Director, CyberSecurity Engineering, Operations and Incident Response

$156,600 - $234,700/Yr

UW Health - Madison, WI

Full-time - Senior

Madison, WI

Educational Services

About the position

The Director of CyberSecurity at UW Health is responsible for leading a team of cybersecurity professionals in the evaluation, design, architecture, deployment, and support of information security solutions. This role involves acting as a technical leader, developing strategies that align with information security frameworks, and ensuring the protection of company assets through innovative security strategies. The position requires collaboration with various teams and stakeholders to align technical strategies with business goals, while staying current on industry trends and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a talented team of cybersecurity professionals in evaluation, design, architecture, deployment, and support of information security solutions.
• Act as a technical leader and point of escalation for team members, providing technical direction and promoting best practices.
• Develop technologies and strategies that align with established information security frameworks.
• Stay current on security industry trends, incident response, and their potential impact on UW Health's IT environment.
• Protect company assets with new security strategies, monitoring controls, and ongoing evaluation.
• Cultivate strong working relationships with infrastructure teams, engineers, architects, vendors, contractors, and leadership.
• Understand business needs and processes for the area of responsibility.
• Align technical information security strategy with overall business goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Healthcare Administration or related field.
• Master's Degree in IS Security, Business Administration, or Healthcare Administration (preferred).
• 10+ years of extensive project and leadership experience in information security.
• Demonstrated success in IT Security Strategy, IT Security Operations, Security Training and Awareness, IT General Controls Compliance & Audit Management, Cybersecurity programs, and Identity and Access Management.
• Experience managing security infrastructure including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, web application firewalls, endpoint protection, SIEM, and log management technology.
• Experience designing and securing applications and infrastructures in cloud environments.
• Experience leading Governance, Risk and Compliance initiatives and incident response activities.

Nice-to-haves

• CPHIMS, PMP, ITIL certifications (preferred).
• Various Vendor Certifications such as Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Professional (HCISPP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) (preferred).
• 7 years of direct patient care delivery and operational management experience (preferred).
• Significant prior experience leading IT Systems support staff (preferred).
• Experience supporting systems and/or operations in a 24x7 hospital setting (preferred).

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Adoption assistance
• Retirement plan