Consultant, Security Support

Position Summary:
The Consultant, Security Support, will play a critical role in safeguarding LifePoint Health's cloud-based ERP platform and cloud infrastructure, Oracle Fusion and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This role is responsible for working closely with technical teams, cloud providers and software vendors to design and configure secure access to applications and protect sensitive data by implementing cloud-based security measures, enforcing least-privilege access models, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations such as HIPAA and HITECH. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise and a proactive approach to cloud security in a healthcare setting.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Architecture & Governance

• Design and implement secure architectures for Oracle Fusion and OCI environments.
• Develop and maintain security policies and procedures aligned with HIPAA, HITECH, and other healthcare compliance standards.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and compliance teams to ensure security is embedded in all cloud initiatives.

Access Control & Identity Management

• Design and implement least-privilege access roles within Oracle Fusion Applications.
• Manage role-based access control (RBAC) and enforce segregation of duties (SoD).
• Integrate Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) with LifePoint's identity governance framework.

Cloud Security Operations

• Monitor OCI environments using tools like Oracle Cloud Guard and Oracle Security Zones.
• Respond to security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Perform regular vulnerability assessments and risk evaluations.

Data Protection & Privacy

• Ensure encryption, tokenization, and secure handling of ePHI and other sensitive data.
• Conduct periodic audits to validate data protection controls and access logs.

Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity

• Establish backup and recovery procedures for each tenant environment, ensuring data integrity and the ability to roll back changes if necessary.
• Maintain documentation of cloud security environment configuration changes.
• Provide status updates on cloud security activities and issues.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  Why Join LifePoint Health?
• Be part of a mission-driven organization improving healthcare across communities.
• Work with cutting-edge cloud technologies in a highly regulated industry.
• Enjoy a collaborative, supportive, and flexible work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security, with a focus on Oracle Fusion and OCI.
• Strong understanding of IAM, RBAC, and least-privilege access principles.
• Experience with Oracle security tools (e.g., IDCS, Cloud Guard, Security Zones).
• Familiarity with healthcare compliance frameworks (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Certification.
• Experience with automation and scripting (e.g., Terraform, Python, Shell).
• Knowledge of third-party security tools integrated with OCI.
• Prior experience in a healthcare IT environment.

Education: Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in the areas of computer science, information technology, soft-ware engineering, or a related field. Master's Degree (preferred)

Certifications: Oracle Certification (Preferred), Cloud Architect certifications from AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure desired, CISSP desired

Skills and Abilities:

Communication

• Moderate Communication Skills -- Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with others and make presentations to department or middle management.
• Complex Communication Skills -- Frequently communicates complex information and interacts with management. Can present, resolve, and address delicate situations. Can motivate and persuade others.

Decision Making

• Job Specific Impact -- Decisions generally affect one's own job or assigned functional area.
• Department Specific Impact -- Decisions impact the management and operations within a department. May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.

Independent Judgement

• Moderate Independent Judgement -- Results are defined; sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Functional Independent Judgement -- Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.

Planning/Organization

• Moderate -- Handle multiple tasks simultaneously with moderate complexity.
• Project Management -- Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project oversight, and resource allocation.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.

In a hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.

Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment.

Minimum overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air