Director of Cloud-Native Security Operations

Overview

Director of Cloud-Native Security Operations - 245347

Medix is seeking a Director of Cloud-Native Security Operations for one of our top healthcare data clients. Our client is a non-profit healthcare services organization that owns and manages a single source of truth of healthcare provider, authorization and member data. They are building a cloud-native version of this product, hosted in Azure Cloud, and they are seeking a Director for the Security Architecture & Operations vertical.

This Director will oversee a team of Architects (4-5 people) and will be responsible for building a Security Operations Program from the ground-up. This role is available on a fully remote, contract to hire basis.

• Working within a highly compliant data ecosystem (HIPAA / Healthcare Data) to build a security operations program
• Heading up a new Security Architecture / Security Operations team who is focused on designing and implementing next-gen security for a new cloud-native ecosystem
• Overseeing a team of 5 Cloud-Native security Architects and Engineers (CNAPP, CIAM, CSPM, DSPM)
• Building a security operations program from the ground-up, specifically for cloud-native ecosystems - focused on both reactive and preventative security measures.
• Building in red/blue team exercises for proactive threat management
• Driving end-to-end Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) practices
• Leveraging data from Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms to drive proactive threat detection and action
• Developing indecent response playbooks
• Building in a zero-trust mentality, with a shift-left goal of integrating security into the entire software and MLOps life cycles.
• Driving security for cloud-native specific environments - examples would include Git and CI/CD Code, Docker Containers, Kubernetes & Orchestration Security, Microservices and API security, and Databricks for MLOps
• Demonstrating exceptional communication skills, as this role will be reporting to, and interacting with C-level executives nad Board Members on a routine basis

• 10+ years of professional experience in Security Operations
• Minimum of 3 years in a prior Director Level or Director Titled role
• CISSP Certification is preferred
• Prior Healthcare / HIPAA Data experience is highly desirable.
• At a minimum, must have worked in heavily regulated, data-driven industries.
• Must have built a Security Operations Program from scratch
• Must have experience with ZTA/ZTNA concepts in a Hybrid cloud or cloud-native environment
• Should have some background in CNAPP, CIAM, CSPM, CWPP, DSPM, etc

• Position Type:
  Contract to hire (3-6 months prior to full-time conversion)
• Work Location:
  
  100% Remote - EST Hours
• Compensation Range: $200,000 - $240,000 / year + benefits (hourly rates commensurate with annual salary)