Hospital for Special Surgery · 7 hours ago
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $196K/yr
7+ years expHospital for Special Surgery is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology. They are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support technical investigations and incident response activities, operate detection tools, and conduct threat hunting and forensic analysis.
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Responsibilities
Support technical investigations and incident response activities in collaboration with the Lead Cybersecurity Engineer, contributing to triage, containment, and root cause analysis across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments
Operate and tune detection tools such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and log aggregation platforms
Conduct threat hunting and forensic analysis to identify anomalous behavior or indicators of compromise
Perform vulnerability assessments and guide remediation efforts in partnership with IT technical and application teams
Collaborate across departments to ensure secure configurations and deployment of systems and services
Develop and maintain security detection rules, playbooks, and response runbooks
Stay up to date on evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and attacker tactics; incorporate this into daily operations
Support evaluation, deployment, and optimization of new security tools and technologies
Write clear, concise documentation and communications for both technical and executive audiences
Mentor junior engineers and analysts to build team capability and knowledge sharing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, engineering, or a related technical field — or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of professional IT experience, including at least 5 years in a cybersecurity engineering role
Strong conceptual and hands-on knowledge of security technologies, including: Firewalls, proxies, SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, NAC
Network and endpoint security principles
Authentication, encryption, and secure communications
Demonstrated experience with incident response, threat detection, and system hardening
Deep understanding of TCP/IP networking, HTTP/S, DNS, routing, and other core protocols
Familiarity with cloud security (e.g., Azure, AWS) and securing hybrid environments
Strong scripting or automation experience (e.g., PowerShell, Python, bash)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a curiosity-driven mindset
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred
Industry certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, CISSP, or AWS Security Specialty
Experience in a regulated environment such as healthcare (HIPAA, HITRUST)
Prior involvement in SOC, blue team, or red team operations
Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, or CIS Controls
Experience working in a high-availability, 24/7 operational environment
Knowledge of container security, DevSecOps, or securing modern app architectures
Benefits
In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role.
Company
Hospital for Special Surgery
Hospital for special surgery is the top ranked new york hospital for orthopedics and rheumatology.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)Flare Capital Partners
2023-06-12Grant· $10M
2022-10-25Series A· $21M
2018-07-16Grant· $5.6M
Leadership Team
Tara M. McCoy
Chief Executive Officer, HSS Florida
Bill Donato
Vice President Supply Chain
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