Elevance Health · 2 hours ago
Information Security Senior Advisor (Cyber Detection Engineer)
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expElevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities. The Information Security Senior Advisor (Cyber Detection Engineer) is responsible for developing detection logic to identify potential cybersecurity threats and enhancing detection capabilities across various systems using machine learning concepts.
Health CareHealth InsurancePersonal HealthWellness
Responsibilities
Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities, perform gap analysis, and curate threat detection Use Cases
Perform capability abstraction based on research of adversarial TTPs and build threat models and detectors
Collaborate with threat hunters in purple team exercises and CSOC analysts to validate and tune detection alerts to reduce false positives to mature the organization’s detection capabilities
Develop and implement advanced detection logic utilizing machine learning algorithms and models to identify cybersecurity threats
Engineer and maintain scalable detection mechanisms across endpoint, cloud, network, and identity environments
Document and communicate detection strategies, processes, and findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Mentor junior engineers within the team, providing guidance and knowledge sharing to enhance overall team capability
Ensure security solutions involving the use of technologies are well-conceived, designed and implemented in compliance with enterprise standards
Provides technical support to business and technology associates in risk assessments and implementation of appropriate information security procedures, standards and technologies; represents major upgrades and business system replacements in change control
Oversees Enterprise mix of vendor services; recommends changes and updates to strategy; may act a key contact for setting vendor strategy; designs & engineers repetitive technical solutions based on business requirements and defined technology standards
Must be capable of providing top-tier support for 4 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
Leads development and execution of risk assessment methodologies to fit business, regulatory, and technical environment considerations; leads the development of requirements, system architecture, and software design of security products and services
Leads the development of strategies for discovery, evaluation and response to new networking attacks; develops security incident response plans and strategies
Provides trouble resolution and serves as point of technical escalation on complex problems
Creates presentations and seeks IT management approval and acceptance of significant replacements or reconfigurations of major security systems serving the Enterprise
Designs & engineers comprehensive access management and network security technical solutions based on business requirements and defined technology standards; works with architecture to update technology direction & strategy
Develops reports supporting strategy and direction for management. Capable of serving as technical merger & acquisition lead
Acts as a subject matter expert among peers, with manager and senior management
Qualification
Required
Requires BS/BA in information Technology or related field of study
Minimum of 8 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
Broad-based experience to plan and design highly complex systems
Must be capable of providing top-tier support for 4 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
Ability to think critically and like threat actors
Ability to communicate clearly and document complex information and concepts in a well-organized manner
Preferred
Security Certifications: CISSP and other advanced technical security certifications (e.g. Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Security Engineering Professional, Certification and Accreditation Professional, or equivalent certifications) strongly preferred
Advanced programming skills and experience with incident response, offensive security, threat research, digital forensics, or application security preferred
Strong understanding of machine learning concepts and their application in cybersecurity detection
Benefits
Merit increases
Paid holidays
Paid Time Off
Incentive bonus programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long term disability benefits
401(k) +match
Stock purchase plan
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Financial education resources
Company
Elevance Health
Elevance Health is an integrated whole-health approach to help people in health journey and address their full range of needs.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2001-10-30IPO
Leadership Team
Gail K. Boudreaux
President and CEO
Geeta Wilson
Chief Technology Officer (CTO): Digital Health and Service Experience Platforms
Recent News
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