Managing Engineer, Cyber Defense

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

The position is: Hybrid (4 on / 1 off (M-T))

Travel Requirements: Less than 25%

POSITION SUMMARY: The Manager Cybersecurity Operations provides operational leadership and oversight for the enterprise cybersecurity program. This role supports the development implementation and enforcement of technical security controls across all company locations while overseeing cyber defense systems tools and technologies. The Manager coordinates cybersecurity incident response manages elevated security events drives process improvements and maintains critical stakeholder relationships.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Program Oversight & Operations
oHiring mentoring and coaching a diverse team of security analysts and engineers in multiple locations.
oSupport an enterprise threat intelligence program to assess the threat landscape.
oDirect development implementation and enforcement of technical security controls.
oSupport enterprise security projects and process improvements.
oDrive use of AI tools / systems to increase detection speed and reduce alert fatigue.

Incident Response & Operations Management
oSupervise day-to-day cyber defense operations.
oLead response actions for elevated cybersecurity events and incidents.
oLead hypothesis-driven hunts across enterprise networks and cloud environments to identify hidden threats.
oCoordinate detection and response automation efforts.
oCreate and mature incident response runbooks and conduct tabletop exercises to ensure team readiness.

Security Monitoring & Analysis
oMonitor and analyze SIEM alerts.
oAssess vulnerabilities and coordinate remediation.
oEnsure compliance with security standards and policies.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Risk Management
oCollaborate with Exposure Management and other stakeholders to understand attack surface.
oEnsure security is embedded in application and engineering workflows.
oSupport audits and third-party assessments.

Technology & Vendor Management
oEvaluate and manage third-party Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to maintain high service quality and SLA compliance.
oEvaluate new security technologies.
oManage vendor relationships and licensing.

Leadership & Business Support
oProvide people leadership and performance management.
oSupport budgeting procurement and forecasting.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Education: Education: Masters degree in Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Science or equivalent depth of cybersecurity engineering experience.

Experience: 8 years in security operations incident response or cybersecurity roles with multiplatform ownership and proven enterprise impact.

Certifications (preferred): ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or similar.

Skills and Abilities:
Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies including use of AI and AI-enabled security capabilities.
Domain expertise (identity endpoint email cloud network data protection etc).
Expert understanding of identity threats (MFA fatigue token theft OAuth abuse) email threats EDR evasion and cloud/system misconfigurations.
Demonstrated leadership of largescale incident response actions detection / resiliency initiatives with measurable risk reduction.
Ability to solve complex cybersecurity operational problems without guidance.
Master-level executive communication risk storytelling stakeholder influence and crossfunctional leadership.
Ability to quickly organize and manage multiple competing tasks simultaneously.
Ability to translate adversary TTPs into engineering changes for security tools.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger handle feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop kneel bend crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body is required for extended use of computers. Required specific vision abilities include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

For those working on-site they will have a well-lit ventilated and climate-controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts. Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment

In hospital environment the individual may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses toxic chemicals and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.

This position can expect overnight travel by land and/or air according to the requirements below: