Information Security Associate; Temp to Perm

Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve.

In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together.

• Triages, analyses, and resolves requests from internal and external customers, prioritizing them based upon risk.
• Responsible for one or more information security system and maintains those systems to all applicable policies and procedures.
• Assists with break/fix of tools and automation that are owned by the Information Security Team.
• Analyzes and responds to security threats, applying sound reasoning and logic, based upon risk.
• Provides expert advice to management on identified security risks.
• Investigates and documents security incidents using industry standard methods. Makes recommendations to management in the “lessons learned” phase.
• Manages dynamically changing operational priorities (70% of the week overall) and project priorities (30% of the week overall) to meet SLAs and deliverables.
• Researches and recommends new tools to reduce significant organizational risk. Collaborates with other internal information technology teams to support internal and external systems.
• Writes, performs peer-reviews, and updates documentation (e.g., processes, FAQs, flow diagrams, how-tos) for information security systems.
• Contributes and participates in the Information Security Team daily stand-ups and other internal and external meetings.
• Participates in regular reporting, maintaining accountability and transparency within the Information Security Team.
• Remains current on industry trends in cyber risk with industry standards (ISO 27001/2, NIST, CIS) and regulatory requirements (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST, etc.).
• Performs all work in an ethical manner consistent with contractual, regulatory, and legal obligations.
• Diligently upholds Alignment Healthcare’s core values.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Minimum Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Experience: 3+ years’ experience working in a technical, hands‑on role (e.g., Systems Administrator, Help Desk, etc.)

Education/Licensure: Associate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, and/or equivalent work experience.

Other: A proven ability to think analytically. Demonstrated creativity in solving problems. An ability to notice, capture, and process relevant information to make informed decisions. Moral character with virtues such as integrity, fortitude, honesty, and dedication. Curiosity to learn how something works, and an aptitude to offer suggestions to improve it. Excellent oral and written communication skills, and an ability to present and discuss information in a way that establishes rapport and trust.

Detail orientated, with an ability and desire to implement “perfection,” but being ok with “imperfection” to meet defined SLAs. An ability to be productive as an individual contributor with little supervision to meet agreed upon deliverables.

Preferred: Technical knowledge of common information security tools and systems. A working knowledge of the NIST CSF and/or CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC). Demonstrated practical experience with one or more programming or scripting languages (Power Shell, Python, C#, VB, VBA, Ruby, NodeJS, SQL, etc.). A working knowledge of Git and Git Hub. Demonstrated practical experience with one or more of the major cloud providers…