Remote Lead Cyber Security Analyst

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Vacation time

Holidays

Job summary

UW Medicine IT Services is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Analyst to guide the security program across UW Medicine's IT environment. This 100% remote leadership role involves coordinating risk assessments, developing security tools, and mentoring a team of analysts to protect patient care and critical operations.

You will oversee vulnerability management, threat modeling, and compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and other standards while delivering security training and documenting policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent
• 6+ years information security experience across risk management, audit, compliance, security engineering, project management, architecture, governance
• 1+ year of formal mentorship for technology professionals
• Experience leading teams in designing/maintaining security tools (threat assessment, risk management, vulnerability scanning)
• Experience leading and mentoring security assessments, control analyses, risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, or penetration tests of complex systems
• Advanced knowledge of security technologies and ability to mentor others

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee operational activities to ensure services meet targets.
• Oversee vulnerability assessments and risk mitigations impacting UW Medicine entities and vendors.
• Design and implement security tools, platforms, and methodologies aligned with HIPAA, HITRUST, and NIST.
• Integrate threat information into enterprise risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Maintain UW Medicine's risk register and risk management program.
• Develop and deliver security training and documentation for policies and procedures.
• Distribute workload among Cyber Security Analysts and monitor progress.
• Provide escalation point for service issues and opportunities for improvements.
• Mentor analysts and act as the Manager's delegate to customers and project teams.

Skills

Risk management

Security engineering

Vulnerability assessment

Threat modeling

Team leadership

Mentorship

Compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/related field

Job description

UW Medicine IT Services is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Analyst to guide the security program across UW Medicine's IT environment. This 100% remote leadership role involves coordinating risk assessments, developing security tools, and mentoring a team of analysts to protect patient care and critical operations.

You will oversee vulnerability management, threat modeling, and compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and other standards while delivering security training and documenting policies.