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Associate Director, Information Security Engineer

Planned Parenthood· Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Information Security
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$125k - $130kFull Time - UnionPosted 3w ago

About the role

Security Engineer role focused on monitoring, investigation, and management of PPFA's information security program with primary emphasis on SIEM (Splunk), incident response support, vulnerability management, and collaboration with InfoSec Ops, MSSP/MSP, affiliates, and IT teams.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert for PPFA’s SIEM (currently Splunk) and be able to configure, manage, operate, and administer the platform from a managed SIEM perspective.
  • SIEM Security Monitoring – Provide security monitoring and threat/risk analysis in a 24/7 environment.
  • SIEM Event Filtering – Monitor & ensure established processes for event identification are followed, and, where required, make recommendations for new or refined event filtering, ensuring all updates are completed.
  • SIEM Event Investigation & Assignment – Monitor & ensure established processes are followed for collecting relevant data and performing the necessary levels of analysis on that data. Ensure events are assigned appropriately.
  • Tier II Event Escalations - Follow an established process for handling Tier II escalations, identifying the source of the escalation (MSSP, MSP, Affiliate, or other) and the appropriate triage and documentation processes.
  • Creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Information Security Ops group, and providing recommendations on security process improvements.
  • Support and engage on complex security tool-specific tasks with the assistance and guidance of management, vendor & MSSP resources.
  • Assist in Vulnerability Assessments setup, scanning, analysis, and remediations, working with IT Ops staff and corporate vendors as needed in correcting errors and alerts as found with the IT infrastructure systems.
  • Assist in IR incidents as assigned by management.
  • All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of industry experience
  • Passion for working on newer technologies and exploring the security domain.
  • Independent decision-making capabilities, especially in identifying analysis tracks for escalated events, analysis assignments, and escalation decisions ranging from a base Tier I event to Incident Response-level remediations.
  • Experience in compliance requirements and industry standards like PCI, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ITIL, COBIT, Sarbanes-Oxley, and SANS 20.
  • UNIX, AIX & Solaris, Linux, Windows Server Operating Systems
  • Network/System Intrusion Detection or Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
  • Vulnerability scanner/Penetration testing systems
  • Wireless Networking
  • Switches/Routers, Firewalls (basic configuration)
  • TCP/IP networking, VPN, VLAN, NAT, and security concepts
  • Software & Hardware Asset Management
  • Security threat and attack countermeasures
  • Experience conducting forensic analytical studies and investigations
  • Flexibility and ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities and ambiguous situations
  • A deep commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission of promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health

Skills

Required:SIEM (Splunk) administrationSecurity monitoring and threat analysisIncident response

Benefits

  • Travel: 0-10% as needed
  • Competitive salary with range $125,000 - $130,000 per year
  • Hybrid work arrangement
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a nonprofit organization that provides sexual health care in the United States and globally.

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