Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

About the Role

A leading healthcare organization is hiring a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to protect critical systems and patient data across a large, complex enterprise. This hands-on, high-impact role focuses on building and automating security capabilities in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise vulnerability management across endpoints, servers, cloud, applications, databases, network infrastructure, and medical devices
• Perform application, API, network, cloud, Active Directory, and infrastructure security assessments
• Design and implement EDR/XDR, SIEM, SOAR, CSPM, identity security, and data protection platforms
• Build custom scripts, APIs, and automation to improve detection, remediation, and reporting
• Integrate security into the SDLC — threat modeling, secure coding, DevSecOps automation
• Evaluate and deploy AI-enabled security capabilities (threat detection, phishing analysis, threat hunting, incident response)
• Assess risk from emerging technologies, AI platforms, LLMs, and agentic automation
• Develop technical standards, playbooks, and runbooks; mentor junior engineers
• Build executive-level metrics showing risk reduction and program maturity

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years hands-on engineering
• Experience in healthcare, financial services, or another highly regulated industry preferred
• Offensive security experience — pentesting, adversary emulation, exploitation techniques
• Strong background in AppSec, DevSecOps, OWASP Top 10, SAST/DAST/SCA
• Hands-on experience securing Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud environments
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Go, Bash, or C#
• Familiarity with HIPAA, HITECH, NIST, HITRUST, and CIS Controls
• AI/GenAI security experience a strong plus

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, OSCP, GIAC (GPEN/GWAPT/GXPN/GCIH/GCFA), CCSP, Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Security Specialty

Benefits

• Direct hire with a stable, mission-driven healthcare organization
• Fully remote position
• High autonomy — shape security architecture, not just execute tickets
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI-enabled security tooling