Cybersecurity Engineer

About the role

As Iterative Health's first dedicated cybersecurity hire, you'll be building the company's cybersecurity strategy from the ground up. This role involves owning the end-to-end security landscape, including AWS cloud infrastructure, identity and access management, SaaS ecosystems, endpoint security, sensitive clinical and patient data, and the security and compliance frameworks that support our business.

Responsibilities

• Own the security program, including identifying gaps, prioritizing remediation, and partnering with the IT Director to define security priorities, roadmap items, and risk reduction plans.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce security policies, standards, procedures, runbooks, and control documentation.
• Provide company-wide subject matter expertise and support related to cybersecurity awareness and compliance.
• Secure and monitor AWS environments, configure firewalls, encryption, and access controls across cloud and corporate infrastructure.
• Maintain and improve RBAC, access reviews, privileged access controls, admin role governance, service account oversight, and joiner/mover/leaver security processes.
• Own incident response for suspected cyberattacks, account compromise, malware, data exposure, unauthorized access, and other security events.
• Lead incident investigation, containment, remediation, documentation, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvement tracking.
• Own security evidence collection, control documentation, remediation tracking, and audit support for SOC 2, HIPAA/HITECH, and applicable GDPR requirements.
• Support vulnerability management, penetration testing, social engineering testing, customer security reviews, vendor security questionnaires, third-party risk assessments, security awareness, and user education.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, mathematics, or a related field; candidates with extensive cybersecurity certification in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, cloud security, IT security, or a related technical security role.
• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, SOC 2, and HITRUST frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace security tooling.
• Experience with Bitdefender, Microsoft Defender, Intune, Entra ID, Microsoft Purview, Google Workspace security, Okta, or SIEM/logging tools.
• Strong documentation skills, including policy and procedure writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical business partners.
• Experience with PowerShell, Python, APIs, or security workflow automation.
• Experience with vulnerability management, penetration test remediation, phishing simulation programs, or third-party risk reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• One or more relevant certifications, including but not limited to: CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or Pen Test+; GCIH; ISC2 CCSP; AWS Certified Security Specialty (SCS-C03); Microsoft SC-200, SC-300, SC-401, SC-100, or SC-900; Google Cybersecurity Professional or Cloud Cybersecurity Certificate.
• Experience building or maturing a security program in a high-growth or startup environment.
• Background in healthcare technology, clinical research, or other highly regulated industries.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with in-office collaboration two days per week in either our NYC or Boston office.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with up to 80% of premiums covered by Iterative Health.
• Mental health and wellness support through Spring Health.
• Health HSA or FSA options, and commuter FSA contributions supported by Iterative Health.
• Unlimited PTO, 12 company holidays, and a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years.
• 401(k) program with a company match of up to 3% (up to $3,000 annually).
• Weekly in-office lunch benefit every Tuesday.
• 100% company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Annual wellness and professional development stipend to support your health and growth.