AVP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Cyberjobs; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System in Texas is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead the information security program. The CISO will provide vision, strategy, and hands-on leadership to strengthen the organization's security posture.

The role requires collaboration with IT and executive leadership, development of comprehensive security policies, risk management, and governance across HIPAA, NIST, and other standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• 10 years in information technology security
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Experience of devising, implementing, and maintaining information security management framework.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant laws, regulation, and standards relating to information security, including HIPAA, HITRUST, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of information security technology.
• Experience of dealing with and containing information security incidents.
• Ability to engage and influence a broad range of internal stakeholder (e.g. HR, IT, Legal, Compliance, senior management, etc.).
• Given the confidentiality needs of this role, the highest levels of personal integrity, professionalism, judgment, and maturity are expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, strategy, broad-based planning, and hands-on responsibility as the CISO.
• Advocate for Cook Children’s total information security needs and develop a comprehensive security strategy.
• Lead development and implementation of a security program that leverages collaboration and governance.
• Advise senior leadership on security direction and resource investments.
• Design policies to manage information security risk and balance priorities at the organizational level.

Skills

Leadership

Information security governance

Security incident handling

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge (HIPAA, HITRUST,

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Location

Rosedale Office Building

Department

IS Administration

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours

40

Summary

Information technology plays a vital and ever-expanding role at Cook Children’s Health Care System. The Cook Children's information technology environment is a highly diverse and complex set of components that require strong leadership. We are seeking a strong, knowledgeable leader to provide vision, strategy, broad-based planning, and hands‑on responsibility as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The CISO is a member of the IT leadership team and serves a key role in information technology security leadership. The CISO is an advocate for Cook Children's total information security needs and is responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive information security strategy and framework to optimize the security posture of the organization. The CISO leads the development and implementation of a security program that leverages collaboration, facilitates information security governance, advises senior leadership on security direction and resource investments, and designs appropriate policies to manage information security risk. The complexity of this position requires a leadership approach that is engaging, imaginative, and collaborative, with a sophisticated ability to work with other leaders to set the best balance between security strategies and other priorities at the organization level.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• 10 years in information technology security
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Previous experience of devising, implementing, and maintaining information security management framework.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant laws, regulation, and standards relating to information security, including HIPAA, HITRUST, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of information security technology.
• Experience of dealing with and containing information security incidents.
• Ability to engage and influence a broad range of internal stakeholder (e.g. HR, IT, Legal, Compliance, senior management, etc.).
• Given the confidentiality needs of this role, the highest levels of personal integrity, professionalism, judgment, and maturity are expected.

Certification/Licensure

• Professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) preferred.

About Us

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.