Systems Security Manager

UW Health • Madison, WI

2d • $131,954 - $197,932 • Hybrid

About The Position

UW Health is seeking a Systems Security Manager to lead a cybersecurity team and strengthen the organization’s resilience. The role calls for decisive leadership during high-stakes incidents, including establishing command, priorities, ownership, and direction, and making risk-based decisions with incomplete information while balancing security, operations, and patient care.

The manager will apply technical credibility across incident response, forensics, identity, endpoint, cloud, network, detection, and threat response. They will communicate cyber risks clearly to leaders and stakeholders, develop accountable teams, and improve playbooks, escalation processes, exercises, and after-action reviews. The position also involves turning incident lessons into stronger controls, processes, detection, and preparedness; building partnerships across technical, operational, clinical, Legal, Privacy, and Communications teams; and stewarding financial resources thoughtfully.

This is a full-time, hybrid position. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, with core hours between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The employee will work onsite regularly at various UW Health locations. Hours and hybrid arrangements may vary based on departmental operational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; four years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree, in addition to the experience requirements.
• Three years of experience planning and implementing mid- to large-scale security or technical projects.
• Three years of supervisory or management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Healthcare, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• Extensive project management experience.
• Five years of supervisory or management experience.
• Experience developing and supporting applications deployed in a 24x7 healthcare setting.
• CISSP certification.
• Other security and/or technical certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cybersecurity team and provide command, priorities, ownership, and direction during crises.
• Make risk-based decisions with incomplete information while balancing security, operations, and patient care.
• Provide technical leadership across incident response, forensics, identity, endpoint, cloud, network, detection, and threat response.
• Communicate complex cyber risks clearly to leaders and stakeholders.
• Build and develop strong teams, promote accountability, and reduce reliance on individual heroics.
• Strengthen playbooks, escalation processes, exercises, and after-action reviews.
• Use lessons learned from incidents to improve controls, processes, detection, and preparedness.
• Build partnerships across technical, operational, clinical, Legal, Privacy, and Communications teams.
• Make thoughtful financial decisions, including identifying opportunities to reduce unnecessary spending.

What This Job Offers

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