About the role

  • Provide supervision, guidance, and oversight of the WAHBE IT Security Risk and Compliance Team, ensuring effective execution of responsibilities and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Develop, maintain, and implement cybersecurity compliance deliverables, ensuring they are regularly updated to meet evolving Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and WAHBE requirements. Deliverables include but are not limited to System Security Plan, Safeguard Security Report, and Annual Attestation.
  • Conduct comprehensive and complex cybersecurity risk assessments to identify and evaluate potential threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Independently perform thorough risk analysis, leveraging advanced technical expertise to evaluate vulnerabilities, cyber threats, and the effectiveness of security controls.
  • Ensure security controls align with WAHBE IT Security standards and policies, while maintaining compliance with applicable federal regulations, including Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
  • Develop and implement an Information security risk management framework including gap analysis, remediation timelines, regular reviews and updates.
  • Develop risk management metrics and reports to effectively communicate remediation efforts, risk treatment progress, and enhancements to WAHBE’s overall security posture.
  • Develop, track, and coordinate risk mitigation plans for federal reporting including Corrective Action Plan, Plan of Action and Milestones.
  • Develop and implement processes to validate and verify the completion of remediation activities and reevaluate control effectiveness as needed to ensure ongoing risk mitigation.
  • Collaborate with Compliance Officer, Information Security Manager, Cloud/Infrastructure Manager, Lead Product Owner, Tech Ops and other IT stakeholders for risk mitigation and control implementation.
  • Manage Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) security audits and safeguard reviews.
  • Manage and support third party security risk assessment as mandated by federal regulations. Develop, track, maintain and coordinate resulting risk mitigation plans for any findings.
  • Maintain and update WAHBE’s Information Security policies and procedures with evolving CMS, IRS and WAHBE requirements.
  • Review laws, regulations and legal agreements for security and privacy language to permit authorized, collection, use, maintenance, and sharing of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Federal Tax Information (FTI).
  • Foster innovation and manage risks during major transformations.
  • Provide regular briefings and updates to CISO and engage with Enterprise Risk and Compliance Committee.
  • Communicate any obstacles that hinder successful and timely completion of compliance deliverables to the CISO promptly.
  • Collaborate with external partners in alignment of technology, processes and procedures to meet WAHBE policy, state and federal regulations.
  • Work as liaison for technical, business and external partners for audits, assessments and reviews.
  • Recruit, hire, lead, mentor, and retain talented risk and compliance staff.
  • Other duties as assigned by the CISO.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology-related major and ten years of experience with increasing management responsibilities (minimum of 5 years’ experience in staff management).
  • Five years of experience leading and managing staff and contractor resources within IT risk and compliance domains.
  • Excellent understanding of standards and guidelines to include CMS standards such as Minimal Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges (MARS-E 2.2) and Acceptable Risk Controls for ACA, Medicaid, and Partner Entities (ARC-AMPE) and/or Internal Revenue Service (IRS) standards such as Publication 1075.
  • Excellent understanding of audit processes, standards, and procedures.
  • Strong understanding of best practices in testing methods and metrics.
  • Upholds the highest ethical standards, demonstrating honesty, transparency, and consistency in words and actions. Takes responsibility for decisions, maintains confidentiality, and adheres to organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Motivated self-starter with initiative to take independent action and accept responsibility for your actions.
  • Excellent project management skills and able to set clear timelines, defined roles, and practice effective change management.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow-through on issues in a timely manner.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients, vendors, diverse populations, stakeholder groups, and customers.
  • Skilled in resolving conflicts and addressing disagreements among team members by utilizing active listening and fostering open dialogue.
  • Creative and proactive problem solver; must possess the ability to make independent decisions and judgments about work priorities.
  • Well organized, flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong understanding of contracting processes and procedures and contract management.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Benefits

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Job title

IT Security Risk and Compliance Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$126,177 - $137,149 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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