Cybersecurity Engineer II

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cybersecurity Engineer II responsible for designing and implementing cybersecurity solutions in the Wisconsin Health Data Hub. Collaborating with technical teams to secure healthcare datasets and infrastructure.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced cybersecurity solutions
Work closely with data engineers, solutions architects, and domain experts to secure infrastructure, applications, and sensitive multi-modal healthcare datasets
Design and implement security controls across WHDH cloud infrastructure, applications, data platforms, and network environments
Configure identity and access management controls
Implement encryption solutions for data at rest, in transit, and during controlled data exchange processes
Conduct architecture reviews to identify and remediate security weaknesses
Implement and maintain security monitoring tools, logging pipelines, and alerting capabilities
Lead technical response efforts for cybersecurity incidents
Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years of professional experience implementing cybersecurity controls in enterprise or cloud environments (7 years preferred)
Experience with identity and access management, network security, vulnerability management, and security monitoring
Experience securing cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Familiarity with scripting or automation using tools such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Terraform
Strong understanding of security principles including encryption, authentication, logging, and incident response

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous vacation
holidays
sick leave
competitive insurances
savings accounts
retirement benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurity solutionssecurity controlsidentity and access managementencryption solutionssecurity monitoringvulnerability managementnetwork securityscriptingautomationincident response

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationanalytical thinking