Highmark Health · 15 hours ago
Information Security Architect
Erie-Meadville Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$79K/yr - $148K/yr
5+ years expHighmark Health is a healthcare company focused on providing innovative health solutions. The Information Security Architect will develop security architecture, ensure compliance with security requirements, and provide technical recommendations to enhance security measures across the organization.
Health CareHospital
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Enhance security team accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; mentoring team members
Determine security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments; identifying integration issues; preparing cost estimates
Plan security systems by evaluating network and security technologies
Implement security systems by specifying intrusion detection methodologies and equipment; directing equipment and software installation and calibration; preparing preventive and reactive measures
Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
May begin to provide leadership and mentoring in the areas of expertise and architecture to peers, developers, management and business users including technical expertise, coaching, and ad-hoc training
Support assurance compliance to required standards, procedures, guidelines and processes
Other duties as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Security, or Engineering, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
Minimum 5 - 7 years' experience architecting solutions
5 - 7 years' experience in Information Security
Experience communicating with business partners
Business communication skills, both written and verbal and able to solve unconventional problems
Understanding of the TCP/IP protocol stack, application protocols such as SNMP, SMTP, DNS, and DHCP; IPSec and SSL VPNs; SSL/TLS protocol knowledge
Understanding of the information technology and information security industries, their current developments, trends, issues, and fundamental concepts
In-depth expertise in analyzing a wide spectrum of technical systems and services robustness and needs, and making practical recommendations to address them
Detailed knowledge of web, mobile, and client application security vulnerabilities, attack methods, and countermeasures
Experience with common information security management frameworks, such as HITRUST, ISO 27001, CobiT, ITIL
Knowledge of ubiquitous encryption technologies (PGP, SSH, SSL, etc.) and common protocols (RADIUS, LDAP, KERBEROS, SAML, etc.)
Participate in evaluations and recommend solutions to support enterprises security controls including networking, firewalls, IDS/IPS, data loss prevention, application security, infrastructure security, and data security
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field
7 - 10 years' experience architecting solutions
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), etc
Company
Highmark Health
Highmark Health is an integrated health care delivery and financing network.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.75MKey Investors
Henry L. Hillman FoundationRichard King Mellon Foundation
2025-06-11Grant· $1.75M
2021-05-10Grant· $5M
Leadership Team
David Holmberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Karen Hanlon
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
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