Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Goal: To provide high-level technical support and leadership in the planning implementation and maintaining of the districts network and systems security operations.

Qualifications:

1. A Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science/information systems or a closely related field
2. A minimum of 2 years of experience related to IT Security Administration
3. At a minimum of 10 years of strong technical experience directly related to computer hardware and software systems.

FSLA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Technology Director or designee

Background Check Required: (Ala. Code 16-22A-5) Upon offer of employment employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Background checks may not be more than ten (10) years old.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Experience designing secure networks systems and application architectures
2. Knowledge of Disaster Recovery computer forensic tools technology and methods
3. Experience planning researching and developing security policies standards and procedures
4. Expertise in anti-virus software intrusion detection firewalls and content filtering
5. Knowledge of risk assessment tools technologies and methods
6. Expertise in designing secure networks systems and application architectures
7. Experience in system administration supporting multiple platforms and applications
8. Expertise with malicious code and anti-virus software identification
9. Experience with Endpoint security solutions including file integrity monitoring and data loss prevention
10. Experience with AWS and cloud platform as a service (PaaS) security
11. Experience with automating security testing tools
12. Ability to communicate network security issues to the director and superintendent.
13. Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
14. Physical mobility to exert up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Safeguards information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual security problems.
2. Create efficiency and standardization in district technology procedures to ensure stable and secure device operation for students and staff.
3. Analyzes assesses and mitigates vulnerabilities in systems and servers to ensure optimal performance and continuous availability of services to authorized users in support of digital learning and student instruction.
4. Assists in the development of and carries out information security plans and policies.
5. Develops strategies to respond to and recover from a security breach.
6. Develops or implements open-source/third-party tools to assist in the detection prevention and analysis of security threats.
7. Communicates effectively with assigned staff to provide direction feedback and expertise regarding the mitigation of security vulnerabilities and assists as needed in the resolution of emergencies
8. Maintains Incident Response Plan Business Continuity Plan and Risk Management Program and communicates duties and procedures to appropriate stakeholders and staff members.
9. Review findings with the security team to determine acceptable levels of risk. Monitors networks and systems for security breaches through the use of software that detects intrusions and anomalous system behavior.
10. Investigate security breaches.
11. Facilitates high-quality professional development for district staff on cyber security awareness; prepares arranges and conducts a wide variety of training activities and works with staff members in groups or individually to provide guidance demonstrate best practices and refine knowledge and skills.
12. Establishes standardized guidelines and solutions for the security of personal computer network services including but not limited to remote access file print application network and active directory services.
13. Monitors the operational security posture of the district conducting reviews of security controls auditing user permissions and contributing to the successful completion of all security goals.
14. Participates in the evaluation and selection of network hardware and software including routers switches network management software and other equipment and supplies.

1. Works with the Director of Technology the Coordinator of Technology the Network and Systems staff and other MCS staff to plan and implement new technology initiatives through the network infrastructure.

1. Remains current on technology trends and advancements to proactively provide users with information regarding technological and network capability developments procedure modifications and other related changes; researches and recommends solutions equipment and resources as applicable to MCS needs.
2. Works on-call for after-hour security network and systems issues.
3. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• This position will be subject to the Students First Act of 2011. Madison City Schools reserves the right to fill this position by transfer of a qualified applicant who is already employed by Madison City Schools.

• Under the Students First Act of 2011 no credit toward tenure or non-probationary status is earned in the initial school year of employment if the date of hire occurs after September 30.

Expected Employment: 240 days (full year)

Evaluation: According to established Board policies and administrative procedures and guidelines.

Salary Range: According to Madison City Schools Salary Schedule (Salary based on employment for complete year)

Up to 10 years experience will be counted for new employees who provide documentation of full-time experience in the area of concentration.

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