Director, IT Security Operations

umiami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

University of Miami Health System (UHealth) seeks a Full-Time Director of IT Security Operations in Miami to oversee security operations, incident response, and threat monitoring. The role directs teams, manages projects, budgets, and vendor relationships, driving enterprise-wide security initiatives and reporting.

The position requires leadership, strategic thinking, and a track record in cybersecurity to protect University resources across campus and clinical environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity incident response.
• Ability to lead security operations teams and initiative-driven.
• Strong understanding of IT security controls and threat monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all security operations and incident response activities.
• Leads teams in threat analysis, monitoring, and response to cybersecurity alerts.
• Directs project planning, budget tracking, and vendor management for security initiatives.
• Establishes and enforces standards for technical support services and devices.
• Maintains enterprise-wide security strategy and reporting dashboards.

Job description

The University of Miami Health System, \"UHealth\", IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Director, IT Security Operations to work in Miami.

The Director, Information Security Operations oversees all aspects of security operations and support services and leads all cybersecurity incident response related activities. The incumbent directs internal teams in the execution of initiatives as they relate to threat analysis, monitoring, systems and applications, responding to all related cybersecurity alerts, and supporting strategic IT initiatives. The Director, Information Security Operations exercises considerable judgment by making decisions in unprecedented situations.

Core Responsibilities:

• Supervises the performance management of all assigned staff including making decisions as they pertain to hiring, training, evaluation, promotion, and termination.
• Manages daily operations and directs staff to achieve departmental goals and objectives.
• Assumes responsibility for campus-wide initiatives involving computer support services.
• Develops, promotes, and maintains standards as they relate to technical support services and devices, including manufacturing and architectural standards.
• Designs improved work systems by revising work standards, policies, and procedures.
• Directs and manages project plan development, risk assessment, communications, budget tracking, status reporting, vendor management, and successful project completion.
• Manages projects with support staff by giving them a clear understanding of the departmental mission. Monitors project prioritization, active projects, and the development of dashboard and reporting mechanisms.
• Assumes responsibility for enterprise-wide IT projects and ensures an efficient and timely conclusion.
• Contributes to strategic plan and assists in providing short- and long-term solutions to help meet campus-wide strategic and tactical planning initiatives. Communicates with administration and staff regarding the efficient and timely delivery of services.
• Performs follow‑up investigations on inquiries, complaints, and problems.
• Assists in the determination of critical milestones.
• Seeks ways to improve operations and oversees the preparation of productivity reports.
• Establishes departmental goals and objectives, identifies areas of improvement, and implements action plans to meet these.
• Attends professional meetings, workshops, conferences, and seminars to keep abreast of technological market advancements.
• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Department Specific Functions:

• In charge of managing the enterprise security operations team
• Serve as the main point of contact for supporting the enterprise patch and vulnerability management
• In charge of managing and monitoring the University’s security platforms
• Serve as the point of contact with Managed Detection and Response security service sroviders/MDDRs
• Manage the day-to-day Enterprise IT Security Operations
• Oversee the day-to-day deploying and managing end-point protection solutions
• Oversee the log ingestion from all enterprise critical systems and applications in the Security Incident and Event Monitoring (SIEM) and MDR tools
• Experience in Cybersecurity Incident Response
• Responsible for periodically reviewing network and security architecture
• Evaluate and provide recommendations on implementation of security controls to detect, prevent, protect the University’s network resources
• Support all cybersecurity incident response (IR) investigations, help prioritize the necessary actions to protect the University’s network resources
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging threats, and best cybersecurity practices
• Collect, analyze, and disseminate cyber threat intelligence from various sources to stay ahead of emerging threats

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub‑specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff