Principal Information Security Engineer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions live healthier lives. The Principal Information Security Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert for Palo Alto Networks firewall, making critical decisions on enterprise security policies and collaborating with various teams to mitigate security risks. This role involves evaluating secure solutions, implementing security standards, and overseeing complex projects while ensuring compliance and security of systems data.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the functional subject matter expert for the Palo Alto Networks firewall and firewall policies
• Making critical decisions on enterprise security policies
• Utilizing the security monitoring tools to support audits (Ex: AlgoSec, Firemon)
• Reporting and reviewing the compliance status and taking remediation actions
• Determine the severity and complexity of issues pertaining to the security and protection of systems data, (autonomously or as part of a team) to ensure the protection, conservation and accountability of proprietary, personal, or privileged electronic data
• Collaborate with directors, managers, and other technical personnel to ensure mitigation of security risks pertaining to the company
• Evaluates and develops secure solutions, based on approved security architectures and standards
• Promote continued integration of technological advances to further enhance security and reduce risks
• Consults on various projects regarding secure design standards and security information management
• Develop and direct implementation of security standards and best practices for the organization
• Evaluates analysis of suggested solutions and innovative approaches to complex issues, as well as complex conceptual analysis, ensuring implementation
• Plans, conducts, and responds to internal and external cyber security audits and questionnaires; interprets and documents audit results; recommends and implements corrective actions
• Participate with cyber security analysts and architects, providing guidance and expertise in incident/issue response and resolution methodology
• Defines, implements, audits, and maintains firewall security policies
• Promote the development of innovative approaches and solutions to complex problems and issues
• Works on highly complex projects and tasks that require in-depth knowledge of one or more specialized architecture areas such as security, applications, information, solution and business
• Serve in a supervisory capacity, provide lead direction, ensuring the formulation and implementation of procedures and systems

Requirements:

• Associate's degree
• 7+ years of experience with Palo Alto Firewall
• 5+ years of Cloud Security experience
• 5+ years of Security Architect experience
• 5+ years of Firewall rule/policy compliance and governance experience
• 5+ years of Firewall rule analysis and remediation experience
• 5+ years of communication skills with team and customer engagement
• Splunk experience
• AlgoSec experience
• Leadership skills
• Basic coding capabilities