Tucker Parker Smith Group (TPS Group) is a leading academic medical enterprise focused on advanced patient care and innovative research. They are seeking a Security Engineer II (Data Security Specialist) to support data protection initiatives by integrating Data Loss Prevention solutions and ensuring secure data governance across environments.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and manage data security controls, including DLP and data classification integrations
- Monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents in a 24/7 environment
- Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and standard operating protocols
- Configure and troubleshoot security infrastructure and tools such as IDS, antivirus, authentication systems, and log management
- Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to enhance security posture and incident response efforts
- Recommend and implement security improvements, automation, and risk mitigation strategies
- Prepare reports documenting security incidents, vulnerabilities, and remediation efforts
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards including HIPAA, PCI, and NIST
- Support continuous monitoring and protection of enterprise data across systems and networks
- Provide after-hours and weekend support as needed
Requirements:
- Associate's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Information Security or Security Engineering
- Hands-on experience with security tools such as IDS/IPS, antivirus, authentication systems, and log management
- Strong understanding of network security and operating system security principles
- Experience with incident response and security operations
- Healthcare industry experience
- Experience with DLP tools and data classification technologies
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, PCI, and NIST
- Experience supporting both cloud and on-premise environments