Director, Cybersecurity - Engineering & Ops (Hybrid)

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority seeks a Director of Cybersecurity – Engineering, Operations and Incident Response (Finance) to lead a cybersecurity team spanning evaluation, design, deployment and ongoing support of security solutions across UW Health. You will act as a technical leader, set direction, and ensure alignment with business goals within a hybrid work model.

The role emphasizes incident response leadership, governance, risk management and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in healthcare, CS, IS, engineering, business, healthcare administration or related field.
• Master's degree preferred in IS security, business administration or healthcare administration.
• Demonstrated success across systems development or operational life cycle.
• Experience in IT security operations, training, audit management, and identity access management.
• Experience leading incident response activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in evaluation, design, architecture, deployment and support of security solutions.
• Provide technical direction and evangelize best practices.
• Develop technologies and strategies aligned with security frameworks.
• Stay current on security trends, incident response, and IT environment impact.
• Protect assets with monitoring controls and ongoing evaluation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams, vendors, and leadership.
• Align security strategy with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

IT Security Operations

Incident Response

Cloud Security

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Security Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree in IS Security / Healthcare Admin

Tools

Firewalls

IPS

WAFs

SIEM

Endpoint protection

Job description

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority seeks a Director of Cybersecurity – Engineering, Operations and Incident Response (Finance) to lead a cybersecurity team spanning evaluation, design, deployment and ongoing support of security solutions across UW Health. You will act as a technical leader, set direction, and ensure alignment with business goals within a hybrid work model.

The role emphasizes incident response leadership, governance, risk management and collaboration with