Technical Lead, Information Security

Technical Lead, Information Security

Welcome to the era of Velsera! Seven Bridges, Pierian & UgenTec have combined to become Velsera.

Velsera is the precision engine company. We empower researchers, scientists, and clinicians to drive precision R&D, expand access to, and more effectively leverage analytics at the point of care.

We unify technology-enabled solutions and scientific expertise to enable a continuous flow of knowledge across the global healthcare ecosystem. This interweaves diverse biomedical communities, allowing them to build upon each other’s success and accelerate medical breakthroughs that positively impact human health.

With our headquarters in Boston, MA, we are growing and expanding our team which located in 14 different countries!

What will you do?

• Conduct security assessments of our product, and cloud infrastructure

• Managing WAF installation and application / vulnerability specific rule sets for AWS and Azure

• Handling major incidents responses

• Select, implement and configure security tools and technologies in a cloud environment, e.g. SIEM, EDR, HIDS,

Vulnerability Scanners, Container Security, etc.

• Develop strategies to increase Cloud Security knowledge throughout the enterprise

• Lead security architecture reviews for product security

• Identify the need and contribute to the development of critical alerts for security monitoring

• Monitor security events within our infrastructure

• Lead security threats assessments, incident investigations, and escalations

• Collaborate with our Operations and Engineering teams to constantly improve security of our system and help

us scale highly dynamic infrastructure running thousands of servers in parallel

• Track, review, and evaluate new vulnerabilities across the technology stack

• Develop and mentor engineers in IT, Developers, DevOps and Security teams

• Keep up to date with latest security threats and vulnerabilities

• Develop security controls and processes

What do you bring to the table?

• 8+ years of experience in Security Engineering, Systems Administration, DevOps or related positions

• Deep knowledge and understanding of:

• Security principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Command line interface of multiple operating systems – Linux, macOS, Windows, etc.
• Linux/Unix system administration and internals
• Cloud Providers services – AWS, GCP, Azure
• Vulnerability management, container security and HIDS/HIPS/SIEM tools
• Testing and exploitability of web application vulnerabilities - e.g. SQL injection, CSRF, etc (OWASP Top
• 10)
• threat intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOC’s)

• Proficiency with at least one scripting language and orchestration technology (Bash, Python, PowerShell,

Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, etc.)

• Organized, detail-oriented, trustworthy, willing to speak up, proactive, persuasive

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Our Core Values

People first. We create collaborative and supportive environments by operating with respect and flexibility to promote mental, emotional and physical health. We practice empathy by treating others the way they want to be treated and assuming positive intent. We are proud of our inclusive diverse team and humble ourselves to learn about and build our connection with each other.

Patient focused. We act with swift determination without sacrificing our expectations of quality. We are driven by providing exceptional solutions for our customers to positively impact patient lives. Considering what is at stake, we challenge ourselves to develop the best solution, not just the easy one.

Integrity. We hold ourselves accountable and strive for transparent communication to build trust amongst ourselves and our customers. We take ownership of our results as we know what we do matters and collectively we will change the healthcare industry. We are thoughtful and intentional with every customer interaction understanding the overall impact on human health.

Curious. We ask questions and actively listen in order to learn and continuously improve. We embrace change and the opportunities it presents to make each other better. We strive to be on the cutting edge of science and technology innovation by encouraging creativity.

Impactful. We take our social responsibility with the seriousness it deserves and hold ourselves to a high standard. We improve our sustainability by encouraging discussion and taking action as it relates to our natural, social and economic resource footprint. We are devoted to our humanitarian mission and look for new ways to make the world a better place.

Velsera is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Velsera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, colour, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry.