Information Security Engineer

Aveanna Healthcare; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

ESPP

Career path

Job summary

Aveanna Healthcare seeks an Information Security Engineer to mature our security program, protect assets, and ensure compliance across the organization. You will document, test, and advance information security measures aligned with HIPAA, PCI, and industry standards.

Responsibilities include evaluating security controls, leading remediation efforts, and collaborating with PM teams to secure SDLC phases. Experience with Nessus, SIEM, and EDR is valued; strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of IT experience with at least 1 year in security architecture.
• Experience conducting disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response exercises.
• In-depth experience implementing security solutions and security architectures.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate architecture, design, and deployment discussions to ensure HIPAA and PCI compliant solutions.
• Validate security standards against industry best practices and provide improvement recommendations.
• Use vulnerability tools to identify and prioritize risks across the enterprise.
• Evaluate and plan new security technologies and their implementations.
• Document and validate business procedures against published policies.
• Define security configurations for systems and applications, including IAM, network, and endpoint security.

Skills

Security architecture

HIPAA & HITECH compliance

NIST & ISO 27001

Vulnerability management

SIEM experience

EDR solutions

Windows administration

Network administration

Disaster recovery planning

Communication

Tools

Nessus

SIEM

EDR

Purview

Intune

Windows Server

Job description

Overview

Join a Company That Puts People First—and Wins Awards Doing It! At Aveanna, We’re Proud To Create a Workplace Where You Feel Valued, Supported, And Inspired. Here’s What Sets Us Apart

Overview

Join a Company That Puts People First—and Wins Awards Doing It! At Aveanna, We’re Proud To Create a Workplace Where You Feel Valued, Supported, And Inspired. Here’s What Sets Us Apart

Award-Winning Workplace

• Recognized for Best Leadership, Best Diversity, Best Company for Women, Best Career Growth, Work-Life Balance, Happiness, and Top-Rated Outlook in 2025.
• Proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership.

Connection & Support

• Employee Connection Groups: Spaces to share experiences and build community.
• Social Circles: Connect over shared interests—books, music, movies, and more.
• At Aveanna, your well-being matters. That’s why on Wellness Wednesday's, we give you tools to recharge, reset and refocus.

Inclusive Growth

• Open learning sessions for all employees—because we grow stronger together.

Aveanna Cares – Service with Heart

• Every year, we embrace our Month of Service, giving you the chance to volunteer in your local community with your team. It’s a powerful way to give back, connect, and live our values beyond the workplace.

Real Help When You Need It Most

• Through the Aveanna Employee Relief Fund, we stand by each other during life’s toughest moments—offering financial assistance to teammates facing unexpected hardships. Because here, care goes beyond the job description.

Job Overview

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The Information Security Engineer is responsible for the maturing of IT security programs to meet security requirements related to function, protection, assurance, risk management, and compliance. This individual will be responsible for documenting, testing and maturing a comprehensive information security program to protect all aspects of business and application assets across the organization.

Essential Job Functions

• Facilitate architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and operational discussions to ensure HIPAA and PCI compliant technology solutions.
• Validate current security standards against industry best practices and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Use vulnerability management tools to identify and prioritize risks across the enterprise.
• Research, evaluate, design, test, recommend and plan the implementation of new or updated information security technologies.
• Document and validate business procedures against published policies.
• Define security configuration and operations standards for security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security appliances, and host-based security systems.
• Play an advisory role in application development or acquisition projects to assess security requirements and controls and to ensure that security controls are implemented as planned. Complete remediation activities and initiate actions to ensure that compliance and security gaps are successfully addressed.
• Research and assess new threats and security alerts and recommend remedial actions.
• Develop plans for security systems by evaluating network and security technologies; developing requirements for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, and related security and network devices
• Interface with the Project Management teams to ensure security services are met in all phases of the SDLC.
• Business continuity and disaster recovery validation against SLA definitions.
• Support compliance and financial audit requests.

Qualifications

Required

• 3 to 5 years of experience in IT, with a minimum of one year in security architecture.
• Experience conducting disaster recovery, business continuity, incident response exercises.
• In-depth experience implementing security solutions.
• Knowledgeable in the design and implementation of security architectures that enable well integrated transactional, collaborative and analytical systems.
• In depth knowledge of information security regulations such as, FISMA, HIPAA, HITECH, PSQIA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, SOX.
• In depth knowledge CIS, NIST, and ISO 27001 standards.
• Ability to perform vulnerability scans and provide remediation. Tenable Nessus experience a plus.
• Experience with EDR solutions.
• Experience with integrating, updating, and tuning a SIEM.
• In depth knowledge of Microsoft on prem and cloud environments including all security blades. Purview and Intune experience is a plus
• Experience with maintaining AV and endpoint encryption suite.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform network forensics and resolve IDS alerts.
• Ability to rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Strong knowledge in Windows and Network administration.
• Ability to perform system hardening.

Preferred

• Certifications: CISSP, OSCP, CISA preferred
• Known publications in the security field (blogs, recorded presentations, or news articles)
• Having writing organization policies from scratch

Other Requirements

• Must be able to always adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries.
• Attention to detail.
• Time Management.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in stressful situations
• Strong commitment to excellence.
• Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Quick-thinking and astute decision-making skills.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to travel
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs
• Must have visual and hearing acuity

Driving

A valid driver's license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) may be required.

Age

Must be 18 years or older

Language

Must be able to speak, write, read, and understand English.

Work Environment

Performs duties during agency operating hours in either an office, remote or hybrid work environment. Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TOTAL REWARDS

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) matching program; and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Career Path: Opportunities for advancemen

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