AVP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Cook Children's Health Care System • Fort Worth, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking a knowledgeable security leader to provide vision, strategy, broad-based planning, and hands-on leadership for information security. The role is part of the IT leadership team and advocates for the organization’s information security needs. It is responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive information security strategy and framework to optimize the organization’s security posture. The position leads a collaborative security program, facilitates information security governance, advises senior leadership on security direction and resource investments, and designs policies to manage information security risk. The role requires an engaging, imaginative, and collaborative leadership approach and the ability to work with other leaders to balance security strategies with organizational priorities. The position is based at the Rosedale Office Building, works first shift, and has standard weekly hours of 40. Employees must maintain their primary residence in Texas and hold any licenses and credentials required for their position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10 years in information technology security.
• Previous experience devising, implementing, and maintaining an information security management framework.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant information security laws, regulations, and standards, including HIPAA, HITRUST, ISO 27001, NIST, and PCI-DSS.
• Advanced knowledge of information security technology.
• Experience dealing with and containing information security incidents.
• Ability to engage and influence a broad range of internal stakeholders, including HR, IT, Legal, Compliance, and senior management.
• High levels of personal integrity, professionalism, judgment, and maturity.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Healthcare experience.
• Professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, strategy, broad-based planning, and hands-on leadership for information security.
• Advocate for Cook Children’s total information security needs.
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive information security strategy and framework to optimize the organization’s security posture.
• Lead the development and implementation of a collaborative security program.
• Facilitate information security governance.
• Advise senior leadership on security direction and resource investments.
• Design appropriate policies to manage information security risk.
• Work with organizational leaders to balance security strategies with other priorities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive