Cybersecurity Threat Response Engineer - Premera Blue Cross

**Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People's Lives** Our purpose, to improve customers' lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare. To better serve our customers, we're creating a culture that promotes employee growth, collaborative innovation, and inspired leadership. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can do their best work and where best-in-class talent comes, stays, and thrives! As a result of these efforts we are proud to share that Forbes ranked Premera among America's 2023 Best Midsize Employers (https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-midsize-employers/?sh=58210f5e210f) and America's 2023 Best Employers By State (https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-by-state/?sh=21c7c3d1983b) . Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: https://healthsource.premera.com . In a world that depends on data, The **Cybersecurity Threat Response Engineer** is a member of the Threat Intelligence and Response Team, reporting to the Manager of Threat Intelligence and Response. This position is responsible for protecting, data, identifying potential threats, conducting investigations into cyber threats. You will respond to cyber security incidents, by using critical thinking skills and forensic analysis to ensure that cyber security threats are proactively stopped from the Premera network. These threats include actors from Nation State, Cyber-criminal organizations, and Insider Threats. This job is also instrumental in the overall Security Awareness Program where written communications and public speaking to all employees is common. + **Are you motivated to find the threat in the haystack? Are you passionate about making Healthcare safer?** + **Do you want to be part of an elite team that hunts and defends Cyber threats** ? + **Hungry to become a subject matter expert in Cyber Security Forensic Analysis and Threat Response?** + **Our unique combination of medical records and financial data make us an attractive target for Cyber Criminals.** _If any of the above describe your passion for preventing cyber threats, and you want to become a Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert, this might be the role for you!!_ ***This position is open to levels II and III*** ***This is a hybrid position with onsite days required at our Mountlake Terrace, WA campus*** **What you will do:** + Use you innate hunting and analysis skills to conduct investigations into security threats + Protect Premera data from threat actors looking to gain access to sensitive personal and financial data in a structured team environment. + Identify the numerous attacks launched daily to gain access to Premera data + Personally engineer solutions that will prevent damaging cyber threats that cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars annually Exhibit a passion and tenacity about hunting and preventing cyber threats **What you will bring:** + Your dedication to the focus on preventing Cyber threats + Your passion for hunting and investigating Cyber threats + Your understanding that Cyber threats don't happen between normal business hours + Your natural curiosity around threat analysis and investigation + Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Business Administration or four (4) years' experience. **(REQUIRED)** + Three (3) years' experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting networked computer systems, including: systems integration, hardware requirements and network design planning; vendor negotiations for hardware and software; which must include Two (2) years' experience with secure network and systems architecture, design and implementation, intrusion detection, defense and incident response, security configuration management, access controls design and implementation and security policy and standards development **(REQUIRED for level II)** + Five (5) years' experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting networked computer systems, including: systems integration, hardware requirements and network design planning; vendor negotiations for hardware and software; which must include Three (3) years' experience with secure network and systems architecture, design and implementation, intrusion detection, defense and incident response, security configuration management, access controls design and implementation and security policy and standards development. **(REQUIRED for level III)** + Previous incident response experience preferred **What we offer** + Medical, vision and dental coverage + Life and disability insurance + Retirement programs (401K employer match and pension plan) + Wellness incentives, onsite services, a discount program and more + Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees + Generous Paid Time Off to reenergize + Free parking **Equal employment** **opportunity/affirmative** **action:** Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at careers@premera.com or via phone at 425-918-4785. **Premera is hiring in the following states, with some limitations based on role or city:** Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin _._ The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience. **National Salary Range:** $93,300.00 - $158,600.00 **National Plus Salary Range:** $106,300.00 - $180,700.00 _*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska_ _._ At Premera, we make healthcare work better. By focusing on improving our customers' experience purposefully and serving their needs passionately, we make the process easier, less costly, and more positive. Through empathy and advocacy, we change lives. As the leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, we provide comprehensive health benefits and services to more than 2 million customers, from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. Our services include innovative programs focused on health management, wellness, prevention, and patient safety. We deliver these programs through health, life, vision, dental, disability, and other related products and services. Premera Blue Cross is headquartered in Mountlake Terrace, WA, with operations in Spokane and Anchorage. The company has operated in Washington since 1933 and in Alaska since 1952. With more than 80 years of experience in the region, we deliver innovation, choice, and expertise.