The University of Texas Medical Branch · 3 days ago
Lead Security Analyst - IS-Security
Galveston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expThe University of Texas Medical Branch is seeking a Lead Security Analyst to serve as a senior technical and operational leader within their information security program. This role is responsible for safeguarding sensitive data and partnering with the CISO to define strategic security requirements and drive enterprise security initiatives.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Partner with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to define and refine strategic information security requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory obligations across healthcare and academic environments
Lead the development of project plans and oversee the execution of approved security initiatives, ensuring timely delivery, resource coordination, and effective risk mitigation
Provide advanced technical expertise to safeguard data confidentiality, system integrity, system reliability, and secure recovery capabilities, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, FERPA, and other applicable standards
Direct and conduct investigations into unauthorized access, data modification, disclosure, or destruction, and design preventive controls to reduce future risk
Oversee the evaluation, selection, deployment, and maintenance of security technologies, including software, utilities, and hardware, and guide remediation efforts for identified vulnerabilities
Serve as a primary authority on security architecture and design, ensuring that systems and solutions are resilient, scalable, and aligned with best practices
Develop and maintain technical security standards, monitoring frameworks, and incident investigation procedures to support institutional policies and regulatory requirements
Lead efforts to identify, analyze, and resolve security vulnerabilities, operational risks, and audit findings across applications, infrastructure, and legacy systems
Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to security team members, fostering professional growth and strengthening team capabilities
Lead or support investigations involving theft of information resources, misuse of systems, or violations of institutional information security or privacy policies
Oversee monitoring of enterprise systems for indicators of compromise, direct incident response activities, and perform trend analysis to proactively identify emerging risks
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, serving as a senior technical resource and contributing to a culture of security across the organization
Participates as a team member
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure
Performs related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of Information Security or Information Technology experience
Industry recognized cyber-security certification (CCSP, CISSP, CEH, CCIE)
Preferred
Master's degree or equivalent
8 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience
Multiple industry recognized cyber-security certifications (CCSP, CISSP, CEH, CCIE)
Company
The University of Texas Medical Branch
The University of Texas Medical Branch is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$35MKey Investors
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2024-09-13Grant
2019-04-09Grant· $35M
Leadership Team
Donna Sollenberger
EVP and CEO, Health System
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