Cybersecurity Engineer II Firewall

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Department Name: IT Network Services Work Shift: Day Job Category: Information Technology Estimated Pay Range: $40.91 - $68.19 / hour, based on location, education, & experience. In accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules. Banner Health was named to Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America 2025 list for the third consecutive year and named to Newsweek's list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. We’re proud to be recognized for our commitment to the latest health care advancements and excellent patient care. Our team is Firewall Services within the Banner Infrastructure department and our team supports all perimeter Palo Alto firewalls that protect all hospitals, clinics, MOBs, Cloud, Data Centers, etc. from security breaches such as patient PHI and PII data. As Banner continues to leverage technology to deliver the highest quality of possible care, Cybersecurity is a top priority. Firewalls Services is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks as well as troubleshooting security and network platforms. This position ensures that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected from insider and outsider threats by enabling the appropriate security controls while responding to all system and/or network security breaches. As a Cybersecurity Engineer II, you will be on the front lines and help investigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents, elevate incidents per procedure, and liaison closely with other teams to ensure correct response and remediation. You will innovate and serve as SME within design and architecture and help see Cyber Security projects through to completion within the Banner team. The typical schedule for this role is Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM AZ time. This can be a remote position if you live in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, GA, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MN, MS, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, NE, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WA, & WY. Position Summary This position designs, develops, configures, implements, tunes, maintains solutions, resolves technical and business issues related to cybersecurity threat & vulnerability management, identity management, security operations center, forensics, and data protection. Cybersecurity Engineers work with Cybersecurity Architects to execute strategic cyber initiatives, evaluate security components of the network, applications and end-user devices, and provide guidance to ensure new systems meet regulatory and technical standards. They participate in root‑cause analysis efforts to determine improvement opportunities when failures occur. Manage cyber systems, ensure they are tuned, on current release and manage appropriate change management across the IT organization and the business. Core Functions Leads in the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions. Leads in providing technical expertise and support for cybersecurity solutions, including operational aspects of the software, hardware, network/firewall. Leads in the design, implementation, and compliance of secure configurations for applications and infrastructure components. Leads in technical assessments of systems and applications to ensure compliance with policy, standards and regulations. Leads in the ongoing evaluation and development of security policies and procedures. Leads the revision of policies and procedures, as needed. Serves as technical lead of cybersecurity projects, including the development of project scope requirements, cybersecurity product implementation, tuning, operational support model creation. Under general direction, responsible for cybersecurity across multiple departments system-wide and requires interaction at all levels of staff and management. Work closely on cross functional IT teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Must possess strong knowledge of business, information security and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or related field. Four to six years of enterprise-scale information security engineering experience, preferably in healthcare. Must also possess one to three years’ experience in a healthcare environment or equivalent combination. Experience in IT operations, automation of cybersecurity processes, coding and scripting languages, ability to document cybersecurity processes and use case development. Experience with assessing cyber products, including vendor selection, defining requirements, contractual documentation development. Experienced in planning, designing and implementing cybersecurity solutions, operating, maintaining, and upgrading lifecycle of solutions. Proficient understanding of regulatory and compliance mandates, including HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, Sarbanes‑Oxley. Advanced knowledge of Security Engineering Principles, e.g., risk management, resilience, vulnerability management, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc. Expertise in cyber products supporting Data Loss Prevention, EDR, AntiVirus, Perimeter services, Threat systems, cyber platform analytics, SIEM, CASB, CLOUD Security, ETC. Requires independent judgment, critical decision making, excellent analytical skills, verbal and written communications. Ability to think quickly under complex conditions and balance project workloads with customer support and on‑call demands. Knowledge of information technology and information security principles and practices.

Preferred Qualifications

Certification in two or more of the following areas: SSCP, HCISPP, CompTIA Security+, CISSP – Engineering (ISSEP), CEH, SANS GIAC, CISA. Three-plus years as a System Administrator, Security Operations or IT Operations. Or three-plus years in risk management or GRC experience in healthcare. Three-plus years experience in a healthcare environment or equivalent combination. Anticipated Closing Window 2026‑03‑06 EEO Statement EEO/Disabled/Veterans. Our organization supports a drug‑free work environment. Privacy Policy Privacy Policy Seniority level Associate Employment type Full‑time Job function Information Technology Industries Hospitals and Health Care Referrals Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Banner Health by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr