Platform Security & Communication Engineering Specialist - Digital Health

Job description, responsibilities and duties

The organization is creating a future-ready organization that uses data and digital to meet the needs of patients, its people, and the planet. Join its new Innovation Capability Center.

In this role at a state-of-the-art center, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and create solutions that will benefit patients around the world. Become the heart of an internal innovation engine.

The organization is committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where individuals are recognized for the diverse backgrounds and abilities they bring. It is continually improving workplace experience and accessibility for everyone, and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to the team.

You will contribute to a digital health platform’s networking and security features and components. Working closely with the Senior Platform Architect and engineering specialists, you will help design, implement, and scale the platform’s core networking and security services.

This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy working with infrastructure and security on complex cloud platforms and are used to working in a cross-functional team with engineers and product owners.

Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Engineering

• Design and implement security controls across cloud infrastructure, APIs, data pipelines, and platform services.
• Collaborate with the Senior Platform Architect to ensure security is embedded into platform blueprints and development workflows.
• Define and enforce secure-by-design and privacy-by-design principles across the platform lifecycle.
• Automate security monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Define and maintain infrastructure-as-code security baselines and policies.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure platform security aligns with GxP, GDPR, HIPAA, MDR, ISO 27001, and EU AI Act requirements.
• Support threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for platform components and third-party integrations.
• Contribute to validation, audit readiness, and documentation for regulatory submissions.

Collaboration & Enablement

• Partner with platform engineers and product teams to ensure security does not hinder agility or innovation.
• Provide security guidance, training, and best practices to engineering and data teams.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.