Staff Security Engineer
Remote
Full Time
Mid Level
Staff Security Engineer
About Prealize Health
Prealize Health, founded by two Stanford University thought leaders in Palo Alto, California, is an AI-powered predictive analytics company transforming healthcare from reactive to proactive. Leveraging our proprietary MetisAI platform, we help payers and providers anticipate health events, costs, and engagement with unmatched accuracy — empowering earlier interventions, better outcomes, and reduced costs. Learn more at www.prealizehealth.com.
About the Role
Are you a security leader passionate about protecting healthcare data and building trust in AI-powered solutions? We are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead our information security program, blending strategic leadership with hands-on automation and cloud infrastructure work. You will be instrumental in shaping our security posture from the ground up, ensuring compliance and scalability as we grow.
What You'll Do
You'll Thrive Here If
Qualifications
Must reside in the United States to apply.
The target salary range is $155,000 to $175,000 annually.
Base pay offered may vary within the posted range based on several factors, including but not limited to education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Prealize embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that unites a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the greater our impact will be.
About Prealize Health
Prealize Health, founded by two Stanford University thought leaders in Palo Alto, California, is an AI-powered predictive analytics company transforming healthcare from reactive to proactive. Leveraging our proprietary MetisAI platform, we help payers and providers anticipate health events, costs, and engagement with unmatched accuracy — empowering earlier interventions, better outcomes, and reduced costs. Learn more at www.prealizehealth.com.
About the Role
Are you a security leader passionate about protecting healthcare data and building trust in AI-powered solutions? We are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead our information security program, blending strategic leadership with hands-on automation and cloud infrastructure work. You will be instrumental in shaping our security posture from the ground up, ensuring compliance and scalability as we grow.
What You'll Do
- Program Leadership & Compliance
- Provide leadership and oversight of Prealize Health’s information security and compliance program.
- Maintain and advance our compliance with HITRUST and other healthcare regulatory requirements.
- Write, update, and promote security policies, procedures, and standards.
- Prepare for and lead internal/external audits, including HITRUST certification cycles.
- Manage and optimize security controls in AWS and Vanta, leveraging automation wherever possible.
- Assist in responding to customer security questionnaires and RFPs.
- Perform Vendor Security and compliance evaluations.
- Perform Security Risk Assessments
- Technical & Automation
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline compliance evidence gathering, monitoring, and reporting.
- Creation and deployment of IT solutions concerning security and compliance.
- Lead the selection, implementation, and optimization of security tools and services.
- Partner with engineering teams to embed security into our infrastructure and product development lifecycle.
- Strategy & Collaboration
- Advise leadership on emerging security threats, risks, priorities, and investment opportunities.
- Create and deploy Security training modules for employee education.
- Assist with managing security related budget items.
- Collaborate across engineering, IT, and business teams to embed a security-first mindset into everything we do.
You'll Thrive Here If
- You're energized by the opportunity to be both a strategic leader and a hands-on builder.
- You are deeply motivated by protecting sensitive healthcare data and building trust in AI-powered solutions.
- You enjoy the fast-paced, startup-like environment where your impact is visible and immediate.
- You believe that compliance and security can be streamlined with elegant automation and tooling.
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in information security, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
- Proven experience in healthcare IT security, including HIPAA and other regulatory frameworks.
- Strong programming skills for building and maintaining automation scripts and tools.
- Hands-on experience with AWS security services (e.g., IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail).
- Experience drafting and enforcing IT security policies and procedures.
- Strong communication skills for interacting with executives, auditors, vendors, customers, and technical teams.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with HITRUST.
- Familiarity with Vanta or other compliance automation platforms.
- Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, HCISPP, or AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
Must reside in the United States to apply.
The target salary range is $155,000 to $175,000 annually.
Base pay offered may vary within the posted range based on several factors, including but not limited to education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Prealize embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that unites a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the greater our impact will be.
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