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

Non-Regular Fixed Term 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, and updating of security policies and monitoring of IT security procedures; validates and verifies system security requirement definitions and analysis.
• Coordinates 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field preferred.

Conditions of Employment

• Potential on-call hours.
• Potential remote work opportunities.
• Non-Union Position.