Sharp HealthCare · 9 hours ago
IAM Epic Security Analyst III
San Diego, CA
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSharp HealthCare is a leading healthcare provider seeking an IAM Epic Security Analyst III to provide leadership and guidance on Identity and Access Management and Epic Security strategy. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining IAM systems, while responding to security incidents and coordinating activities across IT teams.
Health CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Provides leadership and guidance to the IAM Security team, organization and business partners on Sharp HealthCare's Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Epic Security strategy; ensuring policies and security standards are met
Responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of identity and access management systems, ensuring authorized individuals have appropriate access to systems and data
Efficiently and effectively, respond to IAM and Epic Security incidents, service requests, application access requests and audits
Provides leadership and support to peers as well as various other departments of the organization
Responsible for coordinating activities with multiple IT teams and Sharp departments to develop, maintain, support, and enhance Epic access and security
Facilitate a multidisciplinary Epic Security Workgroup with representation from ISD Application teams, Compliance, IAM, Training, Clinical Informatics and Operations
Set and manage timelines, decision points, and outcomes for initiatives related to Epic Security structure, education, and sustainment
Demonstrate content expertise regarding application and business operations by mentoring staff
Serve as an escalation point for issues related to Epic Security, IAM and SER
Lead and mentor staff in resolution
Promote inter-department partnerships, teamwork and cooperation to support achievement of the IT departments’ goals
Facilitate initiatives to standardize data and workflows to better utilize IAM automation tools
Design, develop and monitor measurements of process improvements related to IAM, Epic Security, and SER
Serve as an organization advisor for policies and procedures requiring access management components
Identify high risk situations, inform Management with recommendation on next steps
Coordinate the activities to reduce the risk
Leads evaluation of communication plans and refines processes for improvement
Lead team through demonstration of utilizing business and IT strategies to translate business requirements into system solutions that meet project requirements
Mentor and guide junior IAM Epic Security Analysts
Lead Epic Security projects and initiatives to improve the access management process
Coordinates project participation among team to ensure timelines and service agreements are met
Ensure team readiness for internal and external audits, including action plan to promptly resolve issues identified and ensure Standard Operating Procedures are created and followed
Report out on agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to IAM, Epic Security, SER, incident/service request management and compliance
Manage on-call rotations
Train new IT staff in system functions and operations in order to maximize user effectiveness and utilization of systems
Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for IAM, Epic Security, and SER
Develop System Documentation For On-call And Other Operational Requirements
Monitor and analyze IAM and Epic system performance, make recommendations for improvements
Oversee the daily operations of IAM systems (IGA, Active Directory and other IAM systems), ensuring efficient and secure access management
Demonstrate in depth, detailed technical knowledge of security requirements and solutions
Develop and/or follow practices/guidelines in relation to compliance with IAM Policies, Epic Security, standards, regulatory requirements and ensure the proper processes are followed when exceptions arise
Ensure compliance and adherence with corporate security controls and standards as they relate to Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Conduct assessments, on demand and routine audits to identify and mitigate compliance risks
Prepare documentation for audits and act as the point of contact for audit related responsibilities
Perform certification of RBAC
Perform data contamination management, including coordinating clean-up efforts and reporting requirements and ensuring auditing requirements are completed
Mitigate risk by addressing security vulnerabilities and audit gaps
Facilitate efforts regarding audit findings, adherence to compliance and organizational change
Facilitate IT investigations for legal, HR and compliance
Partner with Compliance Department to assure all internal and external customers system access and Sharp HealthCare user agreement forms are appropriate and adhered to
Develop and maintain documentation related to IAM, Epic Security and Provider SER compliance activities
Provide operational support including, but not limited to: account provisioning, de-provisioning, periodic access reviews, emergency access, and privileged access management
Provide advanced support for IAM-related issues, troubleshooting and resolving complex problems
Support the implementation of IAM tools and technologies to enhance security and user experience
Partner closely with the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Development team to align role-based access models (RBAC) with Epic security templates and coordinate downstream provisioning through tools like SailPoint
Serve as the bridge between Epic application teams and provisioning stakeholders, ensuring that design decisions reflect operational needs and compliance expectations
Build and maintain Epic security templates, shared security classes, and application-level role structures in collaboration with analysts and business partners
Build and maintain Epic SER records and Blueprints
Create and Maintain guidelines for appropriate access in Epic, including compliance with regulatory limitations
Establish and document standards for naming conventions, template usage, ownership definitions, and cross-application alignment
Establish a repeatable, auditable process for security updates—including testing, approval, and communication plans for template changes
Maintain version control and history for Epic security structures and changes across environments
Contribute to risk mitigation strategies related to role structure, over-permissions, or shared access issues
Design, build and maintain the provider HL7 interface or API
Participate in on call support for the IAM and Epic Security group
Ensure operational procedures are created and followed
Ensure that all accounts are configured to support the access control policy of Sharp HealthCare
Correctly configure accounts based on the completion of a standardized access request form
Adjust work schedule as needed for department coverage
Maintain active relationships with all customers by continuously assessing needs, preferences and level of satisfaction with tasks
Work effectively with physicians, management, staff, auditors, investigators, consultants and vendors
Provide continuing support of remote connections, including VPN and Citrix
Accept escalation messages and calls from customers
Develop knowledge base articles for the Technical Assistance Center
Provide in-service or knowledge transfer sessions to Technical Assistance Center staff and other departments, as needed
Train and mentor new members in the department to appropriate customer service skills
Monitor Change Management tickets for timeliness, quality, and documented processes are followed
Monitor Service Desk tickets for timeliness
Provider Incident/Service Request support and quality customer service
Respond to IAM/Epic incidents in a timely manner
Qualification
Required
5 Years Experience in application access control including experience in information systems security administration in a multi entity health care system, experience with supporting, improving, reporting, documenting audits and compliance with internal and external audits
5 Years experience with IT Epic support
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Healthcare, or related field; or 4 years of relevant experience in Information Technology may substitute for degree
Epic Security Certification
Epic Provider Administration Badge
Epic Data Courier Badge
Epic Security Post Live Badge is required within 90 days of hire
Epic Cogito Certification is required within 1 year of hire
Preferred
Experience with Active Directory Management
Extensive operational knowledge and experience with IAM concepts, principles and best practices such as identity federation, role-based access control and access management processes
CompTIA Security+ - CompTIA -PREFERRED
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification - Various-No accreditation board -PREFERRED
Epic Bridges Certification- PREFERRED
Company
Sharp HealthCare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system based in San Diego, Calif.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Sharp HealthCare has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (3)
2023 (3)
2021 (1)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Parkinson's Foundation
2023-07-25Grant
Leadership Team
Dan Exley
Vice President of Clinical Systems
Recent News
Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
2026-01-07
2025-12-27
Company data provided by crunchbase