Cybersecurity Platform Operations Consultant

Responsible for completing day-to-day management and operations of assigned security solutions and platforms to help detect security vulnerabilities and events which pose risk to the enterprise. Perform platform life cycle management activities (patching, upgrades, policy configuration, etc) for assigned platforms and/or tools. Continuously assessing existing processes and procedures for improvement opportunities. Responsible for recommending and executing proactive security tool configuration updates to strengthen the organizations overall security posture and streamline existing processes, based on the evolving cyber threat landscape. Perform root cause analysis of incidents impacting assigned platforms/tools and prepare remediation or escalate, as appropriate. Assess and refine existing procedures and processes for continuous improvement. Monitor assigned security tools for resiliency and availability. Assist the incident response process and execution including unauthorized access, security policy violations, etc. Provide assistance in external audits as needed to achieve and maintain compliance. Perform updates to perimeter security hardware and software. Provide daily operations support to act on alerted events and potential incidents. Recommend updates to current security controls environment based on threats and vulnerabilities. Enforce security standards. Appropriately inform and advise management on incidents and incident prevention activities. Telecommuting: Telecommuting permitted 2 days a week.Applicants who are interested in this position should send resume to hrciapp@bcbsil.com, reference [Cybersecurity Platform Operations Consultant / Reference # R0039623 Cybersecurity Platform Operations Consultant - H4272].