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Lead Info Sec Engineer

Children's National Medical Center
United States, Maryland, Silver Spring
801 Roeder Rd #300 (Show on map)
Mar 05, 2026
Description The Lead Information Security Engineer supports the InfoSec mission of securing the patient experience. This position oversees and manages engineering of information security applications and systems to ensure compliance with Children's National Hospital IT standards. The Individual in this position will have expertise in Splunk engineering, sizing, log ingestion, maintenance, and other tasks. They will have oversight of configuration, testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting of such systems in order to validate performance and functional requirements. Qualifications Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in a computer science, math, engineering, or another relevant discipline or equivalent training and work experience (Required) Minimum Work Experience 10 years 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on engineering and implementation of cybersecurity controls, systems, and applications (Required) Required Skills/Knowledge Experience leading in the application of key cybersecurity practices, controls, and frameworks Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; interpersonal and collaborative skills; and the ability to communicate information risk-related concepts to technical as well as nontechnical audiences Experience leading the implementation of Cybersecurity applications and systems including network devices, firewalls, asset management tools, access management systems, and active directory Experience leading in the application of systems engineering principles including requirements definition, system design, test planning and documentation, integration, and functional and operational testing Experience leading engineering practices related to performing operational tradeoffs in performance, functionality, cost, and efficiency Experience leading performing test measurement and analysis of cybersecurity and IT systems Functional Accountabilities Cybersecurity Engineering Leads efforts involving the identification of cybersecurity system performance Oversees the operation, monitoring, and analysis of cybersecurity applications and systems Leads the testing and deployment of cybersecurity systems including firewalls, network analysis tools, access management systems, and vulnerability management applications Leads response actions necessary to recover from system failures Leads the curation of key reporting metrics associated with cybersecurity systems. Organizational Accountabilities Organizational Accountabilities (Staff) Organizational Commitment/Identification Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met Teamwork/Communication Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior Partner with all team members to achieve goals Receptive to others' ideas and opinions Performance Improvement/Problem-solving Contribute to a positive work environment Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment Cost Management/Financial Responsibility Use resources efficiently Search for less costly ways of doing things Safety Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance Primary Location : Maryland-Silver Spring Other Locations : District of Columbia-Washington Work Locations : Inventa Towers 1 Inventa Place Silver Spring 20910 Job : Information Technology Organization : Operations Position Status : R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time Shift : Day Work Schedule : Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Job Posting : Mar 5, 2026, 3:06:45 PM Full-Time Salary Range : 151217 - 252028