Senior Info Sec Engineer

Description

The Senior Information Security Engineer supports the Info Sec mission of securing the patient experience. This position applies existing experience in engineering of information security applications, networks, and systems to ensure compliance with Children's National Hospital IT standards. Individuals in this position will be responsible for designing, building, configuring, testing, monitoring, and maintaining the lifecycle of such systems in order to validate performance and functional requirements.

This position, while working extensively with many different technologies, requires an expertise in network security.

Minimum Education Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, engineering, or another relevant discipline or equivalent training and work experience (Required)

Minimum Work Experience 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on engineering and implementation of cybersecurity controls, systems, and applications (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge Experience in the application of key cybersecurity practices, controls, and frameworks; sound engineering principles; excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; interpersonal and collaborative skills; ability to communicate information risk-related concepts to technical as well as nontechnical audiences; experience implementing cybersecurity applications and systems including network devices, firewalls, asset management tools, access management systems, and Active Directory; experience participating in the application of systems engineering principles including requirements definition, system design, test planning and documentation, integration, and functional and operational testing;

experience with engineering practices related to performing operational tradeoffs in performance, functionality, cost, and efficiency; experience performing test measurement and analysis of cybersecurity and IT systems.

Cybersecurity Engineering

• Initiates and executes tasks involving the identification of cybersecurity system performance
• Initiates and shapes tasking involving the operation, monitoring, and analysis of cybersecurity applications and systems
• Coordinates actions involving the testing and deployment of cybersecurity systems including firewalls, network analysis tools, access management systems, and vulnerability management applications
• Coordinates actions necessary to recover from system failures
• Identifies key reporting metrics associated with cybersecurity systems

Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)

• Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
• Partner with all team members to achieve goals
• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
• Make appropriate decisions using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently
• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation
• Demonstrate accurate, clear, and timely verbal and written communication
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors, and co-workers
• Attend carefully to important details—practicing Stop, Think, Act, and Review to self-check behavior and performance