Description
A Walnut Creek based healthcare organisation is now seeking an Information Security Engineer to join their team.Responsibilities
- Within established frameworks, participates in the development, implementation and assurance of technical security strategies, with little to no supervision. Considered an expert on IT security matters.
- Responsible for the established assurance of information security mechanisms and services throughout the enterprise.
- Works as part of a cross-functional team that manages a full spectrum of technology issues and problems providing security-based direction in technical standards, planning and strategy.
- Participates in the implementation of complex key security initiatives and global security parameters based upon the level of risk for all enterprise IT platforms and infrastructure.
- Provides internal consulting, internal analysis and security reviews to support project teams and business units in identifying secure solutions for attaining business goals and objectives.
- Remains current on potential business threats and is proactive in supporting new security policies and modifications to current security policies.
- Performs probes of the network, applications, and devices to determine if security vulnerabilities exit and if security and access control policies have been violated.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information sciences, engineering, math or related field required; experience or alternative degree may be considered in lieu of required education.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in enterprise security management, preferably in a healthcare setting.
- CISSP certification preferred with at least one other certification required: CNE, MCSE, GIAC or other engineer level industry standard certification.
- Advanced technical knowledge of network security systems, tools and utilities to include:
o Advanced knowledge of security and contingency planning concepts to include data integrity, authentication and authorization.
o Advanced knowledge of firewall topologies as applied to Internet/Intranet/Extranet deployment.
o Advanced knowledge of encryption
o Expert technical knowledge of security tools to include security scanning, anti-virus and IP Packet construction/de-construction algorithms.
o Advanced knowledge of the firewalls and security system configurations
o Understanding of patient privacy (HIPAA) rules.
This position is for a one year contract with potential for extension or conversion. Do not hesitate to apply today.