Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Summary

The Cybersecurity Engineer is involved in the full security life cycle in a multi-platform environment. This role will assist in maintaining an efficient and secure enterprise infrastructure that offers secure and uninterrupted service for our patients and staff. Responsible for designing, implementing, and sustaining risk appropriate solutions in response to business requirements in all compute and storage platforms in a highly complex environment. Support and use a portfolio of hardware and software solutions that provide cyber defenses across the entire spectrum of the cyber-attack chain from data and identity to enabling disaster recovery. This role is central to the efficient and effective use of platform security solutions, including mobile, cloud, and Lexington Medical Center-hosted environments with the overall goal of enhancing and maturing Lexington Medical Center’s cybersecurity maturity.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

Minimum Years of Experience: 3 years of progressively responsible experience in cyber security, security engineering, network engineering, computer incident response, systems architecture, digital platform security (cloud), or related experience.

Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience can be substituted for a High School Diploma, or equivalent, and 7 years of progressively responsible experience in cyber security, security engineering, network engineering, computer incident response, systems architecture, digital platform security (cloud), or related experience. 

Required Certifications/Licensure: Valid Driver's License 

Required Training: Experience performing vulnerability assessments and penetrations testing.

Knowledgeable network firewall and intrusion prevention appliance order of operations;

Working knowledge of one or more general purpose programming/script languages such as Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Bash and PowerShell'

Working knowledge of Cloud Security and supporting Technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS, PaaS, DBaaS), particularly Data Loss Prevention within Microsoft O365, Azure Information Protection & AWS

Essential Functions

• Proactively monitor security technologies for unusual or suspicious activities; interpret and make recommendations for resolution.  Security technologies include, but are not limited to: Firewalls, Logging Aggregation Systems, IDS, IPS, SIEM, NAC, and data loss prevention technologies.


• Proactively identifies zero-day vulnerabilities, abnormal behavioral patterns, security trends, and sophisticated cyber-attack techniques to enhance the security program and safeguard the environment.


• Proactively monitors the threat landscape and current controls to evaluate the effectiveness of the security tools.


• Works with IT teams to develop security strategy roadmap for enterprise security architecture and the implementation of appropriate safeguards and controls.


• Interfaces with clients, vendors, and multiple teams while providing resolution to incidents as escalated from the Technology Service Center.


• Independently manages assigned projects and meets deadlines.


• Independently develops reference materials (network diagrams, security flow diagrams, installation documentation, etc.) for supported security technologies to be used for both online and in-person training of other technical staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Research, designs, and maintains information security technologies to facilitate and improve the enterprise security program and secure Lexington Medical Center’s systems and data.  


• Manages enterprise security projects and incident response requiring the participation of multiple specialized IT teams.


• Adheres to departmental policies and procedures to assure prompt resolution to identified problems.


• Consistently deliver the best in customer service and patient care.  As a team member, demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with patients, families, visitors and other employees.


• Champion Lexington Medical Center’s mission, vision, and values; comply with the policies and procedures, ethical standards and code of conduct set forth by the company.


• Performs other duties as assigned.