Sr. Security Engineer

Join Aya Healthcare, winner of multiple Top Workplace awards! 

Working closely with the Platform Security team, the Senior Security Engineer role will be responsible for collaboratively maintaining, automating, and supporting all aspects of cloud infrastructure security focusing on vulnerability management, security reporting, and risk mitigation.   

This is a senior-level position on our Platform Security team. The ideal candidate is highly experienced with Azure architecture and design, is comfortable with all areas of Azure IaaS and PaaS including but not limited to Azure Active Directory, Identity & Access Management, Servers, Storage Accounts, DNS, SSL Certificates & Certificate Management, SQL, Application Gateways, App Services, AKS, Docker and performance metrics & tuning. The role will be responsible for managing and maintaining existing solutions as well as assisting with new solutions in both containerized and serverless workloads working with architects and engineers to develop proof of concepts and development frameworks that can be leveraged by engineering teams.   

This position will involve facilitating knowledge transfer and socializing our security practices within our cloud & network architectures and our workflow processes. The ability to multi-task, while maintaining structure and organization, is essential in this position. The ideal candidate for this job is resourceful, an excellent problem solver, and a superb communicator.  

Who We Are: 

We’re a $10+ billion, rapidly growing workforce solutions provider in the healthcare industry. We deliver tech-enabled services that help healthcare organizations meet and manage their contingent labor needs. We build and manage tech-enabled marketplaces for national and local healthcare talent and deliver contingent labor management solutions through our proprietary software platform.  

At Aya, we’re obsessed with creating exceptional experiences for our clients, clinicians, and employees. In fact, we put employee satisfaction above all else. Our team members are responsible for incomparable customer experience and we know that happy employees are critical to maintaining happy clients. We foster an entrepreneurial, high-energy, low-bureaucracy culture and value innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. We embrace diversity in thought and backgrounds unified by a commitment to high achievement. When you join Aya, you’ll be surrounded by teammates who care about you as an individual and leaders who will help you grow both personally and professionally. 

Responsibilities: 

• Collaboratively plan, implement, and maintain Azure cloud-based security processes and solutions with a focus on networking, virtual servers, web applications, databases and storage.    
• Experience with one or more scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, Terraform is preferred.  
• Make recommendations regarding vulnerability management and remediation to the DevOps & development teams on areas related to the security of the platform.  
• Demonstrate a strong initiative and follow through in executing project responsibilities, overcoming obstacles, and balancing multiple priorities effectively.  
• Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, and distributed networks. Should be able to understand overall VLAN design, ACL rules, route tables, firewall rules, and Azure Policy.  
• Coordinate with various teams to provide uninterrupted delivery of security services to ensure architecture meets compliance and operational security requirements.  

Required Qualifications:

• Systems/Security engineering: 10+ years  
• Microsoft Azure: 5+ years   
• Experience in a technical lead role with a deep understanding of Azure Architectures.  
• Strong interpersonal skills - team player, personable, professional, and organized. Takes initiative, uses tact and diplomacy.  
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.  
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.  Working collaboratively across teams to drive risk reduction and security adoption. 
• Experience with network, hardware and software security architectures and design evolution at various levels of the design lifecycle.  
• String experience with security controls, architectures and operations.  
• Hands on experience with AKS, Docker and it’s security/networking is a must.  
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Terraform is required.  
• AI/ML security controls and solutions experience. 
• Experience designing and implementing automated remediation workflows. 
• Good understanding of DEVOPS and GitHub actions. 
• Ability to design and deploy policy as code for multiple cloud environments. 
• Familiarity with data privacy and similar regulatory and contractual requirements is a plus.  
• Azure Security/CISSP/Certifications a plus.

What We Offer: 

• Free premium medical, dental, life and vision insurance 
• Generous 401(k) match 
• Aya also offers other benefits to those that are eligible and where required by applicable law, including reimbursements and discretionary bonuses 
• Aya provides paid sick leave in accordance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws. Aya’s general sick leave policy is that employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. However, to the extent any provisions of the statement above conflict with any applicable paid sick leave laws, the applicable paid sick leave laws are controlling 
• Celebrations! We hit our goals and reward ourselves.  
• Company-sponsored virtual events, happy hours and team-building activities are always on the horizon — plus, you get a special treat on your birthday! 
• Unlimited DTO — we believe in time off!  
• Virtual yoga, meditation or boot camp classes offered daily 

Compensation: Aya reasonably anticipates the pay scale for this position to be an annual salary of $170,000 to $190,000. 

The pay scale for this position may vary if applicant possesses experience outside of what Aya reasonably anticipates for this position. Bonuses are subject to the role and your manager’s discretion. 

Aya is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including Disability / Vets, and welcomes all to apply. Please click here for our EEO policy