Centene - Jefferson City, MO
posted 3 months ago
The position of Cybersecurity Engineer at Centene is pivotal in leading the organization's cybersecurity and privacy principles to ensure that applications and services are implemented in accordance with internal security standards. This role involves recognizing vulnerabilities in security systems through various methods such as vulnerability and compliance scanning. The Cybersecurity Engineer will oversee and perform critical tasks including threat modeling, security code reviews, security assessments, and security hardening reviews throughout the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) process. Additionally, the engineer will be responsible for engineering and developing cloud automation routines to streamline operations, promoting a comprehensive understanding and adherence to the SSDLC Policy and Standards. In this role, the Cybersecurity Engineer will work directly with application development teams to ensure that application weaknesses and identified vulnerabilities are effectively mitigated or remediated based on Service Level Agreements (SLA). The individual will also be responsible for developing the application security testing (AST) technology strategy and roadmap, championing the understanding and adherence to Centene's secure SDLC policy and standard. Analyzing existing plans, policies, and procedures for incident response and recovery will also be a key responsibility. The Cybersecurity Engineer will represent Applications Security Engineering at Service Design meetings and other Enterprise Architecture-level gatherings, responding to security incidents and providing technical incident support for medium to high severity issues. This role serves as the primary liaison between other IT Security teams and development teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across departments. The position may also involve performing other duties as assigned and ensuring compliance with all relevant policies and standards.