Premera Blue Cross is hiring: Cybersecurity Threat Response Engineer in Mountlak

Overview Workforce Classification: Hybrid 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 are fostering a culture that emphasizes employee growth, collaborative innovation, and inspired leadership. We are dedicated to creating an environment where employees can excel and where top talent is attracted, retained, and thrives. Premera has been recognized on the 2025 America’s Dream Employers list. Newsweek honored Premera as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion, and America’s Greatest Workplaces For Mental Well-Being. Forbes ranked Premera among America’s Best Midsize Employers for the fourth time. Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog. As a Cybersecurity Threat Response Engineer , you will be a member of the Threat Intelligence and Response Team. In a data-driven world, you will be responsible for protecting data, identifying potential threats, and conducting investigations into cyber threats. You will respond to cyber security incidents using critical thinking and forensic analysis to proactively stop threats from the Premera network. Threats include actors from nation states, cyber-criminal organizations, and insider threats. If you’re motivated to find the threat in the haystack and are passionate about making healthcare safer, this is the role for you. This is a hybrid position located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, WA, with onsite days required. You must live in Washington State to be eligible for this position. This position also has an on-call rotation with a dedicated team to support the mission to protect Premera and its data. What you’ll do As a responder, you will be the ‘Tip of the Spear’ to react to alerts and use your 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. Respond and investigate numerous attacks launched daily against Premera. Engineer solutions that 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’ll bring *This position is open to Levels II and III* Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or Business Administration or 4 years of work experience. 3 years of experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting networked computer systems, including 2 years in 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) 5 years of experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting networked computer systems, including 3 years in 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) Preferred Qualifications Previous cybersecurity incident response experience. Demonstrated understanding of health plan operations and applicable security and privacy legislation. Knowledge of business continuity planning practices. Knowledge of applicable practices and laws relating to data privacy and protection. In-depth knowledge of technologies and protocols including ARP, TCP/UDP, IP, NetBIOS, Radius, 802.1x, Bind/DNS and Active Directory, LDAP, SMTP, DHCP, SSH, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, SNMP, SSL/HTTPS, NTP, Sun, Syslog, VoIP, QoS, VLANs; Wireless protocols (802.11), routing protocols (RIP/2, OSPF, EIGRP), Frame-relay, MPLS. Database systems: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL. Understanding of Operating System architecture related to OS kernel, kernel modules, device drivers, memory management, inter-process communication, security subsystem, user rights, system logs, I/O functions, network services, and file-system permissions. Physical Requirements The following are essential physical requirements and must be performed with or without accommodation: This is primarily a sedentary role; the ability to exert up to 10 lbs of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to move objects including the body. Ability to keyboard and communicate clearly in person and over the telephone. Premera total rewards Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards include medical, vision, and dental coverage with low premiums, voluntary benefits, life and disability insurance, retirement programs (401K employer match and pension after 3 years), wellness resources, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, and employee recognition programs. For hybrid employees, on-campus resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement are available. Commuter perks Free on-site parking Subsidized on-campus cafes On-site activities and wellness programs Fitness and well-being center with in-person and virtual options Shuttleboard or ping pong for brain breaks on campus Equal employment opportunity Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on 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, contact Premera Human Resources at careers@premera.com or 425-918-4785. The pay for this role varies based on location, market conditions, and experience. The salary range for this role is posted below. National Plus Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $153,000.00. This range applies to higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska. We’re happy to discuss compensation during the interview and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr