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Sr. IT Security Engineer Architect
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation’s largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America’s physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
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We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Sr. IT Security Engineer Architect on our Information Technology team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 2 days a week in the office.
As a Sr. IT Security Engineer Architect, you will provide subject matter expertise on the research, design, implementation, and operation of technical and process security controls. Develops strong relationships across the AMA’s IT department and with business unit teams; serves as a trusted advisor to assess security risk in technology selection with appropriate balance that supports business outcomes. Responsibilities include data security, collaboration with the security operations team, and maintaining the broad suite of information security infrastructure, and all associated contracting, policy, and regulatory compliance implications. Keeping abreast of current threat activities and trends through active participation within governmental and industry-leading organizations to research, prepare, and maintain strategic roadmaps incorporated into the Information Security Program. Lead or assist with security incidents and compliance investigations and produce timely and clear reporting to both technical and senior business leader audiences. Serves as primary backup for CISO.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
System/Network/Application Security
• Research, design, evaluate, and test the security of AMA applications, systems, and networks to ensure the operational effectiveness of technical controls implemented by the organization; purpose-built security tools such as data loss prevention, logging and event management, enterprise encryption systems and also security controls embedded in enterprise systems and applications such as authentication and access controls
• Responsible for the effective use of AMA cybersecurity systems including enhancements, upgrades, and lifecycle management through relationships with product and service vendors
• Ensure the technical integration of security components within the AMA’s environment to optimize the value and control benefits including ease of use, effectiveness, and breadth of coverage
Technology Risk Management
• Assess technical risks in the AMA’s environment both pre and post-production through the AMA’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Change & Release Management Boards; communicate identified risks and recommend solutions
• Manage the research, appropriate response, and remediation of malicious and inappropriate activity; ensure consistency of the risk assessment approach across the organization
• Support policy updates; research and recommend changes to maintain strong security posture relative to enterprise architecture standards, cloud strategy, and AI implementations
Service Delivery
• Manage continuous process improvement to identify technical or process enhancements in the delivery of IT Security services to increase service quality
• Prioritize improvements on a cost/benefit basis, communicating opportunities to management.
• Serve as backup and/or escalation point in the fulfillment of IT Security service requests
Project Management
• Manage IT Security-led projects following the AMA’s applicable project governance processes, including Software Development Life Cycle; ensure successful project outcomes, such as completing projects within time and budget tolerances
• Support new software, data, and service provider product and contract reviews
May Include Other Responsibilities As Assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum 10+ years engineering/design experience with a mix of the following security platforms is required: network and application-layer firewalls and secure network design; infrastructure and application-layer vulnerability management, security information and event management (SIEM); Security, Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), data loss prevention (DLP); enterprise encryption solutions for database, file systems and data in motion; Internet/Web Gateway; end point security controls (such as anti-virus, anti-malware XDR, host-based firewall, and full disk encryption solutions); and intrusion detection and prevention systems. Knowledge of Attack and Penetration methodologies, tools, and techniques
• Minimum 5 years conducting infrastructure and application project design reviews Engineering/design experience with a mix of the following infrastructure technologies is required: Microsoft/Azure; Linux, AWS
• Working knowledge of security scanning and analyzing tools; Commercial Application and Infrastructure/Operating System and Opensource Vulnerability scanning/management
• Polished verbal and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills, attention to detail, and a high level of integrity are required
• Strong business acumen. Ability to understand the organization’s various business functions and their objectives
• Experience with project management and software development lifecycle methodologies preferred.
• Professional IT Security and IT Audit certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CISA, and/or technical certifications preferred
• Experience with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) – particularly incident, change, release, and/or problem management preferred
• Experience with IT security standards, such as CIS Top 20, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, HITRUST, MITRE, OWASP, CWE/SANS Top 25 Programming Errors, and attestation reports such as SOC 1/2/3 and technology risk management methodologies, such as NIST 800-30 preferred.
• Experience with compliance standards such as Payment Card Industry (PCI), Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline strongly preferred. Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline a plus
Additional Technical Background
• Experience with:
• Cloud-based security tools (CloudTrail, WAF, Security Center, etc.)
• Source code management tools
• Code scanning tools (Dynamic, Static and Opensource)
• Vulnerability Management solutions
• Knowledge of:
• User authentication such as Zero Trust concepts, SAML and OAuth-based SSO architectures and IDP integrations, MFA, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), TLS, PAM, corporate wifi, device identity, 802.1x port-based authentication, server identification, authentication of web applications, S/MIME Email Signing, is desirable
• Programming languages
• Web services, API, REST, RPC
• Infrastructure as Code
• Administration of Azure suite
• Administration of AWS security services and related best practices
• Operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, WVD, VDI, and Jump Boxes/Bastion Servers
• Network routing and communication frameworks, protocols, and technologies such as OSI, TCP/IP v4 & v6, RIP, OSPF, VPN, HTTPS, TLS, and SSH is required.
• Working knowledge of SQL, LDAP, and/or regex is a plus.
The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.
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