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Covenant Health · 10 hours ago

CYBERSECURITY ANLST SR

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Covenant Health is the region’s top-performing healthcare network with a focus on improving the quality of life for patients and families. The Senior Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for protecting the organization’s information systems and data from cyber threats, monitoring security incidents, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations while collaborating with various teams to implement security best practices.

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Responsibilities

Monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents using SIEM and EDR platforms

Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation efforts with system and network teams

Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards aligned with NIST and CIS frameworks

Lead investigations of security breaches and coordinate incident response activities

Perform regular audits of access controls, user permissions, and privileged accounts

Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to ensure secure system configurations and patch management

Support compliance initiatives including HIPAA, HITECH, PCI-DSS, and other regulatory requirements

Conduct risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies for new technologies and projects

Provide cybersecurity awareness training and guidance to staff across the organization

Participate in interdisciplinary IT projects to ensure security is embedded throughout the system lifecycle

Maintain current knowledge of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity technologies

Assist in the design and implementation of security architecture, including firewalls, VPNs, and identity management solutions

Document and report on security metrics, incidents, and risk posture to IT leadership

Implement continuous security monitoring and threat intelligence analysis

Support forensic investigations and digital evidence collection

Ensure secure cloud adoption, and configuration (Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365)

Research, prototype and recommend new security tools, processes, or capabilities that will enhance Covenant’s controls

Collaborate with legal and compliance teams during audits and regulatory reviews

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

CybersecurityIncident responseVulnerability assessmentsCompliance HIPAACompliance HITECHSecurity certificationsSecurity policies developmentRisk assessmentsCollaborationContinuous learningDocumentation