Cybersecurity Specialist

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, we provide health coverage, and peace of mind, to Mississippians. Accordingly, our Cybersecurity Specialist has a core mandate to design, implement and maintain the security architecture that protects our enterprise IT infrastructure, sensitive member data and critical systems from evolving cyber threats. Working with cross-functional teams, this Specialist will enforce security policies and manage security technologies as a hands-on defender, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Join our team and start a meaningful career where your work supports better health outcomes for Mississippians every day.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage enterprise-scale security projects, overseeing assessments, action plans and policies & procedures while communicating project status and follow-up with stakeholders.
• Ensure security architecture is designed and configured in accordance with existing security policies and industry’s best practices.
• Perform system architectural reviews, threat modeling and vulnerability assessments, partnering with infrastructure and development teams to ensure new and existing infrastructure, software, hardware, architecture and applications are deployed in a secure manner.
• Provide technical support for content filtering systems, mobile device management systems, security validation, email security, and managed file transfer, and data loss prevention systems.
• Evaluate RFPs, new security systems or changes to current systems to ensure the appropriate security system controls are incorporated.

Internet Security, Internet Security, Health Plan, Security Architecture, Information Technology & Information Systems, Regulatory Requirements, Security Monitoring, Industry Standards, Maintain Compliance, Security Attacks, * Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.

• Strong understanding of networking infrastructure concepts, technologies, protocols, and solutions.

• Comfort working across multiple computing platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS)

• Ability to research and solve complex business and technology problems
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, multi-tasking, project management, and communication skills
• Customer focused and service oriented to ensure timely and accurate performance and benchmark achievement.

Preferred include:

• Security certifications (Network+, Security+, etc.)

• Email security, data loss prevention, and cloud security

Why Join Us

• Purpose-Driven Work: Make a meaningful impact on the Health & Wellness of our Members.
• Healthy Culture: Work in an environment with a focus on your health which allows you to thrive. The walking track, onsite gym and café are just a few of the highlights of the campus.
• Compensation & Benefits: We offer a highly competitive compensation package that includes medical benefits, 401(k), ample paid time off and a schedule that supports true work/life balance, We offer a comprehensive benefits package that is worth approximately one-third of the salary compensation. Our benefits program is among the best in the health care field. We are looking for employees who can bring their experience, expertise and dedication to work for our customers.