Information Security Engineer

The Information Security team defends the company’s digital infrastructure by designing, implementing, and improving the company’s cybersecurity architecture. This is a critical role responsible for protecting infrastructure, cloud, edge devices, and data against unauthorized use, modification, exfiltration, or damage. This role identifies threats, manages projects and engineers solutions that impact the entire company. An ideal candidate for this role is technical, dedicated to learning new things, security-minded, strong initiative, and able to manage projects autonomously.

Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing phase l-lV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through the advancement of clinical research. We leverage in-country regulatory and therapeutic expertise across all major therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic, endocrinology, central nervous system, and anti-viral and anti-infective. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, we employ more than 6,500 people across 40+ countries.

• Become proficient in security tools in a wide variety of disciplines including network, cloud, email, threat detection and response, compliance, etc
• Analyze, follow up, and directly remediate ticket queue of suspicious/malicious events (SIEM, email security tools, network security tools, etc)
• Follow up on ticket queue of internal IT requests/approvals
• Follow up on security-related communications from users, vendors, sponsors (topics: Threats reported by users, vendor breaches, verification of the safety of files/emails, etc)
• Maintain informational assets database and coordinate the review process to assure the appropriate permission levels to those assets
• Perform security audits to assure policies and procedures are being followed
• Research and perform write-ups for complex technical topics, vendor proposals, company policy recommendations, etc
• Assist Information Security Engineers on enterprise-wide projects including deploying security technologies, cooperating with compliance requests, and supporting other IT teams

• Minimum of bachelor's degree, preferably in Information Technology;

• Prior Internship/co-op experience within Information Security or other security-related jobs

• Experience with using and maintaining some of the following:

  • SIEM
  • Endpoint Detection & Response
  • Cloud based architecture such as Azure
  • Privileged Access Management/Identity Access
  • Active Directory
• Soft skills including exceptional communication skills, working well in small groups, and analytical thinking with the ability to solve complications
• The ability to prioritize projects
• Fundamental scripting skills, such as PowerShell/Python

Nice to have:

• Experience with vulnerability assessment tools such as Nessus and Tenable;
• Experience with enterprise web proxy solutions, web filters, and VPN;
• Experience with email security solutions;
• Experience with firewall and network architecture;
• Experience with administrating Windows environment including GPO and servers;
• Previous employment or experience in a highly regulated industry such as healthcare, financial, or defense experience with standards such as ISO, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC Type 2, etc; and
• Auditing and policy-writing experience. 

When you join Medpace, you become part of an innovative team that brings cutting-edge therapies to market while building a meaningful and rewarding career focused on scientific excellence and improving patient outcomes around the world through continuous learning and cross-functional collaboration.

Purpose-Driven Work

• • Work alongside physicians, scientists, and industry-leading experts committed to advancing the global development of medical therapeutics through clinical research excellence

Collaborative Culture

• • Contribute to an interactive team environment that empowers decision making, creative thinking, and continuous learning through open communication and mutual trust.
  • Leadership throughout Medpace is both accessible and approachable

Continuous Growth & Development

• • Office based environment with on-site mentors
  • Defined career paths with clear advancement opportunities
  • Industry renowned onboarding and training programs designed to accelerate professional development
  • Ongoing training and continuous learning opportunities throughout your career
  • An environment that encourages employees to influence change, contribute ideas, and grow quickly

Other Employee Benefits

• • Competitive compensation programs that recognize and reward performance
  • Comprehensive health, wellness, retirement, and PTO benefits
  • Office based culture with occasional WFH that provides flexibility for eligible positions after training
  • Company-sponsored social events 

Please note benefits may vary based on country. 

What to Expect Next

A Medpace team member will review your application and if your profile matches our current needs, you will be contacted for an interview. While we review all applications carefully, we are unable to respond to every applicant, and only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.