Job Description

IT Security Engineer at hMetrix

Join us at hMetrix and play a crucial role in safeguarding sensitive healthcare data and ensuring the security of our innovative data analytics solutions. As an IT Security Engineer, you will be instrumental in maintaining our HITRUST and HIPAA compliance posture, while also designing, developing, and optimizing our SIEM and SOAR capabilities. You will collaborate closely with IT, development, and compliance teams to build and maintain a secure and compliant system infrastructure that protects our clients and their data. Your success will be measured by the effectiveness of our security controls and the efficiency of our incident response processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure security controls align with HITRUST and HIPAA Frameworks. Assist in policy and procedure development. Verify IT-related policies, procedures, and standards are current and aligned with control requirements. Contribute to the preparation and execution of audits.
• Participate in security reviews and assessments, assist in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities within our analytic applications. Ensure that security considerations are integrated into the application development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Contribute to the improvement of application security by implementing automated security checks within the software deployment pipeline.
• Collaborate with IT and development teams to implement secure configurations and practices across our cloud and on-premise environments.
• Contribute to the strategic direction and ongoing optimization of our SIEM/SOAR platform (Google SecOps). Design, develop, and implement SOAR playbooks to automate incident response workflows and security tasks.
• Ensure the SIEM/SOAR environment is configured to efficiently collect and retain necessary evidence for security investigations and compliance purposes.
• Identify common hardware, software, network, or system problems and research solutions to engineer efficient solutions to recurring issues.
• Effectively communicate security-related information to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.

Qualifications & Technical Skills

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in related fields such as Computer Science, Information Security, Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in an IT security role with a focus on security operations and compliance
• Experience with cloud security in GCP and/or AWS environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune or another enterprise MDM solution.
• Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Linux Shell
• Experience with SIEM and SOAR platforms

Desirable:

• Relevant security certifications (e.g., Security+, CISSP, etc.)
• Familiarity with HITRUST, CSF, and HIPAA Security Rule requirements
• Experience with enterprise Microsoft and Linux infrastructure
• Experience in firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and endpoint security solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

1. Competitive salary with an annual bonus.
2. Fully vested 401(k) plan with employer match.
3. Fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents.
4. Opportunities for growth with continuous mentorship and peer support.

About hMetrix

“hMetrix is the most flexible and responsive analytic vendor we have ever worked with. They have a deep understanding of our work, making our relationship much more effective than any other we’ve experienced.”

For nearly two decades, hMetrix has been at the forefront of healthcare analytics, partnering with providers, payers, HIEs, and state entities. Our work spans robust data collection, scalable integration, data science, and intuitive visualization. We are committed to solving real-world healthcare problems through data-driven innovation.

At hMetrix, we define problems collaboratively with our clients and tailor data resources and technologies to meet their needs. Our participatory work style ensures accurate, relevant results and efficient, scalable resource utilization. Our team’s recent achievements include:

• Serving as health care subject matter experts to support local policy initiatives to improve care coordination and reduce health care expenditures for over 2 million beneficiaries with $10B in health care expenditures.
• Identifying over $100 million in actionable annual savings through advanced algorithms and deep knowledge of healthcare episodes of care.
• Reducing data processing time by over 90% through advanced technology and automation.
• Enhancing error detection in healthcare data, saving weeks of manual work.

Join us at hMetrix and contribute to fascinating and rewarding projects that make a tangible impact in the healthcare industry. We value diversity and strive to create a family-friendly culture that fosters inclusion and growth for better business performance.

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