Cyber Defense Specialist, Consultant

Cyber Defense Specialist, Consultant

The Information Security team is looking for a certified security professional to join our fast paced, collaborative, and diverse team of talent. Our mission is to provide operationally excellent next-generation information security event monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response services that protect Blue Shield from adverse cyber events. The Cyber Defense Specialist, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager of Information Security Operations. In this role you will work with a high-functioning security operations team utilizing industry leading technology to fine-tune security event monitoring establishing high-fidelity incident response through root cause analysis and lessons learned corrective action plans.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Act as an escalation-point and/or with cross-functional teams in regard to high-impact cyber security threat intelligence and analysis, defense platform management, incident response, emergency containment, investigations and forensics, and/or cyber assurance red team penetration testing.
• Provide advanced thought leadership regarding escalated cyber security threats, incidents, investigations, tools/services, and/or cyber defense sub-function program management.
• Represent Stellarus IT Security in communications with business units and corporate functions in connection with Cyber Defense portfolio/scope
• Provide expert delivery of cyber security monitoring, incident response, defense platform management, investigations and/or cyber assurance red team penetration testing
• Be responsible for root cause analysis and translating into actionable continuous improvement opportunities to reduce risk and improve effectiveness

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Broad knowledge of information assurance (IA) principles and organizational requirements that are relevant to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Requires deep knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Typically, viewed as a specialist within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management
• Typically, requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience.
• Security Architecture.
• CISSP-ISSAP preferred.
• Red team experience.
• Certified Ethical Hacker preferred

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in - office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in - person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

About Us

About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.

Stellarus' vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus' objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California's vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Our Values:

At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.

Our Workplace Model:

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:

• For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.

• Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

• For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

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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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.