Blue Shield Of California

Information Security Engineer, Consultant

Blue Shield Of California$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of hands-on experience in network security engineering with increasing responsibility.
  • Expertise in Cisco security technologies such as Umbrella and ISE.
  • Familiarity with Akamai security solutions, particularly Web Application Firewall.
  • Knowledge of regulatory standards related to network security like HIPAA and GDPR.
  • Strong documentation skills for designs and operational procedures.
  • Industry certifications preferred: CISSP, CCNP Security, or CCIE Security.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deploy advanced network security solutions, including firewalls and IPS.
  • Continuously improve network security controls across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Recommend security architecture and technology to protect assets and minimize risk.
  • Work toward strategic security objectives with measurable outcomes.
  • Design high-availability network security solutions considering various technologies.
  • Collaborate with incident response teams for threat mitigation support.
  • Integrate security controls into IaC and CI/CD environments.

Benefits

  • Access to cutting-edge security technologies and frameworks.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and career development.
  • Work in a collaborative environment with engineering peers.
  • Flexibility to work partially from home or office as needed.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Principal Information Security Engineer, Consultant - Network Protection is a highly skilled technical contributor within the Information Asset Protection team, responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-wide network security solutions. This role helps ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate and personal data by contributing to modern network protection strategies and supporting the adoption of advanced security technologies to defend against evolving threats.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Architect and deploy advanced network security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure web gateways, and DNS protection.
  • Architect, implement, and support network security solutions including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure web gateways, DNS protection, and DDoS mitigation across enterprise environments.
  • Implement, analyze, and continuously improve network security controls for on premises, cloud, and multi-point (hybrid and distributed) architectures.
  • Contribute security architecture recommendations and technology selections that protect company assets, reduce exposure to technology risk, and help prevent security incidents.
  • Work toward defined strategic and operational security objectives, delivering outcomes that have measurable impact on IT Security Engineering results.
  • Design and support high-availability network security solutions, considering systems design, architecture, cloud technologies, databases, open-source components, and web and mobile platforms.
  • Partner with Security Defense Management and Incident Response teams to provide technical guidance, architectural options, and hands-on support during incident handling and threat mitigation.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, platform, and infrastructure teams to integrate security controls into infrastructure-as-code (IaC), cloud-native environments, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized platforms.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts, playbooks, and operational runbooks for configuration management, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Support the deployment and tuning of threat detection, logging, and analytics capabilities, including automation-driven and behavior-based controls.
  • Provide hands-on engineering support for Cisco and Akamai security technologies, contributing to implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and act as a technical role model by sharing best practices, operational knowledge, and emerging network security trends.
  • Continuously expand technical depth and architectural judgment in preparation for future principal-level responsibilities.


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Hands-on experience with Cisco security technologies such as Umbrella, Secure Access, ISE, or related platforms.
  • Working knowledge of Akamai security solutions, such as Web Application Firewall and edge security services.
  • Familiarity with regulatory and compliance considerations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA) as they relate to network security controls.
  • Ability to document designs, operational procedures, and security standards clearly.
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, or equivalent preferred.


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in network security engineering, with demonstrated progression in scope and responsibility.
  • Solid understanding of network-based threat detection, logging, and alerting concepts.
  • Experience with secure remote access technologies, VPNs, NAC, and identity-aware access controls.
  • Practical experience with DevOps and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering peers, architects and security stakeholders.


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Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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7,000 employees
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Founded
1981

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