Info Security Advisor

Location: Ashburn, VA

Hybrid 1: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship.

The Info Security Advisor maintains enterprise information security policies, technical standards, guidelines, procedures, and other elements of an infrastructure necessary to support information security in compliance with established company policies, regulatory requirements, and generally accepted information security controls. Responsible for the delivery of strategic network security, access control and secure transaction/messaging solutions. Ensures security solutions involving the use of technologies are well-conceived, designed and implemented in compliance with enterprise standards.

How you will make an impact:

• Provides first level engineering design functions and trouble resolution.
• Provides trouble resolution and serves as point of technical escalation on complex problems.
• Leads or plans implementations for access management and network security technologies.
• Develops testing plans to ensure quality of implementation.
• Leads the investigation and reporting of data security events and incidents.
• Provides system and network architecture support for information and network security technologies.
• Provides technical support to business and technology associates in risk assessments and implementation of appropriate information security procedures, standards and technologies.
• Maintains security incident response plans.
• 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.
• Develops support procedures and performance metrics reports.
• Leads level 1 & 2 incident recoveries.
• May organize the efforts of other analysts as part of incident recovery.
• Leads root cause analysis efforts.

Must be capable of providing top-tier support for 4 or more of the information security technology common body of knowledge skill sets: Access Control, Application Security, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning, Cryptography, Information Security and Risk Management, Legal / Regulations, Compliance & Investigations, Operations Security, Physical (Environmental) Security, Security Architecture & Design, Telecommunications & Network Security.

Minimum qualifications:

Requires BS/BA degree in Information Technology or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years experience in systems support, system administration, system engineering, system security, access management, network security, network communications, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management, hardware, software, and/or data; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Requires experience in planning and designing highly complex systems.

Preferred skills, capabilities, and experience:

Experience with multiple technical and business disciplines strongly preferred. Security Certifications: CISSP or other technical security certifications (e.g. Systems Security Certified Practitioner, Certification and Accreditation Professional) strongly preferred. Proven experience with system access certifications, privileged access controls, and audit support is highly preferred. Proven experience with pre-sales RFPs and bids, knowledge of NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, HITRUST strongly preferred. Proficiency with technology tools and systems, including SailPoint, ServiceNow, SAST/DAST tools, Cloud security tools, and other relevant security tools preferred. Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical teams preferred. Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities, capable of managing complex priorities and driving results in a dynamic environment preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below locations, the salary range for this specific position is $112,160 to $193,476.

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.