Information Assurance (IA) Security Specialist (Contingent II Position)

Responsibilities

• Performs technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established IA standards and regulations and recommends mitigation strategies.
• Assists in the development, implementation, updating of security policies and monitoring of IT security procedures; validates and verifies system security requirement definitions and analysis.
• Captures Enterprise Application Security with Functional Data Stewards to ensure access verification and authorization requirements are monitored and approved.
• Maintains Enterprise Application Security Business processes and works with Senior IA staff in workflow management of security and access requests and approval.
• Coordinates Integrates IA, security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments.
• Ensures IA best practices are integrated into systems and operational environments; assists in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality.
• Interfaces with IT and non-IT personnel to resolve security related issues; assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.
• Performs security, analyses and risk, vulnerability assessments; supports the handling, reporting, recording, and resolution of campus-wide security incidents.
• Ensures security is embedded via processes and systems throughout the university by working with various university departments; other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in information security or other related field.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information systems, or related field preferred.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

None specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.