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Information Security Engineer - Boston, MA
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA Boston, Massachusetts |
About this job
Optum Technology gives you the opportunity to showcase your passion and technical expertise, to transform health care, as we change the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. We are also the career home to Information Security Analysts who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day. If you strive to help people live healthier lives by building your career with a leader in health care, this is the career for you! Come share your expertise and your passion and do your life's best work.(sm)
As part of the Humedica division of our Optum Analytics team, you will be responsible for three main areas: risk assessment (identifying problems Optum Analytics might face), vulnerability assessment (determining system and application weaknesses) and defense planning (implementing appropriate countermeasures). Your primary responsibility will be to perform all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
In this hands-on role as Information Security Engineer, you will work with bright and creative engineers. You will be challenged every day to find creative solutions to problems. This role is based in our Boston, MA office, however there is potential for an internal employee to work remotely. There will be no travel if in the Boston area.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Participate in Risk Assessment for the organization
- Conduct application and system vulnerability and configuration scans as part of the SDLC
- Perform periodic and on-demand vulnerability assessments and system audits for configuration compliance to the benchmark
- Recognize potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises thorough reviews and analyses of relevant application, system, and security device events
- Evaluate firewall change requests and assess organizational risk
- Participate in the Computer Security Incident Response activities, coordinates with other internal organizations to record and report incidents
- Prepare incident reports of analysis methodology and results
- Assist with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls
- Maintain current knowledge of information security threats and relevant technologies
- Participate in special projects as required
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience working in data security administration
- 2+ years of data security administration principles, methods, and techniques
- Familiarity with systems administration and hardening, user authentication, and system logging
- 2+ years of experience working with firewall best practices and configuration
- 2+ years working with network controls, end point configuration and network configuration
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to HIPAA policies and procedures and documentation requirements
- Experience with administration of SIEMs
- Experience using Rapid7 Nexpose, Tenable Nessus vulnerability scanning tools and TripWire Configuration Compliance Manager
Innovation. Adaptability. A passion for analytics and problem solving. If those traits brought you here, this opportunity can take you much further. Humedica, now part of Optum, is serving the health care marketplace with the information tools and analytics solutions that will fuel change going forward. We're well past “big data.†In fact, we're using “great data†to uncover new solutions and novel marketplace opportunities. If you thrive on making an impact in an evolving market, we should be talking. Join the expanding family of UnitedHealth Group companiesand help shape history. You'll help us improve the lives of others while doing you life's best work.(sm)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Job Keywords: It, Information Technology, Optum, Humedica, data security administration, HIPAA, SIEMs
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