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IT Network Services
Work Shift:
Day
Job Category:
Information Technology
Banner Health was named to Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America 2025 list for the third consecutive year and named to Newsweek's list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. We’re proud to be recognized for our commitment to the latest health care advancements and excellent patient care.
As Banner continues to leverage technology to deliver the highest quality of possible care, Cybersecurity is a top priority. Firewalls Services is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks as well as troubleshooting security and network platforms. This position ensures that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected from insider and outsider threats by enabling the appropriate security controls while responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
As a Cybersecurity Engineer III, you will be on the front lines and help investigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents, escalate cybersecurity incidents as defined by procedure, and help liaise closely with other teams to ensure the correct response and remediation of cybersecurity incidents. Also in the CSE III role, you will be an innovator and SME within design and architecture as well as helping see major Cyber Security projects through to completion within the Banner team. The location for this role can be local to Arizona or remote and will include on-call duties. The typical schedule for this role is Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM AZ time. This can be a remote position if you live in the following states ONLY: AL, AK, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, AZ, CA, CO, NE, NV, WY. No other states will be considered.
Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.
Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs, or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.
Position Summary
This position leads the designs, develops, configures, implements, tunes, maintains solutions, resolves technical and business issues related to cybersecurity threat & vulnerability management, identity management, security operations center, forensics, and data protection. Cybersecurity Engineers work with Cybersecurity Architects to execute strategic cyber initiatives, evaluate security components of the network, applications, and end-user devices, and provide guidance to ensure new systems meet regulatory and technical standards. Cybersecurity Engineers lead root-cause analysis on Cyber systems to determine improvement opportunities when failures occur. Cybersecurity Engineers work closely with other IT organizations to ensure cyber products are working and integrating with non-cyber environments (apps, networks, End User devices, Servers, etc).
CORE FUNCTIONS
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Proactively initiates the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, upgrades, enhancements, while looking forward three to five years.
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Leads in providing technical expertise and support for cybersecurity solutions, including operational aspects of the software.
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Serves as subject matter expert in the design, implementation, and compliance of secure baseline configurations for applications and infrastructure components.
-
Proactively initiates technical assessments of systems and applications to ensure compliance with policy, standards, and regulations.
-
Authors new cybersecurity standards and procedures. Leads the revision of existing cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures, as needed.
-
Serves as technical leader for cybersecurity projects, including the development of project scope requirements, budgeting, work breakdown, and operational handoff.
-
Identify threats and develop suitable defense measures, evaluate system changes for security implications, and recommend enhancements, research, and draft cybersecurity white papers, and provide first-class support to the cybersecurity operations staff for resolving difficult cybersecurity issues.
-
Under limited direction, self-starter, this position is responsible for cybersecurity across multiple departments system-wide and requires interaction at all levels of staff and management. Work closely on cross-functional IT Teams. Leads work through indirect leadership across other cyber resources. Articulate complex Security functions into simple business ease.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess strong knowledge of business, information security, and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent.
Experience normally obtained through seven plus years of experience of enterprise-scale information security engineering, preferably in healthcare. Must also possess three plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Experience with IT operations, automation of security processes, coding and scripting languages, ability to document security processes as well as use case development. Experience with assessing cyber products, including vendor selection, defining requirements, and contractual documentation development. Experienced assessing and reaching out to vendors for needed features via enhancement requests. Expert understanding of regulatory and compliance mandates, including but not limited to HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley. Experienced in planning, designing, and implementing cybersecurity solutions, operating, maintaining, and managing the lifecycle of cybersecurity solutions. Advanced knowledge of Security Engineering Principles, including risk management, resilience, vulnerability management, Information Security, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc. Advanced expertise in Cyber products supporting Data Loss Prevention, EDR, AntiVirus, Perimeter services, threat systems, cyber platform analytics, SIEM, CASB, CLOUD Security, etc. Proven Cloud Security experience. Requires independent judgment, critical decision making, excellent analytical skills, with excellent verbal and written communications. Ability to think quickly under difficult or complex conditions and clearly communicate to appropriate staff; ability to balance project workloads with customer support and on-call demands. Must demonstrate deep knowledge of information technology and information security principles and practices. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Incumbent will have skills to mentor less experienced team members. As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours and responding to after-hours notifications may be required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Certification in two or more of the following areas: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Engineering (ISSEP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), SANS GIAC, or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Four plus years as a System Administrator or in IT Operations. Or four plus years in risk management or GRC experience in the healthcare/medical environment. Five plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
Estimated Pay Range:
$50.12 - $83.54 / hour
Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
Department Name:
IT Network Services
Work Shift:
Day
Job Category:
Information Technology
Banner Health was named to Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America 2025 list for the third consecutive year and named to Newsweek's list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. We’re proud to be recognized for our commitment to the latest health care advancements and excellent patient care.
As Banner continues to leverage technology to deliver the highest quality of possible care, Cybersecurity is a top priority. Firewalls Services is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks as well as troubleshooting security and network platforms. This position ensures that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected from insider and outsider threats by enabling the appropriate security controls while responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
As a Cybersecurity Engineer III, you will be on the front lines and help investigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents, escalate cybersecurity incidents as defined by procedure, and help liaise closely with other teams to ensure the correct response and remediation of cybersecurity incidents. Also in the CSE III role, you will be an innovator and SME within design and architecture as well as helping see major Cyber Security projects through to completion within the Banner team. The location for this role can be local to Arizona or remote and will include on-call duties. The typical schedule for this role is Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM AZ time. This can be a remote position if you live in the following states ONLY: AL, AK, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, AZ, CA, CO, NE, NV, WY. No other states will be considered.
Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.
Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs, or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.
Position Summary
This position leads the designs, develops, configures, implements, tunes, maintains solutions, resolves technical and business issues related to cybersecurity threat & vulnerability management, identity management, security operations center, forensics, and data protection. Cybersecurity Engineers work with Cybersecurity Architects to execute strategic cyber initiatives, evaluate security components of the network, applications, and end-user devices, and provide guidance to ensure new systems meet regulatory and technical standards. Cybersecurity Engineers lead root-cause analysis on Cyber systems to determine improvement opportunities when failures occur. Cybersecurity Engineers work closely with other IT organizations to ensure cyber products are working and integrating with non-cyber environments (apps, networks, End User devices, Servers, etc).
CORE FUNCTIONS
-
Proactively initiates the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, upgrades, enhancements, while looking forward three to five years.
-
Leads in providing technical expertise and support for cybersecurity solutions, including operational aspects of the software.
-
Serves as subject matter expert in the design, implementation, and compliance of secure baseline configurations for applications and infrastructure components.
-
Proactively initiates technical assessments of systems and applications to ensure compliance with policy, standards, and regulations.
-
Authors new cybersecurity standards and procedures. Leads the revision of existing cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures, as needed.
-
Serves as technical leader for cybersecurity projects, including the development of project scope requirements, budgeting, work breakdown, and operational handoff.
-
Identify threats and develop suitable defense measures, evaluate system changes for security implications, and recommend enhancements, research, and draft cybersecurity white papers, and provide first-class support to the cybersecurity operations staff for resolving difficult cybersecurity issues.
-
Under limited direction, self-starter, this position is responsible for cybersecurity across multiple departments system-wide and requires interaction at all levels of staff and management. Work closely on cross-functional IT Teams. Leads work through indirect leadership across other cyber resources. Articulate complex Security functions into simple business ease.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess strong knowledge of business, information security, and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent.
Experience normally obtained through seven plus years of experience of enterprise-scale information security engineering, preferably in healthcare. Must also possess three plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Experience with IT operations, automation of security processes, coding and scripting languages, ability to document security processes as well as use case development. Experience with assessing cyber products, including vendor selection, defining requirements, and contractual documentation development. Experienced assessing and reaching out to vendors for needed features via enhancement requests. Expert understanding of regulatory and compliance mandates, including but not limited to HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley. Experienced in planning, designing, and implementing cybersecurity solutions, operating, maintaining, and managing the lifecycle of cybersecurity solutions. Advanced knowledge of Security Engineering Principles, including risk management, resilience, vulnerability management, Information Security, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc. Advanced expertise in Cyber products supporting Data Loss Prevention, EDR, AntiVirus, Perimeter services, threat systems, cyber platform analytics, SIEM, CASB, CLOUD Security, etc. Proven Cloud Security experience. Requires independent judgment, critical decision making, excellent analytical skills, with excellent verbal and written communications. Ability to think quickly under difficult or complex conditions and clearly communicate to appropriate staff; ability to balance project workloads with customer support and on-call demands. Must demonstrate deep knowledge of information technology and information security principles and practices. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Incumbent will have skills to mentor less experienced team members. As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours and responding to after-hours notifications may be required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Certification in two or more of the following areas: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Engineering (ISSEP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), SANS GIAC, or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Four plus years as a System Administrator or in IT Operations. Or four plus years in risk management or GRC experience in the healthcare/medical environment. Five plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
Estimated Pay Range:
$50.12 - $83.54 / hour
Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Cybersecurity Intern
Document your cybersecurity credentials now
PERM requires proof your education directly matches the role. Gather transcripts, certifications like CompTIA Security+ or CEH, and any coursework in network security or cryptography before your employer files the labor certification with DOL.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Not every company that hires cybersecurity interns will sponsor green cards. Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify which employers have filed PERM applications for cybersecurity roles, then prioritize those companies in your job search.
Clarify sponsorship intent before accepting offers
Ask directly during the offer stage whether the employer will initiate PERM within your internship or convert you to a full-time sponsored role. A verbal commitment means nothing without a written sponsorship agreement.
Understand how the EB-3 timeline affects your status
PERM labor certification alone can take six to twelve months, followed by I-140 adjudication and adjustment of status. Plan your current visa status accordingly so you maintain lawful presence throughout the entire green card process.
Search green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Filter by employers actively sponsoring EB-2 and EB-3 green cards for cybersecurity roles using Migrate Mate. The platform surfaces companies with verified employment-based sponsorship history, saving you from cold-applying to employers who won't file PERM.
Verify your role qualifies as a specialty occupation
Check the O*NET profile for cybersecurity analyst and related titles to confirm the position requires a specific bachelor's degree field. USCIS scrutinizes internship-level roles more closely, so your job duties must align with the degree requirement stated in the PERM application.
Green Card Cybersecurity Intern: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a cybersecurity internship actually lead to a green card?
Yes, but only if the employer sponsors you through the PERM labor certification process, which is tied to a specific permanent position rather than the internship itself. Most employers sponsor green cards for full-time conversions after the internship ends. The PERM filing, I-140 petition, and adjustment of status together establish your path to lawful permanent residency.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for cybersecurity roles?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa subject to an annual lottery cap, so selection isn't guaranteed. Employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads directly to permanent residency with no lottery. EB-3 sponsorship has no annual cap concerns for most nationalities, and once your I-140 is approved, your priority date is locked regardless of future employer changes.
Which green card category covers cybersecurity intern positions?
Most cybersecurity intern roles fall under EB-3 for professionals, which requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field like computer science, information security, or electrical engineering. If the position requires a master's degree or you hold advanced credentials that support an advanced-degree requirement, the role may qualify under EB-2 instead. Your employer's attorney determines the category based on the job's minimum requirements.
How do I find cybersecurity internships that offer green card sponsorship?
Start your search on Migrate Mate, which filters job listings by employers with active employment-based green card sponsorship history. Because PERM filings are public DOL records, the platform can surface companies that have genuinely sponsored EB-2 and EB-3 petitions for cybersecurity roles, helping you focus your applications where sponsorship is realistic.
What happens to my green card sponsorship if I leave the internship early?
If your employer has not yet filed the PERM application, leaving ends the sponsorship process entirely. If PERM has been filed and your I-140 approved, you may have portability rights under AC21 after 180 days, but those rights apply to a comparable full-time role, not a return to internship status. Consult an immigration attorney before making any job changes mid-process.