What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Administrator position at Hearst Health?
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Homecare Homebase, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation is a market leader in healthcare software development providing mobile cloud-based solutions for clinical, operational, and financial improvement of homecare and hospice agencies throughout the United States. Our software enables real time solutions for wireless information exchange and communication between office staff, field staff, and physicians.
Our success is fueled by our talented technology teams that are driven by their passion to make a difference in patient care. Our employees work in a culture that is guided by values of caring, action, respect, excellence, and smile (a positive attitude). If you want to work in a role where your skills have a direct influence on patient care, Homecare Homebase is the next step in your career. We are hiring technologists that want to make a difference.
Security Administrator
The Security Administrator is responsible for supporting day-to-day security operations across on-premises and cloud-based environments. This role focuses on monitoring, incident response, platform administration, and ensuring compliance with organizational security policies.
The Security Administrator works closely with senior team members to maintain a secure, stable, and compliant environment in support of patient care systems.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the Security Administrator can vary, but should include:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Homecare Homebase, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation is a market leader in healthcare software development providing mobile cloud-based solutions for clinical, operational, and financial improvement of homecare and hospice agencies throughout the United States. Our software enables real time solutions for wireless information exchange and communication between office staff, field staff, and physicians.
Our success is fueled by our talented technology teams that are driven by their passion to make a difference in patient care. Our employees work in a culture that is guided by values of caring, action, respect, excellence, and smile (a positive attitude). If you want to work in a role where your skills have a direct influence on patient care, Homecare Homebase is the next step in your career. We are hiring technologists that want to make a difference.
Security Administrator
The Security Administrator is responsible for supporting day-to-day security operations across on-premises and cloud-based environments. This role focuses on monitoring, incident response, platform administration, and ensuring compliance with organizational security policies.
The Security Administrator works closely with senior team members to maintain a secure, stable, and compliant environment in support of patient care systems.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the Security Administrator can vary, but should include:
- Monitor security tools and platforms for alerts and anomalies.
- Investigate and respond to security incidents under senior guidance.
- Support administration and maintenance of security platforms (including SIEM).
- Assist with log analysis, threat detection, and vulnerability remediation.
- Participate in incidents, problems, and change management processes.
- Document procedures, runbooks, and operational processes.
- Assist with compliance evidence gathering and audit support.
- Support patching, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening efforts.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to secure assets.
- Maintain inventory of security-relevant infrastructure components.
- 2-4 years of experience in Security Operations, Systems Administration, or related field.
- Experience supporting production IT environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related (equivalent experience considered).
- Strong experience with Enterprise SIEM (Splunk or similar).
- Basic understanding of events and incident handling.
- Experience in regulated industries (HIPAA, HiTrust, PCI, SOX) preferred.
- Experience in healthcare environments a plus.
- Exposure to Agile environments preferred.
- Strong written and verbal interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to follow documented processes and escalate appropriately.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Customer-focused mindset and accountability.
- Windows/Linux security/administration knowledge.
- Basic SIEM monitoring and log analysis.
- Network/Server security attack mitigation.
- Load balancer knowledge (NetScaler, F5).
- Understanding of vulnerability management concepts.
- Exposure to privileged access management tools (e.g., CyberArk or similar).
- Basic understanding of automation and monitoring tools.
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Math or related (equivalent experience considered).
- Candidates with relevant certifications are preferred, including but not limited to the following:
- Security analysis (eg. Security , GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, etc)
- Security management\architecture (eg. CASP , CISSP, NCSF, etc)
- Security engineering (eg. Azure SAE, GCWIN, GCUX, PCCSA\CCNA, etc)
- Information security auditing (eg. CISA, CIA, GSNA, ISO, etc)
- Certifications in Splunk
- Certifications related to ITIL\ITSM