Information Security Engineer Senior

Cottage Health; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health seeks an Information Security Engineer Senior to act as a senior technical authority within the CH ITS Administration department. You will design, develop, configure, and implement security solutions, lead tactical security initiatives, and support risk mitigation strategies for the information security program.

You will contribute to security architecture, firewalls, monitoring and response, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and forensics, while assisting with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent work experience.
• 8 years of progressively responsible related work experience may substitute for degree.
• Minimum 6 years IT Security within 8 years IT administration.
• One or more relevant security certifications or extensive CBK domain experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security solutions and architectures.
• Lead security initiatives, monitoring, and incident response activities.
• Perform security assessments, product evaluations, and project support.
• Support enterprise risk mitigation strategies for Cottage Health.

Skills

Security architecture

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Network security

Firewall management

Endpoint security

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SANS/GIAC

ISC(2)

CISSP

CRISC

CISA

CISM

Offensive Security

EC-Council

CompTIA Security+

CySA+

Pentest+

CASP

Job description

Cottage Health seeks an Information Security Engineer Senior for their CH ITS Administration department serving as a senior technical authority responsible for security architecture, engineering design decisions, and enterprise risk mitigation strategies to support the Cottage Health Information Security program. He/She would be responsible for designing, developing, configuring, and implementing security solutions. As a subject matter expert on guides and leads the tactical implementation of relevant security initiatives and services. Areas of responsibility include security architecture, firewalls, monitoring and response, endpoint security, and vulnerability management, security incident response and forensics. Furthermore, this position Also, supports the Information Security Team in performing security assessments, product evaluations, project support, and any other operational tasks needed to support the Information Security program and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. The equivalent of 8 years of progressively responsible related work experience may be substituted for a degree.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum: One or more relevant technical/professional security certifications such as SANS/GIAC, ISC(2), CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, Offensive Security, EC-Council or COMPTIA Network+ Security+ CySA+, Pentest+, CASP OR 5 years of direct experience in one or more of the following information security CBK domains: Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Engineering, Communications and Network Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, Software Development Security

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Experience in various security technologies and tools ranging from firewalls, endpoint, network scanners, etc. Knowledge of operating systems, client/server technology, WAN & LAN technologies, communications protocols, PKI & encryption.

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum: 8 years of IT administration experience, with 6 of those years focused on IT Security.
• Preferred: 9+ years IT admin experience with 7+ years in IT Security.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

• *Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards .

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