Lead Security Engineer

A mid‑size hospital system based in Philadelphia is seeking an experienced Lead Security Engineer to join its Cyber Security team. This role will serve as a hands‑on technical leader for the organization’s blue team security operations, while also managing and mentoring a team of three security analysts. Red team experience is a strong plus.
This individual will play a critical role in protecting the organization’s cloud and enterprise environments, leading incident response efforts, strengthening vulnerability management practices, and advancing the overall security maturity of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day‑to‑day blue team security operations, including incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management
- Serve as an escalation point for security incidents, conducting hands‑on investigations related to malware, data loss, insider threats, and other security events
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of three security analysts, providing technical guidance, prioritization, and performance oversight
- Design, implement, and optimize security controls across Microsoft Azure and O365 environments, including identity, endpoint, and cloud security
- Utilize and manage Microsoft security tools such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR), and related Azure security services to monitor, detect, and respond to threats
Contribute to the development and implementation of the organization’s security governance model, policies, and standards
Develop and maintain security metrics and reporting to measure operational effectiveness, risk posture, and security maturity
Partner closely with IT, infrastructure, cloud, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and influence system and architectural decisions from a security perspective
Support vulnerability assessment and remediation efforts, working with technical teams to drive risk reduction
Collaborate with red team resources as applicable; prior hands‑on red team or offensive security experience is a strong plus

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- 5+ years of hands‑on experience in information security, with a strong blue team focus
- Proven experience in incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel
- Experience securing Azure and Microsoft 365 environments
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing security personnel
- Ability to act as an escalation point and lead security investigations
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent hands‑on experience
- CISSP required

- Red team or offensive security experience
- Healthcare or highly regulated industry experience
- Experience building or maturing security programs and metrics

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.