Operational Technology Cyber Security Manager (Systems Analyst)

Responsible for the department’s digital defense operations. Leads the Department to protect infrastructure, manage risk, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. This position is highly collaborative, working with all Public Works Divisions and the Office of Information Technology.

Nature and Variety of Work

The employee in this role is crucial for safeguarding county resources and minimizing security breaches by managing and monitoring various security platforms, including those for endpoint security, vulnerability management, email security, vendor risk assessment, and security awareness. The primary objective is to ensure adequate protection for county assets, data, and employees.

The work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment but involves some physical activity such as walking, standing, bending, stooping, lifting, and carrying equipment weighing fifty pounds or more. Employees may be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Monitor incoming event queues for potential security incidents.
• Prioritize and triage security events based on severity, potential impact, and risk factors.
• Administer security platforms, including onboarding users, reviewing alerts, taking necessary actions based on identified threats, configuring policies, and troubleshooting issues.
• Leverage the vulnerability management platform to identify and assess vulnerabilities across network and infrastructure assets.
• Support the broader vulnerability management lifecycle, including prioritization, reporting, and remediation.
• Collaborate with IT teams to remediate findings and harden endpoint configurations.
• Participate in incident response activities as part of the designated incident response team.
• Conduct security awareness training and phishing campaigns.
• Assist with the development of security standards, policies, and procedures.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and security trends.
• Create, manage, and dispatch incident tickets.
• Perform tasks in areas such as Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communications and Network Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Assessment and Testing, and Security Operations.
• Perform related duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in mathematics, public or business administration, or a related field, including or supplemented by specialized training in electronic data processing, programming, operations, and methodologies.
• Six or more years of experience in electronic data processing systems analysis and design.
• Five or more years of hands-on experience in Cyber Security (work experience, not education).
• Two or more years of experience in Vulnerability Management.
• Two or more years of experience in Incident Response.
• Two or more years of experience in Endpoint Detection and Response.
• Specialized training in Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Server Security, Network Security, or Cloud Security.
• 24/7 on-call availability required.
• Background check required.

Benefits

• Medical/Health Insurance Plans:
  • BlueChoice Advantage EPO
  • BlueChoice Advantage PPO
• Dental Insurance:
  • CIGNA Dental PPO (Buy-Up)
  • CIGNA Dental PPO (CORE)
  • CIGNA Dental HMO (DHMO)
• Vision Insurance: EyeMed
• Employee Life Insurance: Term insurance of up to 2 times salary ($100,000 maximum) for employees at no cost. Ability to purchase Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance.
• Disability Income Insurance
• Pension Plan: Normal retirement after 30 years of service or Age 60 and 10 years of service or election to enroll in the Employees Retirement Savings Plan.
• Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan
• Direct Deposit
• Credit Union
• Holidays: Twelve days provided per year, thirteen in a general election year.
• Annual Leave:
  • Less than 3 years - 13 days
  • 3 to less than 15 years - 20 days
  • 15 years or more - 26 days
• Disability Leave: Accrual at a rate of 15 days a year.
• Personal Leave: 5 days per calendar year.
• Leave Sharing
• Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential counseling for employee and family members (4x per year per problem per family member); also counseling on legal and financial issues; assistance in locating childcare and elder care.
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement
  • Health Care Reimbursement
• Voluntary Benefits: Provides opportunity to enroll in any or all of the benefits listed below with the convenience of payroll deduction:
  • Universal Life Insurance with Long Term Care Rider
  • United Legal Benefits