Overview
Skills
Job Details
Role: Cybersecurity Lead/ Engineer
Location REMOTE
Experience: 10+ Years
Healthcare / Pharma background - MUST
Tools SME
Top Skills Required :
1. The Cybersecurity Tools SME will manage, configure, and optimize enterprise and cloud-based security tools to strengthen the organization s security posture. This includes on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring compliance and resilience against evolving threats.
2. 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on enterprise and cloud security tools.
3. Hands-on experience with SIEM (Splunk), SOAR/XSIEM, NAC (Forescout), EDR (CrowdStrike, Defender), vulnerability scanners (Qualys, Tenable).
4. Strong understanding of cloud security architectures and shared responsibility models.
5. Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CCSP, AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform Security Specialty.
6. Excellent communication and documentation skills.
7. Individual performer and will need to work with senior client leadership
Job Description
Assess current tools, identify redundancies, and recommend rationalization strategies.
Compile a complete inventory of all tools currently used across Alnylam s IT operations (monitoring, ticketing, collaboration, configuration management, endpoint management, etc.).
Group tools by their primary purpose (e.g., service management, network monitoring, endpoint security, identity management).
Assess whether each tool is essential for current and future operations based on business needs and IT strategy.
Identify tools with overlapping functionalities and evaluate opportunities for consolidation to reduce complexity and cost.
Examine how tools integrate with each other and with Alnylam s core systems (Active Directory, Infoblox, ticketing platforms) to ensure seamless workflows.
Review licensing models, renewal cycles, and cost implications of maintaining multiple tools; identify potential savings through rationalization.
Validate tools against security, compliance, and governance requirements; identify any gaps or risks.
Assess tool performance, usability, and adoption levels among IT teams and end-users.
Perform tool evaluations, gap analysis, and proof-of-concept testing for new security technologies.
Collaborate with engineering and service delivery teams to understand security solutions tailored to organizational needs.
Integrate tool data with other platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch, ticketing systems).
Document processes, configurations, and maintain a knowledge base for cybersecurity tools.
Ensure tools align with frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and DoD RMF.