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Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - SIEM & Cloud Security

VHC Health · Alexandria, VA · 1 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time

Purpose & Scope

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will serve as a technical lead for our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) program and cloud security engineering. This role is critical as VHC Health continues migrating clinical applications to the cloud, requiring an engineer who can design, build, and secure hybrid on‑premises and cloud environments while ensuring comprehensive security visibility across the enterprise.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.

Experience

  • 7+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity engineering, with significant hands‑on SIEM engineering/administration experience.
  • Demonstrated experience onboarding applications, infrastructure, and cloud workloads to a SIEM (log source integration, parsing, use case creation).
  • Experience securing and/or migrating applications to AWS and/or Azure.
  • Working familiarity with EDR platforms.
  • Working familiarity with network and security monitoring tools.
  • Solid understanding of security logging, detection engineering, and incident response fundamentals.
  • Experience working in regulated environments (healthcare, HIPAA, HITRUST, or similar strongly preferred).
  • Experience in a healthcare or hospital system environment is preferred.
  • Experience with identity/access management, network segmentation, or DLP tooling.
  • Familiarity with IoMT/OT security considerations in a clinical environment.

Tools & Technologies

  • SIEM: Splunk (or equivalent – Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm)
  • EDR: CrowdStrike or equivalent
  • Cloud: AWS security services, Azure security services
  • Network/Security Monitoring: Firewall/IDS/IPS platforms, network monitoring tools
  • Other: Active Directory; familiarity with SSO/LDAP integrations a plus

Certifications

Relevant certifications are preferred, such as CISSP, CCSP, GCIA, GCED, AWS Security Specialty, or Azure Security Engineer Associate.

Benefits

VHC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility requirements), as well as additional wellness and retirement benefits designed to support employees and their families. Compensation is determined based on qualifications, relevant training and experience, skill level, shift differentials (where applicable), internal equity, and current market conditions. The posted hiring range reflects VHC Health’s good‑faith estimate and may be adjusted in the future. Bonuses, incentives, and other benefits are subject to the terms of applicable plans and may be modified at the company’s discretion.

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