technical and business disciplines required; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Broad-based experience to plan and design highly complex systems is strongly preferred.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of industry-accepted data processing controls and concepts strongly preferred as applied to Security Certifications: CISSP preferred
• Other advanced technical security certifications (e.g. Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional, Certification and Accreditation or equivalent certifications) preferred.
• Hands on design, development and documentation of all processes and procedures preferred.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of industry-accepted data processing controls and concepts strongly preferred as applied to Security Certifications: CISSP preferred and other advanced technical security certifications (e.g. Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional, Certification and Accreditation or equivalent certifications) preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience with Identity and Access Management preferred.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of IAM principles primarily in GCP. Additional cloud (AWS or Azure) knowledge preferred.
• Familiarity with Security domain concepts such as SAML, OAUTH, OIDC, LDAP, SSO, ADFS, and Federation flow preferred.
• Experience with Privileged Access solutions preferred.
• Strong ‘self-starter’ and initiative to navigate complex subject matter in a large organization preferred.
• Experience managing delivery of full-stack technical solutions preferred.
• Exposure to agile product management including the ability to set vision, establish a roadmap, set goals, write user stories and execute preferred.
• Effectively lead or collaborate with cross-functional resources to manage and resolve interdependencies preferred.
• Ability to carry out verbal and/or written instructions preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively in a team environment preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects preferred. 

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.