Senior Cybersecurity & Cloud Network Engineer

ameripharma; Laguna Hills (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Full benefits package

401k program

PTO & sick leave

Opportunities for growth and casual, &

Job summary

AmeriPharma is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity & Network Security Engineer to lead enterprise security, protect PHI data, and ensure HIPAA/HITECH compliance across infrastructure, apps, cloud, and endpoints.

The role owns risk reduction, IAM, centralized monitoring, and data protection. Ideal candidates are proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of building secure, scalable, and audit-ready environments supporting patient care.

Qualifications

• Design and enforce secure access controls using SSO, MFA, RBAC, and least-privilege principles.
• Manage full user lifecycle, including provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews.
• Ensure secure and auditable access to PHI systems, applications, and databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and enforce secure access controls using SSO, MFA, RBAC, and least-privilege principles.
• Manage full user lifecycle, including provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews.
• Ensure secure and auditable access to PHI systems, applications, and databases.
• Build and maintain centralized logging across systems (Google Workspace, endpoints, servers, firewalls, etc.).
• Develop real-time alerting, dashboards, and automated response workflows.
• Monitor for suspicious activity, unauthorized access, and potential data breaches.
• Classify and protect sensitive data, including PHI, across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and monitor data access and sharing.
• Define and enforce data retention, archiving, and secure disposal policies.
• Secure network environments, including firewalls, VPNs, and remote access.
• Enforce network segmentation across clinical, corporate, IoT, and guest environments.
• Protect RDS environments and distributed workforce infrastructure.
• Secure AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
• Protect APIs, internal applications, and data flows.
• Ensure end-to-end protection of sensitive healthcare data.
• Maintain a centralized risk register and lead risk assessments.
• Align security controls with HIPAA, HITECH, and internal policies.
• Support audits and maintain proper documentation and evidence.
• Lead incident response efforts including detection, containment, and remediation.
• Conduct forensic investigations and root cause analysis.
• Perform vulnerability scanning, threat hunting, and remediation tracking.
• Support penetration testing and validate remediation efforts.
• Optimize and integrate security tools (SIEM, EDR/XDR, endpoint protection, etc.).
• Automate workflows and continuously improve system visibility and protection.
• Enforce endpoint compliance and patch management.
• Secure automation platforms and API integrations.
• Prevent unauthorized data access and system misuse.

Skills

IAM design

Security monitoring

Data security

Network security

Cloud security

Risk management

Incident response

Endpoint security

Automation

Security testing

Education

CISSP

CISM

CEH

Security+

CCNA/CCNP

AWS or Azure Security Certifications

Tools

Google Workspace Admin

Bitdefender

NinjaOne

EDR/XDR

SIEM

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

AmeriPharma is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity & Network Security Engineer to lead enterprise security, protect PHI data, and ensure HIPAA/HITECH compliance across infrastructure, apps, cloud, and endpoints.

The role owns risk reduction, IAM, centralized monitoring, and data protection. Ideal candidates are proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of building secure, scalable, and audit-ready environments supporting patient care.