Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Laboratory Corporation of America (LCA) is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join its Office of Information Security, reporting to the head of Security Engineering and Architecture. The Cybersecurity Engineer will have practical experience in multiple information security domains, with particular strengths in securing cloud-native environments and protecting regulated data, including PHI, PII, and PCI. More generally, the Cybersecurity Engineer will have a deep understanding of modern enterprise security challenges including the secure adoption and advancement of AI technology and platforms and will work with various teams to ensure Labcorp’s enterprise security strategy is carried out.

Applicants who live within 35 miles of either the Burlington, NC or Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in office days per week at an assigned location, either Burlington or Durham, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with other technical teams to design and drive the implementation of security controls for PaaS and IaaS environments and associated components. For example:
  • Infrastructure as code (IaC)
  • Container security (Kubernetes/EKS, ECS, image scanning)
  • Serverless functions/Lambda
  • Data services (S3, RDS, DynamoDB)
  • M365 Services (Entra, Purview, Intune)

• Design, implement, and oversee security controls for AI platforms, including data governance, model integrity, access control, and adversarial threat mitigation.

• Lead efforts to ensure sensitive data has appropriate protections in accordance with internal policy and external regulations. For example:
  • Encryption at rest (application encryption, transparent data encryption)
  • Encryption in-transit (TLS, IPSec tunnels)
  • Key management (KMS/Key Vault, HSM)
  • Tokenization/deidentification of PHI

• Lead and participate in technical security reviews of strategic applications:
  • Collaborate with other IT teams to understand the design and document any risks.
  • Recommend and drive the adoption of technical controls to strengthen security posture.

• Collaborate with application development teams on best practices for embedding fine-grained authorization inside of modern web applications and microservices.

• Work alongside other team members to develop technical security standards and best practices across various security domains; socialize and evangelize to other IT teams.

• Articulate common TTP’s used by malicious software and threat actors, along with associated remediation, to other IT teams.

• Provide level 3 support of security incidents as required.

• Assist members of Governance, Risk, and Compliance to answer technical questions from auditors and clients.

• In partnership with the broader Office of Information Security, research and recommend emerging security technologies/tools to address current and future threats.

• Represent the interests of security and risk to other technical staff and business stakeholders.

Qualifications :

Minimum Required:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Hands-on experience working with a major public cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience in securing common cloud-native services residing in PaaS/IaaS environments.
• A working understanding of modern identity and access management concepts as they relate to application authentication and authorization, especially OAuth 2.0 and OIDC.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and healthcare standards such as HL7 FHIR and SMART on FHIR.
• Experience in implementing security controls to protect regulated data.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Highly self-motivated and directed professional, with keen attention to detail.
• Proven project management and organizational skills, specifically managing multiple, concurrent projects.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service and solution-focused orientation.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's or higher is highly desired.
• CISSP certification desired.
• Familiarity with scripting – Powershell, Python, shell scripting.
• Familiarity with threat analysis models such as the cyber kill Chain and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Familiarity with identity-centric zero trust network access (ZTNA) solutions.
• Previous experience in securing medical and related instrumentation devices.
• Understanding of industry standards and compliance requirements related to cybersecurity and cloud computing—especially ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
• Familiarity with NIST and/or CIS benchmarks.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on 7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information, please click here .

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. A dditionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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