Senior Information Security Engineer

Join a worldclass academic healthcare system UChicago Medicine as a Senior Information Security Engineerin our Information Security department. This is a remote work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

This role will be that of a Senior Information Security Engineer. This person will lead our effort in enhancing and maturing our defensible architecture across our network and Cloud solutions. Besides the network related tasks this role will also assist Incident Response as needed and will require solid written skills to document improvement to processes and procedures. This role will also be primarily responsible for the creation of Standard Operating Procedures for our SOC operations related to all Network Security solutions implemented by you.

Under general direction of Information Security leadership implement and operate security controls to minimize risk to physical and logical assets of the University of Chicago Medical Center and to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of UCMC sensitive information. The Information Security Engineer will assist with the core security activities of UCMC and lead many enhancement projects. This includes but is not limited to design and implementation of enterprise network security systems security operations threat analysis log and event management and network monitoring.

Essential Job Functions

• Primary subject matter expert for all Network Security related functions including DefenseinDepth strategies and Cloud related defensible architectures.

• Assist other security engineering and consulting needs as they arise.

• Develop project plans and manage project team for security related projects.

• Provide communications including status reporting risk management escalation of issues and in general making sure the project is delivered on budget on schedule and within scope.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• BS or BA degree in Computer Science or other IT related field or combination of education and work experience

• 8 years of Information Security experience preferably at least 3 years in a Senior or Lead Engineering role

• Indepth knowledge of Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) such as Palo Alto Fortinet or Checkpoint

• 5 years experience maintaining and designing DefenseinDepth strategies for complex network architectures

• Good working knowledge of Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

• Indepth knowledge of network routing and defensible architectures in Cloud environments such as Azure AWS or Google Cloud

• Indepth knowledge of computing systems data network communications and network architecture

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Good working knowledge of the Plan Build Run model within an IT environment

• Some scripting or programming skills (PERL Python PowerShell etc.) preferred as needed

• Expert understanding of TCP/IP (OSI Layers 1 4) and Internet and Intranet technologies (OSI Layers 57)

• Good knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating Systems

• Good knowledge of vulnerability management risk analysis and forensics preferred

• Experience with HIPAA NIST FERPA and SOX preferred

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Fulltime

• Shift: Days

• Location: Remote

• Department: Information Security

• CBA Code: NonUnion

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color ethnicity ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status civil union status parental status religion national origin age disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicines COVID19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination you must provide proof as part of the preemployment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly a preemployment physical drug screening and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a fulltime equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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