Information Security Officer

Position Details Position Information Position Title Information Security Officer Job Type Staff Department Information Technology Campus Introduction About College of the Desert The College of the Desert, Desert Community College District enrolls approximately 15,000 students each academic year with steady enrollment growth each year.
College of the Desert embraces diversity in all forms and the right of all people to have access to quality higher education in a safe learning environment.
Designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), College of the Desert administers an array of student programs specifically focused on student support and helping students achieve their educational and career goals.
As a two-year college, we offer Associates Degree for Transfer, both in Art and Sciences, Associates Degrees, and Certificates across a wide range of disciplines.
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The Community - Coachella Valley College of the Desert Who We Want: College of the Desert is seeking individuals from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations.
As such, we prioritize individuals who fully demonstrate their understanding of the community we serve, the benefits of diversity in a professional and educational setting, and values creating a culture that brings people together.
A successful candidate will value working in a collegial, collaborative environment that is guided by a commitment to inclusion, student education, and equity.
An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to: Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as faculty, staff and leadership for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices; Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility; Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference; Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive; and Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.
Basic Function Basic Function Provides technical expertise, coordination and planning in support of Information Technology (IT) security systems and initiatives.
This position is responsible for security architecture, end point security, application security, database security, identity management, and infrastructure security.
Supervision Received and Exercised Receives general supervision from assigned information technology senior leadership.
Additional Position Information Employment Status Classified Bargaining Unit Position Classified Staff Salary Range 22 Schedule & Location This position is scheduled 40 hours per week, 12 months per year.
The regular schedule is Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The primary location is Palm Desert Campus.
The schedule and location is subject to change based on District need.
FAQs For additional information, click here: Recruitment - Frequently Asked Questions PLEASE NOTE: Employment is contingent on residence in California.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. College of the Desert does not offer sponsorship nor take over sponsorship for an employment VISA.
Representative Duties Examples of Typical Job Functions Serves as the security engineer supporting security initiatives district-wide by designing and deploying information security technologies; advises IT staff on IT security matters; designs, develops, tests, installs, monitors, and maintains IT security systems for the district; enforces directives as mandated by regulations and state and federal law.
Plans, coordinates, and conducts major projects or phases of security projects; Plans and coordinates monitoring, diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving IT Security related support requests, including security problems/breaches.
Conducts and initiates security scans, audits, and performs risk assessments.
Researches, selects, plans, implements and supports effective IT Security controls, monitoring tools and practices; researches and recommends and facilitate IT Security Standards systems and networks.
Performs technical security design/review activities for applications, networks, servers, architecture, and databases to ensure secure deployments.
Provides incident response and remediation support and initiates and coordinates with necessary vendors as required.
Monitors the external IT Security threat environment for emerging threats and make recommendations on appropriate course of action.
Conducts testing of simulated cyber-attacks to locate within IT systems vulnerabilities and mitigate.
Communicates trending risks and assists with developing, maintaining, and presenting IT Security awareness training for staff and faculty.
Assists with developing and maintaining documentation for IT Security architecture and programs policies and procedures; assists in designing and deploying multiple information security technology standards and procedures; ensures the adoption of information security requirements into the design, implementation, and operations within the system development life cycle.
Creates, updates, and coordinates all disaster recovery and related activities including testing and validation for restoration.
Promotes acceptance of security technologies within the organization, balancing business goals, security controls, and customer usability.
Work with business management to communicate security risk and countermeasures.
Acts as the lead for technical personnel, third party vendors, auditors, investigators, and law enforcement agencies as required; assists and supports with all aspects of planning, design, development, coding, testing, debugging and implementation of complex systems administration for a variety of operating systems.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in security, network design and development, computer forensics, technology related auditing, computer systems, and/or programming responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications Preferred Certifications One or more relevant technical security certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco CyberOps Professional, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), COMPTIA CySa, or Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).
Knowledge of Qualifications Knowledge of IT architecture including data centers, cloud deployment, and containers.
Computer forensics and incident response tools and procedures.
Security standards and frameworks.
Knowledge of information technology security standards and requirements, trends and tools, LAN/WAN networks, operating systems, and ERP systems.
Design, develop and implement security solutions for complex and large networks Integrating security protocols to complex solutions and understanding relationships between applications.
Demonstrate working knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of database structures and computer programming.
Working knowledge of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, auditing and scanning systems, VPN, and remote access systems.
Ability to provide guidance for the design and replacement of security related technologies.
Familiarity with information security regulations such as FERPA, HIPPA, PCI compliance.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, leadership, teamwork, and agility are critical success factors.
Ability to Qualifications Ability to Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Ability to provide security expertise and technical guidance to the District.
Apply independent technical judgment to complex technical situations.
Maintain current knowledge of technological advances in the security and related fields and current and emerging threats and technologies.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Maintain records and prepare reports.
Prioritize and schedule work.
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Work independently with little direction and provide work directions to others.
Provide lead direction to short-term staff and/or student workers.
Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Physical Demands Working Conditions Environment Office environment.
Full Time/Part Time Full Time Weekly Working Hours 40 Work Schedule & Hours Salary Schedule Range Classified Staff Salary Schedule, Range 22: $100,768.08 - $141,799.56 annual Specific Departmental Needs Posting Detail Information Posting Number 24-052 Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date Position End Date (if temporary) Tentative Interview Date 10/30/2024 Posting Open Date 09/09/2024 Posting Close Date 10/14/2024 Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants REQUIRED REFERENCES: Professional References must include at least three supervisors and two colleagues.
Please include name, title, relationship and current phone numbers.
Letters of reference and personal references will not be accepted in lieu of the required professional references.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Resume: Must include length of employment (month/year start & end dates) for each employer.
Cover Letter: Please address how you meet the minimum requirements for this position and any special qualifications you possess.
College Transcripts : For consideration of college coursework, transcripts must be attached.
Diplomas will not be accepted in lieu of transcripts.
Timelines: For first consideration, please apply by Monday, October 14, 2024.
The posting may remain open past that date, but applications received past the first-review date are not guaranteed to be considered.