Senior Data Protection Cybersecurity Expert

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.; Allentown, Northern (Lehigh County, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Data Protection Specialist Expert to lead cybersecurity policy development and enforcement, safeguarding digital assets across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will oversee threat monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIST CSF compliance while mentoring staff. This role requires an on-call commitment beyond regular hours.

Qualifications

• 10 years of related security work experience preferred.
• 7 years related work experience required.
• Experience with HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIST CSF is preferred.
• Certifications CISSP or CISM are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate emerging technologies (AI-driven security, IoT protection) and integrate them into enterprise defense strategies.
• Perform real-time monitoring of networks, endpoints, and cloud environments using SIEM and EDR tools.
• Conduct threat intelligence analysis, including monitoring dark web activity and emerging attack techniques.
• Lead technical investigations of complex security incidents.
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities in applications, networks, and cloud environments.
• Ensure technical implementations align with regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF).

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

SIEM/EDR proficiency

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Azure

AWS

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Data Protection Specialist Expert to lead cybersecurity policy development and enforcement, safeguarding digital assets across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will oversee threat monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIST CSF compliance while mentoring staff. This role requires an on-call commitment beyond regular hours.