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At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, we encourage professional growth in a challenging and fast-paced atmosphere. Our 'be healthy' culture promotes health and wellness at all levels of the Company, and we provide our employees with the time, tools and resources to commit to a healthy lifestyle.

The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the security architecture that protects the organization’s IT infrastructure, data, and systems from cyber threats. This role will configure and enforce security policies, manage security technologies, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

This role must work closely with cross-functional teams to assess security risks, identify vulnerabilities, and deploy solutions for web, email, and endpoint security.  This role requires an up-to-date knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats and emerging technologies to continuously improve the organization’s security posture. This role involves not only implementing preventive measures but also responding to active threats, analyzing security incidents, and driving remediation efforts.

Job-Specific Requirements:

Education Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field required
  • Security certifications preferred (e.g., GAIC GSEC, GWAP)

Experience Requirements

• 3+ years hands-on Information Technology experience – including at least 1 year of Information Security experience in research, design, build, deployment, operations, and support phases

Specific Technical Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of networking infrastructure concepts, technologies, protocols, and solutions expected
• Email security, data loss prevention, and cloud security experience desired
• Comfort working across multiple computing platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS,AS/400)
• Ability and desire 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.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is an Equal opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 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.