Manager - Information Security

Job Summary

Manages the development and delivery of IT security standards, best practices, architecture and systems to ensure information system security across the enterprise. Implements processes and methods for auditing and addressing non-compliance to information security standards; facilitates migration of non-compliant environments to compliant environments. Conducts studies within and outside the organization to ensure compliance with standards and currency with industry security norms. Manages and participates in the planning and implementation of security administration for all IT projects. Responsible for evaluation and selection of security applications and systems. Makes recommendations and assists in the implementation of changes to work methods and procedures to make them more effective or to strengthen security measures. Reports to the IT Security Director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Associate's Degree in Related Field
• Minimum Years of Experience: 8 Years of experience in information technology (to include 2 years of direct experience in information security within a complex healthcare setting)
• Substitutable Education & Experience: Associate's Degree can be substituted for 2 years of additional experience in information security within a complex healthcare setting
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Must hold at least two technical certification within the information security realm; Must be willing to obtain industry or vendor certifications.
• Required Training: In depth knowledge of cyber security technologies, processes, and threat intelligence; Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, and results orientation; Ability to exercise good judgment and political astuteness; Demonstrated ability to structure, drive, and manage projects with complex multi-disciplinary issues to closure with minimal direction; Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops and facilitates Tactical Planning Activities
• Works with the Director of Information Security to develop work plans define tasks, target dates, level of efforts, resources required, skills required, etc.
• Works with the Director, Information Security to appropriately assign and monitor the performance of the Information Security team members on approved projects.
• Maintains a high level of awareness and recognition of situations that are possible risk issues and works diligently to mitigate or eliminate risks whenever possible.
• Manages and leads multiple interrelated projects concurrently as well as manage daily operations.
• Involves appropriate individuals and groups when planning for and implementing IT-related projects or IT-related process changes.
• Actively participates in decision-making with the Director, Information Security to change or modify policies, systems, resource allocations etc., in order to remove barriers and meet customer needs.
• As needed, facilitates the resolution of IT specific end-user questions and issues.
• Establishes and Enforces Team and Individual Accountability
• Sets clear defined written performance expectations and holds self and team members accountable in meeting stated objectives, timetables and commitments.
• Works with the Director, Information Security to establish performance expectations and measurements for individuals assigned to projects.
• Makes sure Information Security Team is aware of projects, issues, priorities, situations, etc. to enable them to understand what they need to be working on or thinking about.
• Promotes teamwork and collaboration
• Facilitates group learning and problem solving
• Initiates formal and informal activities designed to promote team building.
• Encourages creative tension and supports collaborative conflict resolution by identifying common ground and exploring differences.
• Focus on Recruitment and Retention Initiative
• Define the skills needed for specific members.
• Career Development and Professional Growth
• Coordinates and leads interviews for candidates interested in open positions and participates in interviewing candidates for other open IS positions.
• Consistently monitors performance and assesses competency of the IS team members.
• Takes timely, appropriate actions to address substandard performers and when necessary administer progressive discipline.
• Leads by example.

Benefits

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.