Information Security Engineer III

Job Description

Vidant Health

About Vidant Health

Vidant Health, located in eastern North Carolina, is a comprehensive health system that is made up of 9 hospitals that serve 1.4 million people in 29 counties. Vidant Health includes Vidant Medical Center, community hospitals, physician practices and partners that collaborate with Vidant Health to enhance the quality of life of our patients.

Information Services at Vidant Health

Vidant Health offers comprehensive Information Technology (IT) services and infrastructure to support and enable all aspects of organizational operations. Our IT division consists of a state-of-the-art data center located in Greenville, NC. The data center services all information technology needs of Vidant Health facilities. All Vidant Health owned or leased hospitals are on a common IT platform, including our electronic health record (EHR) that uses Epic's suite of applications. Vidant Health has achieved Meaningful Use Stage 2 recognition and is also approaching Stage 7 for HIMSS Analytics’ Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model (EMRAM) recognition.

Position Summary

The ideal candidate for this Security Engineer position will be an individual that can work seamlessly across diverse teams. There must be a proven experience designing, implementing and monitoring enterprise security and compliance measures. Have the ability to assess and identify security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps developing technical solutions and new security tools to mitigate findings. This would include creating documentation and training for current and future state security solutions including standard operating procedures and protocols. A Security Engineer would also server as a member of a security incident response team and the development of incident response protocols and standards.

Responsibilities

• Ability to identify, analyze and resolve very complex problems / issues
• Ability to learn new skills quickly
• Keen attention to detail
• Deep knowledge of multiple methods of problem resolution
• Adept at multitasking
• Proactively research hardware / software market place trends in healthcare industry and makes recommendations based upon research
• Independently manages own work efforts and effectively guides work of others
• Demonstrates ability to manage small to medium scope projects following standards and procedures set by PMO methodology. Takes responsibility to make things happen and get things done for successful project delivery
• Contributes to the development of team and department goals and strategies; able to see the "big picture" and effectively communicate to others
• Identifies process and performance improvement opportunities; proposes ideas, solutions and action plans to enhance team and departmental functions
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to assume greater responsibilities. Provides subject matter expertise to help improve team performance and drive results. Embraces and promotes change, innovation and leads by example
• Able to provide leadership for team in manager's absence
• Demonstrates commitment to learning by actively participating in department meetings and organizational forums, improvement efforts, training opportunities and career development goals
• Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions.  Does not make excuses for errors
• Doesn't make assumptions.  Asks questions about the processes even if (especially if) they've been in place forever.  Constantly examines data and metrics in problem definition, and is willing to challenge long-held beliefs
• Uses subject matter expertise to propose multiple alternatives and recommend optimal solution.  Makes effective decisions for self and team within scope of authority
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication in a professional style, both inside and outside of department, with customers in mind

Minimum Requirements

• Associate degree or equivalent work training and experience required
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work training and experience required
• 1+ Major certifications such as: CCNA, CISSP, CISM, GPEN, OSCP, and other SANS or Offensive Security certifications required, more are preferred
• 3+ years experience as a security architect designing and implementing security solutions
• 3+ years relevant experience in workstation and network forensics
• 3+ years relevant experienced required in enterprise networking and client-server infrastructure.
• 3+ years relevant experience in operational security, determining risk, and incident response
• 3+ years experience as a security architect designing and implementing security solutions.
• 3+ years experience managing endpoint protection, intrusion protection, SIEM, Secure Web Gateway, and Secure Mail Gateway solutions.

General Statement

It is the goal of Vidant Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.   Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.