IS Security Risk Analyst III

Summary

Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies?

Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we've been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina ... and much more. We are one of the nation's leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!

Description

Position Purpose:

Plan and perform compliance and risk assessment activities for information systems and related processes. Communicate and escalate compliance and risk issues to the appropriate department and/or level of management. Act as a change agent to influence the I/S and corporate compliance culture.

What You Will Do:

• Independently monitor remediation of new and outstanding issues, including Information Security Risk Exception process, to ensure identification of areas of non-compliance. Utilize tools to track and report on compliance posture.
• Independently conduct formal risk analysis and self-assessments to determine effectiveness of controls and ensure creation of action plans to remediate identified risks.
• Facilitate development, implementation and documentation of Information Security policies, procedures, processes and programs to guide organization toward continuous compliance. Independently analyze and interpret security regulations and controls to advise on security compliance at a broad perspective across multiple business areas. Consult on organizational impacts of compliance and risk management decisions.
• Serve as an interface with external entities for governance and compliance reviews regarding information security risk across multiple business areas and controls.
• Independently investigate, document and resolve Information Security Incidents. Advise senior management of critical issues that may affect organization.
• Research emerging security topics, threats and capabilities to create/update policy and governance. Promote organizational security awareness by developing security training, Security Council bulletins, security policies, standards and best practices.
  
  

Required Education:

• Bachelor's in a job related field
• Or an additional 4 years of job related work experience
• Or Associate's and an additional 2 years job related work experience
  
  

Required Work Experience:

• 6 years of I/T experience including 4 years of IT security, risk assessment and/or compliance experience.
• Successful completion of BCBSSC I/S Entry Level Training Program (ELTP) may be substituted for 2 years of I/T experience.
  
  

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Good understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle methodologies. Subject Matter Expert in government or private risk frameworks and control implementations.
• Good understanding of risk management, information system security and compliance standards.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to interpret and apply knowledge of regulatory/accreditation requirements.
• Ability to independently solve problems often spanning multiple environments and business areas.
• Ability to effect change and bring security, risk and compliance knowledge to the organization through the use of positive influence.
• Understanding of infrastructure and networking architecture WANs, LANs, Internet, intranets and communication protocols.
• Strong communication skills in presenting results both verbally and in writing.
• Possess excellent collaboration skills with a wide variety of internal matrix and management staff.
  
  

We Prefer That You Have:

• Prior Intelligence System Support Office (ISSO) experience
• 5 years of GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance)
• CISSP, ITIL Foundations V3, NIST, ARS, RMF, FedRamp
  
  

Required Software and Other Tools:

• Standard office equipment.
  
  

Preferred Licenses and Certificates:

• ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Comptia Security
• ISC2 SSCP (System Security Certified Practitioner)
• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA )
  
  

Work Environment: Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

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