IT Security Engineer (Multiple Locations)
**Considering candidates in San Mateo, Santa Barbara, or US-based remote**
We are seeking a results driven IT Security Engineer who will be responsible for ensuring that the Company’s technology and data are secure from malicious attacks that may breach or expose the Company’s IT systems, employee information, or intellectual property. This position will also drive support for security programs through security operations and documentation of all security-related tasks. The role will require collaborating with development teams, product owners, and other business units to mitigate risk, preserve data integrity, confidentiality and availability.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain the organization's security information tools and operationalize new tools as they’re deployed.
- Help evaluate and implement new technologies to maximize security operations efficiency.
- Suggest and promote improved tooling and processes for security monitoring tasks.
- Assist in incident response activities such as host triage, retrieval, malware analysis, remote system analysis, end-user interviews and remediation efforts.
- Perform technical analysis of security logs to identify potential security threats before and after they occur and establish baseline security models.
- Review current corporate policies and help redefine procedures for better security.
- Manually verify security vulnerabilities identified by automated tools & fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard.
- Perform security risk assessments, develop baselines and review technical risk analysis results for projects and new implementations; provide options for security controls to mitigate risk.
- Stay current on IT security trends, news and standards.
- Drives root cause analysis, debugging, support, and post-mortem analysis for security incidents and service interruptions.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology or in a related technical field.
- Ability to quickly become proficient in new technologies.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and leadership skills.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- 3 - 5 years of experience managing client infrastructure in a high security environment.
- 3 - 5 years of IT experience.
- Knowledge of exploits, vulnerabilities, malware families and common attack vectors
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrate problem solving, troubleshooting, and system consultation skills.
- Knowledge of the following regulations:
- SANS Critical Security Controls,
- ISO Computer Security Standards (ISO-27001, 9001)
- CIS Controls
- HIPAA
- Experience in installation and configuration of endpoint security tools such antivirus, configuration management and asset recognition.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Security Information & Event Management systems (SIEMs)
- Possess excellent organizational skills with the flexibility to readily adapt to change.
- Experience with SaaS & PaaS systems
- Strong awareness of current cyber security trends and hacking techniques.
- Expertise in client end-point management (MDM) solutions, software deployment and client threat detection techniques.
- CISSP, CEH, CISM certifications a plus.
ABOUT EVIDATION
Evidation measures health in everyday life and enables anyone to participate in groundbreaking research and health programs. Built upon a foundation of user privacy and control over permissioned health data, Evidation's Achievement platform is trusted by millions of individuals—generating data with unprecedented speed, scale, and rigor. We partner with leading healthcare companies to understand health and disease outside the clinic walls. Guided by our mission to enable and empower everyone to participate in better health outcomes, Evidation is working to bring people individualized, proactive, and accessible healthcare—faster.
OUR VALUES
- Put individuals first
- Challenge each other and state your good intent
- Go fast while maintaining quality and integrity
- Work to win together
OUR BENEFITS & PERKS
- Competitive salary + performance bonus + equity
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits with generous company contribution
- Company-provided life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Wellness and wearable device reimbursements, mental health benefits, wellness programs
- Employee advisory committee focused around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belongingness
- Distributed teams and flexible work hours
- Take time when you need it: 13 paid company holidays + flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Mobile phone, home internet, and home office furniture reimbursements
- Apple laptop and your choice of monitor + noise cancelling headphones
- LinkedIn Learning and other professional growth opportunities
EVIDATION HEALTH VALUES DIVERSITY AND IS COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ANCESTRY, POLITICAL ACTIVITY OR AFFILIATION, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, MEDICAL CONDITION INCLUDING GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, SEX OR GENDER.