Versant Health · 2 weeks ago
Manager, Information Security - Threat Vulnerability & Risk Management
Troy, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelVersant Health is one of the nation’s leading administrators of managed vision care, serving millions of clients’ members nationwide. The Manager, Information Security (Threat, Vulnerability, and Risk Management) is responsible for overseeing the cyber risk and threat landscape, managing a team of analysts, and ensuring the maturity and performance of the enterprise cyber risk management program.
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Responsibilities
Conduct recurring scans and audit and track mitigation activities through to completion
Conduct both self-assessments and coordinate third party risk assessments of technology infrastructure and operational processes and controls for assigned areas
Conduct scheduled, targeted (in response to advisories and remediation verification) and ad-hoc IT compliance checks and vulnerability scans for the Versant Health global enterprise
Investigate and validate risk levels associated with vulnerabilities identified via vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Qualys, Kenna, etc.)
Provide remediation guidance and recommendations and coordinate with Development Operations, IT and other teams as needed to provide oversight to the remediation and/or mitigation of enterprise vulnerabilities
Maintain and improve upon, as necessary, the existing IT and vulnerability management infrastructure, including maintenance of scanning tools, licensing, procedures, reporting, and associated communications (downtimes, upgrades, report changes, etc.)
Find security gaps within our enterprise and systems that would not otherwise be detected by a scanning solution in target systems, networks, and applications in order to help organization to improve existing security controls and mechanisms
Create processes and workflows for all aspects of IT compliance auditing and vulnerability management. Work with cross-functional teams to improve processes, workflows and operational efficiencies
Utilize proven sources to maintain an awareness of prevailing and emerging vulnerabilities to proactively address vulnerabilities as early as possible
Provide recurring and ad-hoc vulnerability reports upon request
Establish appropriate vulnerability management calendar, schedule engagements and track activities to completion. Maintain history of scans and activities for future reference
Lead and mature the enterprise cyber risk management program, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and organizational risk appetite
Lead and mature the end-to-end risk scoring methodology, incorporating CVSS, likelihood/impact modeling, FAIR-aligned or semi-quantitative scoring, business context, and environmental modifiers, and compensating controls
Own and maintain the Information Security Risk Register, ensuring risks are accurately documented, tracked, scored, and updated
Implement and maintain governance cadences including monthly risk reviews, cross-functional risk working groups, and executive reporting cycles
Oversee recurring and ad-hoc risk assessments for infrastructure, applications, data flows, business processes, and third-party technologies
Partner with business owners to define risk treatments, mitigation plans, compensating controls, timelines, and acceptance decisions
Facilitate formal risk acceptance processes, ensuring that risk owners understand business impact, alternatives, and required residual-risk documentation
Develop and provide executive-level risk reporting and metrics to leadership, including heat maps, trends, KPIs/KRIs, and remediation status – always framing issues in terms of business impact, probability, and required action. Conduct and oversee risk assessments aligned to major IT controls and security frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, HIPAA Security Rule, CIS Controls, and COBIT
Collaborate with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Enterprise Risk Management functions to ensure integrated risk reporting and consistent scoring methodologies across the organization
Qualification
Required
Experience leading risk programs including identification, scoring, evaluation, and mitigation
Experience owning a risk register, driving governance processes, and partnering with executive stakeholders to influence risk-based decisions
Direct experience with maintaining and utilizing common commercial and open sourced vulnerability scanning and security auditing tools (Nessus, Nexpose, OpenVAS, etc.) in both cloud (virtual machines, AWS, Azure, etc.) and conventional (physical endpoints, servers, etc.) environments
Thorough understanding of network defense technologies, TCP/IP networking, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, network security monitoring tools, secure engineering principles and technical security testing methodologies
Deep understanding of IT controls and security frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001/27002, HIPAA Security Rule, CIS Controls, and COBIT
Ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness in cloud and on-prem environments
Extensive Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix experience including deep knowledge of file system layout, log file analysis, timeline creation, and common configuration deficiencies
Desktop, server, application, database, and network security hardening principles and practices for threat prevention
Experience working as part of a patch management process and a familiarity with patching tools (i.e. SCCM, JAMF, KACE, etc.)
Knowledge of methods for on-going evaluation of the effectiveness and applicability of information security controls (e.g., vulnerability testing, and assessment tools)
Ability to understand information security and information technology risks associated with vulnerability testing, patch management, and secure configuration management
Ability to analyze and prioritize vulnerabilities to appropriately characterize threats and provide remediation advice
Familiarity with classes of vulnerabilities, appropriate remediation, and industry-standard classification schemes (CVE, CVSS, CPE)
Benefits
Health and dental insurance
Tuition reimbursement
401(k) with company match
Pet insurance
No-cost-to-you vision insurance for you and your qualified dependents
Company
Versant Health
Versant Health offers eye health and vision care plan for members, clients, brokers, and eye care professionals.
Founded in 2017
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2020-09-17Acquired
Leadership Team
Kia Lindsay
Chief People Officer
Neelam Gor
Chief Clinical Officer
Recent News
2022-04-28
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