What is a Security Engineer at Ascension?
As a Security Engineer at Ascension, you are the primary defender of one of the largest nonprofit Catholic health systems in the United States. Your work directly safeguards the sensitive health data of millions of patients and ensures the operational resilience of a network that empowers over 99,000 associates. This is not just a technical role; it is a mission-critical position where your security architecture directly impacts patient care, privacy, and organizational trust.
At Ascension, the Security Engineer role spans highly complex, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Depending on your specific team, you will either drive the technical implementation of cloud security posture management—securing GCP and Azure infrastructures, Kubernetes clusters, and AI workloads—or you will focus heavily on cybersecurity risk management, ensuring that technical controls align with stringent healthcare regulations and frameworks like NIST and ISO 27001.
This role requires a unique blend of deep technical expertise and strategic vision. You will be expected to move seamlessly between configuring Microsoft Defender or Google Security Command Center, writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate security pipelines, and presenting risk dashboards to executive leadership. If you thrive in high-stakes environments where security enables life-saving healthcare services, this role offers unparalleled scale, complexity, and purpose.

