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Cybersecurity Analyst roles sit squarely within STEM-designated CIP codes, making them eligible for the 24-month STEM OPT extension beyond your initial 12 months. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign a formal training plan. Degrees in computer science, information security, or related STEM fields qualify.
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Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble!
Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.
Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!
O.N.E Purpose:
- Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.
- Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
- Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
The Engineer, Cybersecurity will design, develop, manage, and maintain a secure infrastructure leveraging cloud platform security technologies and has an integral role toward protecting data entrusted to Ensemble Health Partners. This may involve analyzing existing cloud structures and creating new and enhanced security methods. The Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer is responsible for managing, configuring, finetuning and deploying cloud native policies to enhance security controls and reduce information security risks. This position will leverage resources to engineer solutions which supports both IT and security controls and initiatives including support of HITRUST control and CIS framework requirements. The Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer will stay informed on current threats and proactively probe the enterprise for potential vulnerabilities and develop mitigation plans in collaboration with security and IT teams.
Essential Job Functions
- Participate in IT projects providing security architecture and security controls integration requirements.
- Respond to crises or urgent situations to mitigate immediate and potential threats or IT issues. Track and document steps taken from initial detection through final resolution.
- Assist with investigations of suspected cases of improper activity, coordinates reporting and recommends corrective steps.
- Respond to security-related incident and service requests within allotted service level agreement time.
- Manage and maintain, tune, and optimize the Web Application Firewalls (WAFs).
- Manage and maintain API Management Services.
- Participate in IT projects providing Cybersecurity Engineering and security controls integration requirements.
- Follow Change Management processes and represent change details in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings as necessary. Work with the CAB to establish pre-approved changes as required.
- Assure infrastructure-as-code is following standard security practices and achieves CIS compliance.
- Improves process efficiency by crafting and implementing creative and balanced changes to existing deployment methodologies.
- Experience with the analysis of underlying technologies that form the solution vital for the application of threat identification, analysis, and thread model design.
- The threat model depicts trust boundary, threat agent(s), threat vector(s), and safeguard(s) vital to protect person, asset, data, and the EnsembleHP brand.
- Work closely with functional-area architects, engineering, and Cybersecurity analysts throughout the company to ensure adequate security solutions and controls are in place throughout all IT systems, cloud systems and platforms to mitigate identified risks sufficiently, and to meet business objectives and regulatory requirements.
EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 to 5 years of related experience as a cybersecurity developer
- Associates Degree or Equivalent Experience
- Preferred certification of CompTIA Security+ or CISSP, or willingness to obtain
This position pays between $84,000-132,300 based on experience level.
Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences.
This is a remote position; however, candidates must be willing and able to travel to and work onsite at client, temporary, or corporate office locations as business needs require.
This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.
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JOIN AN AWARD-WINNING COMPANY
Five-time winner of “Best in KLAS” 2020-2022, 2024-2025
Black Book Research's Top Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Solution 2021-2024
22 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MAP Awards for High Performance in Revenue Cycle 2019-2024
Leader in Everest Group's RCM Operations PEAK Matrix Assessment 2024
Clarivate Healthcare Business Insights (HBI) Revenue Cycle Awards for strong performance 2020, 2022-2023
Energage Top Workplaces USA 2022-2024
Fortune Media Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2024
Monster Top Workplace for Remote Work 2024
Great Place to Work certified 2023-2024
- Innovation
- Work-Life Flexibility
- Leadership
- Purpose + Values
Bottom line, we believe in empowering people and giving them the tools and resources needed to thrive. A few of those include:
- Associate Benefits – We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
- Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, growth, and innovation.
- Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement.
- Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company.
Ensemble is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
Due to business, operational, payroll, and regulatory requirements, this position is limited to individuals who reside and are authorized to work within the United States. Applications generated from outside the United States will not be considered. Individuals may reapply when located within the United States.
Ensemble provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact TA@ensemblehp.com.
This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.
Employment Disclaimers – Ensemble
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble!
Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.
Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!
O.N.E Purpose:
- Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.
- Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
- Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
The Engineer, Cybersecurity will design, develop, manage, and maintain a secure infrastructure leveraging cloud platform security technologies and has an integral role toward protecting data entrusted to Ensemble Health Partners. This may involve analyzing existing cloud structures and creating new and enhanced security methods. The Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer is responsible for managing, configuring, finetuning and deploying cloud native policies to enhance security controls and reduce information security risks. This position will leverage resources to engineer solutions which supports both IT and security controls and initiatives including support of HITRUST control and CIS framework requirements. The Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer will stay informed on current threats and proactively probe the enterprise for potential vulnerabilities and develop mitigation plans in collaboration with security and IT teams.
Essential Job Functions
- Participate in IT projects providing security architecture and security controls integration requirements.
- Respond to crises or urgent situations to mitigate immediate and potential threats or IT issues. Track and document steps taken from initial detection through final resolution.
- Assist with investigations of suspected cases of improper activity, coordinates reporting and recommends corrective steps.
- Respond to security-related incident and service requests within allotted service level agreement time.
- Manage and maintain, tune, and optimize the Web Application Firewalls (WAFs).
- Manage and maintain API Management Services.
- Participate in IT projects providing Cybersecurity Engineering and security controls integration requirements.
- Follow Change Management processes and represent change details in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings as necessary. Work with the CAB to establish pre-approved changes as required.
- Assure infrastructure-as-code is following standard security practices and achieves CIS compliance.
- Improves process efficiency by crafting and implementing creative and balanced changes to existing deployment methodologies.
- Experience with the analysis of underlying technologies that form the solution vital for the application of threat identification, analysis, and thread model design.
- The threat model depicts trust boundary, threat agent(s), threat vector(s), and safeguard(s) vital to protect person, asset, data, and the EnsembleHP brand.
- Work closely with functional-area architects, engineering, and Cybersecurity analysts throughout the company to ensure adequate security solutions and controls are in place throughout all IT systems, cloud systems and platforms to mitigate identified risks sufficiently, and to meet business objectives and regulatory requirements.
EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 to 5 years of related experience as a cybersecurity developer
- Associates Degree or Equivalent Experience
- Preferred certification of CompTIA Security+ or CISSP, or willingness to obtain
This position pays between $84,000-132,300 based on experience level.
Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences.
This is a remote position; however, candidates must be willing and able to travel to and work onsite at client, temporary, or corporate office locations as business needs require.
This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.
LI-LP1
LI-Remote
JOIN AN AWARD-WINNING COMPANY
Five-time winner of “Best in KLAS” 2020-2022, 2024-2025
Black Book Research's Top Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Solution 2021-2024
22 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MAP Awards for High Performance in Revenue Cycle 2019-2024
Leader in Everest Group's RCM Operations PEAK Matrix Assessment 2024
Clarivate Healthcare Business Insights (HBI) Revenue Cycle Awards for strong performance 2020, 2022-2023
Energage Top Workplaces USA 2022-2024
Fortune Media Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2024
Monster Top Workplace for Remote Work 2024
Great Place to Work certified 2023-2024
- Innovation
- Work-Life Flexibility
- Leadership
- Purpose + Values
Bottom line, we believe in empowering people and giving them the tools and resources needed to thrive. A few of those include:
- Associate Benefits – We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
- Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, growth, and innovation.
- Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement.
- Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company.
Ensemble is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
Due to business, operational, payroll, and regulatory requirements, this position is limited to individuals who reside and are authorized to work within the United States. Applications generated from outside the United States will not be considered. Individuals may reapply when located within the United States.
Ensemble provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact TA@ensemblehp.com.
This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.
Employment Disclaimers – Ensemble
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Cybersecurity Analyst
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's CIP code maps to a STEM-designated field using the USCIS STEM OPT list. Computer science (11.0101) and information assurance (11.1003) both qualify, but some IT management degrees do not, which can disqualify you mid-hiring process.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask your recruiter to confirm E-Verify enrollment before you sign anything. You can cross-check by searching the E-Verify employer search tool by company name. A company that is not enrolled cannot legally employ you on STEM OPT, regardless of their intent.
Target government contractors and regulated industries
Federal contractors are legally required to use E-Verify, which eliminates one barrier immediately. Defense, finance, and healthcare cybersecurity roles at contractors tend to have compliance infrastructure that makes STEM OPT onboarding faster and more standardized than at early-stage companies.
Negotiate your I-983 training plan before day one
The I-983 requires your employer to outline specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree. Bring a draft to your offer negotiation that maps your cybersecurity coursework to the role's core responsibilities. Employers unfamiliar with STEM OPT often delay this, which can push back your extension approval.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for STEM OPT-ready employers
Search for Cybersecurity Analyst openings on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and active work authorization history. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that have never hired on STEM OPT.
File your extension 90 days before OPT expires
USCIS requires your STEM OPT extension application to be submitted no more than 90 days before your initial OPT end date. Missing this window means a gap in work authorization. Your DSO must update your I-20 first, so start that process at least two weeks before the 90-day mark.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a cybersecurity degree qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, most cybersecurity and information security degrees carry STEM-designated CIP codes that qualify for the 24-month extension. Computer science, information assurance, and cybersecurity-specific programs are typically covered. Degrees in general IT management or business information systems may not qualify. Confirm your exact CIP code with your DSO and cross-check it against the USCIS STEM OPT designated degree program list before applying.
Can I work as a Cybersecurity Analyst at a company that is not on E-Verify?
No. E-Verify enrollment is a hard legal requirement for STEM OPT employers, not a preference. If your employer is not enrolled in E-Verify, you cannot legally work there on a STEM OPT extension, even if they want to hire you. Verify enrollment through the E-Verify employer search before accepting any offer. Migrate Mate shows employers with confirmed E-Verify status so you can filter before applying.
What does the I-983 training plan require for a Cybersecurity Analyst role?
The I-983 requires your employer to document how the Cybersecurity Analyst position provides practical training directly related to your STEM degree. The plan must include specific learning objectives, a description of supervision, and how the role connects to your academic coursework. Your employer signs it, your DSO endorses it, and USCIS reviews it as part of your extension. Vague job descriptions are the most common reason training plans get rejected or delayed.
What happens to my work authorization if my H-1B is selected in the lottery but my STEM OPT expires before October 1?
Cap-gap protection covers you. If your employer files an H-1B visa petition on your behalf during the registration period and it is selected, your STEM OPT work authorization automatically extends through September 30, giving you continuous work authorization until the October 1 H-1B start date. You do not need to stop working during this period, but your employer must maintain active employment and E-Verify enrollment throughout the cap-gap window.
How do I find Cybersecurity Analyst jobs where the employer already understands STEM OPT?
Search on Migrate Mate, which filters Cybersecurity Analyst roles by employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and documented work authorization history. This matters because employers unfamiliar with STEM OPT often withdraw offers once they learn about the I-983 training plan requirement or the 90-day DSO reporting obligations. Targeting companies with prior STEM OPT experience significantly reduces the risk of a last-minute offer rescission.