Navajo County ยท 2 hours ago
Cyber Security Officer
Navajo County is seeking a Cyber Security Officer to ensure the security of its infrastructure, assets, and data. The role involves mitigating cybersecurity incidents, collaborating on system design and upgrades, and participating in cyber security teams at various levels.
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Responsibilities
Reports directly to the Chief Information Officer
Responsible for ensuring the security of Navajo Countys infrastructure, assets, and data using least privilege access models, anomaly detection models, attack detection models, and appropriate defensive tactics
Mitigates active cybersecurity incidents through direct actions, trigger-based automated actions, or managed third-party actions
A key asset in troubleshooting and solving computer and server problems
Respond to the needs and questions of IT and County management concerning the security of the network, servers, applications, and overall computer landscape
Install and update software and hardware related to cyber security
Collaborate on the design, plan, configure, and upgrade server equipment and software
Write and review bids, Request for Proposal (RFP), and Request for Qualification (RFQ) documents from the cyber security perspective
Collaborate with the backup, recovery, and maintenance of the County's networked servers, information, and equipment to ensure the continuity of business plans are viable
Collaborate with the design, planning, configuration, and updates of systems business continuity and disaster recovery plans
Research and recommend software and hardware purchases related to cyber security to the Chief Information Officer
Prepare reports regarding usage, file size allocations and reserves, virus attacks, network vulnerabilities, and related topics related to cyber security
Be an active member of the IT Leadership Team in making decisions to move the County forward in terms of cyber security
Be an active member of National, State, and Local cyber security teams. (MS-ISAC, EL-ISAC, ACTRA, ACIP)
Actively participate and develop plans, policies, and procedures for the County
Answers questions and participate in responding to State Auditors
Qualification
Required
Reports directly to the Chief Information Officer
Responsible for ensuring the security of Navajo County's infrastructure, assets, and data using least privilege access models, anomaly detection models, attack detection models, and appropriate defensive tactics
Mitigates active cybersecurity incidents through direct actions, trigger-based automated actions, or managed third-party actions
A key asset in troubleshooting and solving computer and server problems
Respond to the needs and questions of IT and County management concerning the security of the network, servers, applications, and overall computer landscape
Install and update software and hardware related to cyber security
Collaborate on the design, plan, configure, and upgrade server equipment and software
Write and review bids, Request for Proposal (RFP), and Request for Qualification (RFQ) documents from the cyber security perspective
Collaborate with the backup, recovery, and maintenance of the County's networked servers, information, and equipment to ensure the continuity of business plans are viable
Collaborate with the design, planning, configuration, and updates of systems business continuity and disaster recovery plans
Research and recommend software and hardware purchases related to cyber security to the Chief Information Officer
Prepare reports regarding usage, file size allocations and reserves, virus attacks, network vulnerabilities, and related topics related to cyber security
Be an active member of the IT Leadership Team in making decisions to move the County forward in terms of cyber security
Be an active member of National, State, and Local cyber security teams. (MS-ISAC, EL-ISAC, ACTRA, ACIP)
Actively participate and develop plans, policies, and procedures for the County
Answers questions and participate in responding to State Auditors
Familiarity with NIST 800-53 cybersecurity framework
Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework
Familiarity with National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS)
Experience with cyber security incident detection, active response and mitigation
Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools
Experience with Network Detection and Response (NDR) tools
Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools
Experience with Data Classification and Access Auditing tools
Experience with Firewall management on multiple platforms (Cisco, Windows, Linux)
Experience with Intrusion Detection/Prevention tools
Familiarity with Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing platforms (ThreatConnect, MISP)
Experience with modern cross-platform script programming languages
Ability to deconstruct and determine root cause of security incidents
Skill in effectively communicating verbally and in writing
Skill in handling stressful situations with hard deadlines
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public
Skill in planning, organizing, and directing the work of others
Preferred
Bachelors degree in computer science or closely related technical field or equivalent experience
eight years' experience in the IT landscape, including three years' experience in cyber security
Company
Navajo County
Navajo County
Funding
Current Stage
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