Statewide Information Security Engineer

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

STATEWIDE INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER

Job Location:

100 North 15th Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $70,000 - $90,000 

Grade: 26

This position will remain open until filled

Job Summary:

The Statewide Information Security Engineer plays an essential role in protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of State of Arizona information and systems.

This position ensures that the appropriate security controls, standards and procedures are in place and are properly configured, to protect confidential information used by the State from known and unknown internal or external threats. These threats include, but are not limited to, identity theft, data loss, data damage, unauthorized access and cyber attacks.

This position defends the State against attacks which disrupt, destroy, or threaten the delivery of essential services for the State.

Job Duties:

• Day-to-day operational support of the hardware and software solutions that support the detection of, protection from, and response to cyber attacks against State of Arizona systems and networks from internal and external threats

• Maintains system reliability and availability T0180: Perform system administration on specialized cyber defense applications and systems or devices, to include installation, configuration, maintenance, backup, and restoration

• Coordinate with Cyber Defense Analysts to manage and administer the updating of rules and signatures (e.g., intrusion detection/protection systems, antivirus, and content blacklists) for specialized cyber defense applications

• Installs, monitors, and directs proactive and reactive computer network defense measures to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability of systems

• Assist in identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating the protection of critical cyber defense infrastructure and key resources

• Identifies opportunities for use of solutions to improve efficiency and reduce waste

• Identify potential conflicts with implementation of any cyber defense tools

• Build, install, configure, and test dedicated cyber defense hardware

• Participates and assist with information security incident response

• Leads initiatives to develop solutions and processes to meet needs

• Identifies unique innovative approaches

• Proactively solves complex problems

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge:

• Considerable working knowledge of information security technologies industry trends and best practices in the areas of risk assessment, compliance and vulnerability management

• Considerable knowledge of specific regulatory information protection standards (HIPAA, CGIS, IRS, etc. as appropriate)

• Of the concepts of NIST 800, CIS, and other security standards in the organization

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication

• Excellent technical troubleshooting and problem solving

• Strong customer service

Ability:

• To lead initiatives to develop solutions and processes to meet needs

• To work collaboratively in teams and across organizations

• To synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly

• To balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks

• Identifies unique innovative approaches

• To build strong relationships

Selective Preference(s):

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 or more years of experience in information security analysis and engineering (or equivalent experience) Certified Information Security Systems Professional preferred

Benefits:

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

• Health and dental insurance

• Retirement plan

• Sick leave

• Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)

• Note that enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment

Contact Us:

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at GOVHR@az.gov for assistance