Chief Information Security Officer
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Facilities and Business Operations:
Facilities and Business Operations at UCF is dedicated to fostering a conducive educational environment for our faculty staff students and the broader community. We are committed to excellence providing unparalleled expertise and maintaining a world-class standard in service.
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The Opportunity:
The UCF IT department within Facilities and Business Operations is seeking to hire a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). This role is responsible for leading developing and managing the organizations comprehensive information security program.
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) plays a pivotal role in the organization and is responsible for leading developing and managing the organizations comprehensive information security program. This position will oversee incident response forensic investigations risk management compliance and security awareness initiatives. The CISO establishes and enforces standards policies and governance frameworks to safeguard the organizations information technology assets and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
UCF has retained Storbeck Executive Search a national executive search firm to assist in this search. For best consideration applicants should submit a cover letter and resume directly to:
Steve Leo Managing Director
Vicki Henderson Senior Associate
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership and Planning
Develop implement and oversee the universitys enterprise-wide information security strategy policies and procedures.
Align security initiatives with institutional goals such as digital transformation research excellence and compliance with FERPA HIPAA NIST GLBA and Florida state laws.
Introduce modern security tools and capabilities and cultivate a skilled workforce to stay ahead of emerging threats from nation-state and criminal actors.
Risk Management and Compliance
Conduct regular risk and vulnerability assessments and audits to identify and mitigate threats.
Partner with the Board of Trustees VP for Compliance and Risk and Chief Audit Executive to ensure audit readiness.
Oversee compliance with federal state and industry standards as well as domain integrity SSL certificate management and posture management across cloud on-premises and federated systems.
Security Operations and Incident Response
Direct daily security operations including SIEM CASB DLP MFA endpoint protection and threat intelligence.
Lead incident detection response and remediation efforts for cybersecurity events.
Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans tailored for a large R1 research institution.
Awareness and Training
Design and deliver security awareness and training programs for faculty staff students and researchers.
Foster collaboration with distributed IT teams academic departments and research groups to embed security into operations.
Network Operations and Engineering
Provide leadership for the universitys network operations and ongoing modernization efforts.
Develop and track performance metrics to ensure optimal network performance reliability and security.
Oversee real-time issue resolution and long-term capacity planning.
Stakeholder Engagement and Advisory
Advise the CIO President Provost and Board of Trustees on emerging threats risks and mitigation strategies.
Build partnerships with federal agencies (FBI DHS DoD) vendors and higher-education consortia to strengthen threat intelligence and response capabilities.
Communicate technical risks in clear actionable terms for non-technical audiences.
Team Leadership and Development
Supervise and mentor cybersecurity professionals including managers and analysts.
Manage budgets staffing and vendor relationships to maximize the impact of security investments.
Innovation in Research Security
Safeguard research environments including intellectual property classified data and collaborative platforms.
Support secure high-performance computing AI/ML initiatives and grant compliance.
Enhance protections that advance UCFs R1 research status.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree and 12 years of relevant experience with at least 5 years of leadership experience. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree or Doctorate in Information Security Computer Science Information Technology or related discipline.
10 years of progressive experience in information security leadership including enterprise-level strategic planning and operations.
Professional certifications such as CISSP CISM CISA CRISC or equivalent.
Experience working in higher education research-intensive (R1) institutions or large complex organizations.
Expertise in securing research data intellectual property and compliance with grant and funding agency requirements.
Familiarity with advanced technologies including AI/ML cloud platforms and high-performance computing environments.
Strong background in building partnerships with federal agencies (FBI DHS DoD) and higher-education security consortia.
Demonstrated success leading network modernization and security integration projects at scale.
Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements such as FERPA HIPAA GLBA NIST and state/federal privacy laws.
Demonstrated experience leading security operations incident response risk management and governance programs.
Proven ability to communicate complex technical risks and solutions to executives governing boards and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience managing budgets vendor contracts and cross-functional teams.
Effective leadership skills with experience supervising mentoring and developing security professionals.
Special Instructions to the Applicants:
UCF has retained Storbeck Executive Search a national executive search firm to assist in this search. For best consideration applicants should submit a cover letter and resume directly to:
Steve Leo Managing Director
Vicki Henderson Senior Associate
Position requires a valid Class E drivers license. The position may involve driving to various locations on and off campus to conduct University business.
If you are selected as the final candidate for an employment opportunity both your position and salary will be significantly based upon the information that you have provided in your application for employment. We urge you to please take the time to complete the application in its entirety.
Classification Title: Chief Information Security Officer and Associate Vice President
Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential
As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida we are a community of thinkers doers creators innovators healers and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is when you join Knight Nation youll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. Youll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty staff and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow youll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and youll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.
Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:
Benefit packages including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Flexible Spending and Employee Assistance Program
Paid time off including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
Retirement savings options
Employee discounts including tickets to many Orlando attractions
Education assistance
And moreFor more benefits information view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.
Unless explicitly stated on the job posting it is UCFs expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.
Department
UCF IT Information Security OfficeWork Schedule
Monday Friday 8:00am 5:00pmType of Appointment
RegularExpected Salary
$161614.00 to NegotiableJob Posting End Date
As a Florida public university the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.
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Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
