Cyber Security Engineer II

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Cyber Security Engineer II 

Join MSK’s cutting‑edge Digital & Technology team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding systems that support world‑leading cancer care! As a Cyber Security Engineer II, you’ll dive deep into complex technologies, solve challenging security problems, and directly influence enterprise‑wide protections that keep patients, clinicians, and critical research safe every day. 

Role Overview 

• Apply deep technical knowledge to secure systems and network architecture across diverse platforms. 

• Work independently toward defined cybersecurity objectives with domain-level expertise. 

• Contribute actively to technical discussions within multidisciplinary engineering teams. 

• Strengthen solutions through hands-on development, design improvements, and implementation. 

• Support and execute security projects, enterprise architecture, POCs, and remediation efforts. 

• Assist with threat investigations, incident response, and vulnerability management activities. 

• Develop and update organizational security policies, standards, and technical guidance. 

• Provide rotating 24/7 support for enterprise security operations and documentation. 

Key Qualifications 

• Hands-on experience with secure architecture across OS, cloud, network, database, and application layers. 

• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Perl, Shell/PowerShell, C/C++, Assembly). 

• Experience participating in security incident response, vulnerability remediation, and security operations. 

• Working knowledge of Scaled Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban. 

• Ability to support enterprise security systems in a rotating on‑call schedule. 

Core Skills 

• Strong problem-solving ability with the capacity to improve solutions and operate at subsystem-level depth. 

• Effective collaborator who can confidently contribute in technical team conversations. 

• Ability to understand complex technical discussions and generate actionable insights. 

• Commitment to ongoing learning and staying current with new security technologies and methods. 

• Clear communicator able to document architectures, processes, and assessments thoroughly. 

Additional Information: 

• Schedule: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday 

• Location: Hybrid: 3 times a week on site between NYC and Westchester MSK locations 

• Reporting To: Supervisor, Patient Financial Services 

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