Principal Information Security Engineer

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

7d•Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

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

Nice To Haves

Splunk experience
AlgoSec experience
Leadership skills
Basic coding capabilities
Team player

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