# Head of IT & Security at NexHealth

- Company: NexHealth
- What the company does: NexHealth connects every step of the patient journey to your practice management system so that the patient shows up ready.
- Company website: https://www.nexhealth.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.nexhealth.com/careers/open-positions?gh_jid=6139361004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/nexhealth-head-of-it-and-security/

## About the role

NexHealth is a technology company building infrastructure that's reshaping how patient data moves and how the HealthTech ecosystem connects. We're looking for a Security Lead to own our security governance, compliance, IT operations, vendor security, and incident response — establishing the function, embedding strong practices, and partnering closely with engineering, legal, and leadership.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of relevant security experience, including 3+ years in a security leadership role where you were materially building the program, not maintaining it
- Has built (not inherited) a security program from a near-zero baseline at least once
- Software engineering background. Can read a pull request, evaluate cloud configurations, and push back on Engineering with technical substance
- Experience hiring and developing senior security or IT individual contributors
- Hands-on experience with security tools and technologies such as SIEM, MDR, IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP, and vulnerability scanners
- You drive sustained operational change in functions you don't manage

Tags: Engineering