Job TItle: Data Security Engineer 
Position Type: 4-6 Months Contract to Hire 
Work Location: 100% Remote in the US 
Compensation: $150,000 - $170,000 / year + Bonus 
Hourly Rate: $80 / hour W2

ABOUT OUR CLIENT / ABOUT THIS ROLE
Medix is seeking a Data Security Engineer for a contract to permanent opportunity with one of our top healthcare clients.  

Our client is a non-profit healthcare services organization that owns and manages a single source of truth for healthcare providers, authorization and membership data.  This product is a cloud-native application and is hosted in Azure Cloud.

We are seeking an experienced Data Security Engineer who will focus on designing, implementing, and maturing our client’s enterprise-wide data protection strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reporting to a Director of Data Security, and collaborating with leaders/ executives from across the company.  Exceptional communication skills and finesse are required.
• Contributing to the strategy around data protection and data security posture management for a public-facing cloud native application that leverages a number of cloud data stores and APIs.
• Working with large amounts of healthcare data (structured/unstructured, on-prem/cloud/endpoints).
• Contributing to the enterprise-wide data protection strategy - from DLP to DSPM, data ingestion, and data movement throughout the cloud-native ecosystem.  Microsoft Azure experience is preferred over AWS or GCP.
• Partnering collaboratively with the Data Engineering / Data Science teams to design and engineer the Data Security solutions:
• Implementing data rights enforcement and role-based access controls.
• Leading efforts to mask sensitive data
• Leading Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and deploying tools like Wiz.ai.
• Leading inventory and classification of data with Microsoft Purview 
• Integrating DLP/DSPM tools with SIEM for incident response.
• Developing and enforcing data protection policies, applying/tuning DLP policies.
• Analyzing DLP alerts, leading data monitoring/threat detection.
• Documenting / mapping data flows.  
• Working with large amounts of healthcare data moving in and out of a customer-facing, cloud-native application ecosystem and directly supporting HITRUST/HIPAA compliance.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Required - Permanent Work Authorization
• 7-10+ Years of professional experience in Data Security 
• Exceptional communication skills 
• Prior Healthcare experience preferred
• Prior industry experience in a regulatory compliance and data-driven ecosystem
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Data Stores
• Data Classification with Microsoft Purview
• Data Security Posture Management with Wiz.ai

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Talent must be permanently authorized to work in the US without the need for work visa sponsorship now, or in the future.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.