Information Security Advisor

Anticipated End Date:
2026-11-18
Position Title:
Information Security Advisor
Job Description:
Information Security 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. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.
Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, 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.
The Information Security Advisor supports the development, implementation, and operation of enterprise information security controls, procedures, and technologies designed to protect sensitive data and mitigate information security risk. The primary responsibility of this position is support for the organization’s Data Security Posture Management program and tool stack, including discovering and classifying sensitive data, identifying data security risks, monitoring security posture, and coordinating remediation activities across cloud, data, application, and infrastructure teams.
How You Will Make An Impact:
* Assists with evaluating new DSPM capabilities, product enhancements, integrations, and emerging data security technologies.
* Works with security architecture and engineering teams to ensure data security controls align with enterprise technology standards and security strategies.
* Provides first level engineering design functions and trouble resolution; provides trouble resolution and serves as point of technical escalation on complex problems.
* Supports the day-to-day operation and administration of the enterprise Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) program.
* Monitors DSPM findings, alerts, and risk indicators
* Assists with the discovery and classification of sensitive data across cloud platforms, databases, data stores, applications, SaaS environments, and other supported technologies.
* Reviews DSPM findings to validate risk, reduce false positives, and help prioritize remediation based on data sensitivity, exposure, access, and business context.
* Partners with data owners, application teams, cloud teams, and security teams to communicate findings and track identified data security risks through remediation.
* Leads or plans implementations for access management and network security technologies; develops testing plans to ensure quality of implementation; leads the investigation and reporting of data security events and incidents.
* Provides system and network architecture support for information and network security technologies.
* Provides technical support to business and technology associates in risk assessments and implementation of appropriate information security procedures, standards and technologies.
* Maintains security incident response plans; represents major upgrades and business system replacements in change control.
* Oversees Enterprise mix of vendor services; recommends changes and updates to strategy; may act a key contact for setting vendor strategy; designs & engineers repetitive technical solutions based on business requirements and defined technology standards.
* Develops support procedures and performance metrics reports; leads level 1 & 2 incident recoveries; may organize the efforts of other analysts as part of incident recovery; leads root cause analysis efforts.
* Must be capable of providing top-tier support for 4 or more of the information security technology common body of knowledge skill sets: 1) Access Control, 2) Application Security, 3) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, 4) Cryptography, 5) Information Security and Risk Management 6) Legal, Regulations, 7) Compliance and Investigations, 8) Operations Security, 9) Physical (Environmental) Security, 10) Security Architecture and Design, 11) Telecommunications and Network Security.
Minimum Requirements:
* Requires BS/BA degree in Information Technology or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years experience in systems support, system administration, system engineering, system security, access management, network security, network communications, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management, hardware, software, and/or data; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
* Requires experience in planning and designing highly complex systems.
Preferred Skills Capabilities & Experiences:
* Experience with multiple technical and business disciplines strongly preferred.
* Security Certifications: CISSP or other technical security certifications (e.g. Systems Security Certified Practitioner, Certification and Accreditation Professional) strongly preferred.
_For candidates working in person or virtually in the below locations, the salary\* range for this specific position is $123,376 - $185,064._
_Location(s): Illinois_
_In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws._
_\* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law._
Job Level:
Non-Management Exempt
Workshift:
Job Family:
IFT > IT Security & Compliance
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Who We Are
Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.
How We Work
At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonu