Info Security Sr Advisor

Location: 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. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

About the Role

The Operational Resilience Senior Advisor is responsible for the selection and delivery of strategic network security, access control, secure transaction/messaging solutions, strategic business continuity, risk management, crisis management, operational and technology-AI resilience, and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) controls and solutions.

Develops, recommends, and implements enterprise information security policies, technical standards, guidelines, procedures, and infrastructure to support information security, risk management, global business resilience, operational and technology-AI resilience, and vendor resilience programs, in compliance with established company policies, regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Leads development and execution of risk assessment methodologies to fit business, TPRM, regulatory, and technical environment considerations.
• Leads the development of requirements, system architecture, and software design of security and risk management products and services.
• Leads the development of strategies for discovery, evaluation, and response to new networking attacks.
• Develops security, crisis response, and TPRM incident response plans and strategies.
• Provides trouble resolution and serves as point of technical and TPRM escalation on complex problems.
• Creates presentations and seeks IT management approval and acceptance of significant resilience programs, projects, and replacements or reconfigurations of major security systems serving the Enterprise.
• Sets and/or supports operational, business, and vendor resilience strategy and direction.
• May be assigned to project teams for technical and subject matter expert (SME) consultation to business partners, stakeholders, vendors, and developers.
• Designs and engineers comprehensive access management and network security technical solutions, resilience-related tools for plans development, execution, and customer-facing, based on business requirements and defined technology standards; works with architecture to update technology direction and strategy.
• Develops reports supporting strategy and direction for management.
• Capable of serving as the technical merger and acquisition lead.
• Acts as a subject matter expert among peers, with manager and senior management.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with associates, team members, stakeholders, regulators, customers, and vendors.

Must be capable of providing top-tier support for 5 or more of the information security technology common body of knowledge skill sets:

• Access Control
• Application Security
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
• Cryptography
• Information Security and Risk Management
• Legal, Regulations, Compliance and Investigations
• Operations Security
• Physical (Environmental) Security
• Security Architecture and Design
• Telecommunications and Network Security
• Vendor Resilience
• Technology Resilience

Requirements

• BS/BA in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field of study and a minimum of 8 years’ experience in business continuity management, TPRM, systems administration, security aspects of information systems, access management, network security technologies, network communications, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management, hardware, software, data, and people; experience with multiple technical and business disciplines required.
• Any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background, is acceptable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: CBCP, MBCP, CISSP, and other advanced technical security certifications (e.g., Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Security Engineering Professional, Certification and Accreditation Professional, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Experience planning, designing, building, implementing, or maturing third-party risk management programs, business continuity programs, global business resilience programs, or highly complex systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience in the Healthcare sector is preferred.

Benefits

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability benefits, 401(k) + match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs, and financial education resources, to name a few.

Schedule

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.