Purpose & Scope:
The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to serve as a technical lead for our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) program and cloud security engineering. This role is critical as VHC Health continues migrating clinical applications to the cloud, requiring an engineer who can design, build, and secure hybrid on-premises and cloud environments while ensuring comprehensive security visibility across the enterprise.
The ideal candidate brings deep SIEM engineering expertise (platform-agnostic - Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or similar), hands-on experience onboarding applications and data sources to a SIEM, and proven experience securely migrating enterprise/clinical applications to AWS and/or Azure.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
Experience:
- 7+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity engineering, with significant hands-on SIEM engineering/administration experience is required.
- Demonstrated experience onboarding applications, infrastructure, and cloud workloads to a SIEM (log source integration, parsing, use case creation)
- Experience securing and/or migrating applications to AWS and/or Azure
- Working familiarity with EDR platforms
- Working familiarity with network and security monitoring tools
- Solid understanding of security logging, detection engineering, and incident response fundamentals
- Experience working in regulated environments (healthcare, HIPAA, HITRUST, or similar strongly preferred)
- Experience in a healthcare or hospital system environment is preferred.
- Experience with identity/access management, network segmentation, or DLP tooling
- Familiarity with IoMT/OT security considerations in a clinical environment
Tools & Technologies
- SIEM: Splunk (or equivalent - Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm)
- EDR: CrowdStrike or equivalent
- Cloud: AWS security services, Azure security services
- Network/Security Monitoring: Firewall/IDS/IPS platforms, network monitoring tools
- Other: Active Directory, familiarity with SSO/LDAP integrations a plus
Certification/Licensure:
- Relevant certification(s) are preferred: CISSP, CCSP, GCIA, GCED, AWS Security Specialty, or Azure Security Engineer Associate.
At VHC Health, every role contributes to exceptional care, better outcomes, and stronger communities. In addition to your base compensation, VHC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility requirements), as well as additional wellness and retirement benefits designed to support our employees and their families. VHC Health is committed to wage transparency and equitable pay practices. The compensation offered for this position—whether expressed as an annual salary or hourly rate—is determined based on a variety of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, relevant training and experience, skill level, shift differentials (where applicable), internal equity, and current market conditions. The posted hiring range reflects the range VHC Health, in good faith, believes is appropriate for this role at the time of posting. This range may be adjusted in the future based on business needs or market changes. No portion of compensation is considered earned until it is vested and determined in accordance with the terms of applicable policies and benefit plans. The availability and amount of any bonuses, incentives, or other benefits are subject to the terms of those plans and may be modified at the sole discretion of VHC Health, in accordance with applicable law. VHC Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law. VHC Health maintains a drug-free workplace. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited at all VHC Health locations.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience with significant hands-on SIEM engineering or administration experience
- Experience onboarding applications, infrastructure, and cloud workloads to a SIEM, including log source integration, parsing, and use case creation
- Experience securing or migrating applications to AWS and/or Azure
- Familiarity with EDR platforms
- Familiarity with network and security monitoring tools
- Understanding of security logging, detection engineering, and incident response fundamentals
- Experience with identity and access management, network segmentation, or DLP tooling
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Experience working in regulated environments such as healthcare, HIPAA, or HITRUST
- Experience in a healthcare or hospital system environment
- Familiarity with IoMT and OT security considerations in a clinical environment
- Relevant certification such as CISSP, CCSP, GCIA, GCED, AWS Security Specialty, or Azure Security Engineer Associate
VHC Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about VHC Health and has not been reviewed or approved by VHC Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical plan options span a PPO, a High Deductible plan, and a Kaiser HMO with early eligibility, complemented by EAP, wellness programs, and in‑system discounts. Feedback suggests these choices deliver solid coverage value when used with in‑network care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are positioned as generous, with structures that include combined PTO and in some cases a separate sick bank. Feedback suggests time‑off policies meaningfully bolster total compensation.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match and other financial benefits (HSA/FSA, commuter benefits) are emphasized as part of the package. Feedback suggests the match contributes notably to perceived total rewards.
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What We Do
VHC Health provides exceptional medical services as the region’s community health system. Virginia Hospital Center was recently designated a 2021 Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, selected for the Healthgrades 2021 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ and has received 19 consecutive ‘A’ grades from The Leapfrog Group. Virginia Hospital Center is a 453-bed not-for-profit teaching facility and designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Join the VHC Health team: https://www.vhchealth.org/careers/ If you have questions, please contact our recruitment team at: 703.558.8109 or [email protected]. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Life At VHC Health: - https://www.facebook.com/LifeatVHCHealth - https://twitter.com/LifeatVHCHealth - https://www.instagram.com/lifeatvhchealth
