Senior Security Specialist

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2025-04-29

Location:East Professional Center

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, High School Curriculum and Instruction
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Band: 13
Compensation: $ 49,980.00 - $ 69,972.00

Will provide leadership and expertise in monitoring and maintaining security policies, access controls, and vendor partner relationships for the District’s Cybersecurity Technology systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates experience in incident response, security operations, and security monitoring
• Identifies the root cause of security incidents and provides recommendations for prevention
• Conducts digital forensics investigations to uncover the nature and extent of cyberattacks through log review and email systems
• Collaborates with other teams, such as network security and system administrators, to address security incidents
• Responds to security incidents, including identifying the scope of a breach, containing the damage, and restoring systems
• Implements and maintains security policies and procedures for desktop and mobile device usage
• Monitors network traffic, logs, and security tools (SIEM, EDR, etc.) for suspicious activity
• Implements District and/or Board of Education policies and procedures

• Contributes to the development of security programs, including vulnerability management and threat intelligence programs Monitor network traffic, logs, and security tools (SIEM, EDR, etc.) for suspicious activity.
• Investigates and responds to security incidents, breaches including incident triage, root cause analysis, and containment
• Performs all other related duties as assigned in a fast-paced 24x7 environment

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or a related field from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 6+ years of hands-on experience in IT security, with a proven track record of successful projects and initiatives
• Experience with security and administration of Microsoft 0365 suite, MIM, MS Defender Endpoint, MS Teams, MS Outlook, DLP (Data Loss Prevention), and vendor integration systems
• Experience with building cybersecurity awareness programs, communications, and phishing campaigns
• Proficient in the administration of the Microsoft 0365 suite of tools and vendor integration
• Proficiency in relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent, demonstrating advanced expertise in cybersecurity practices and administration
• Experience in developing and maintaining directory service applications (Active Directory/ILM)
• Experience with multiplatform desktops, servers, and mainframe security
• Demonstrated experience with security audits and compliance for financial and human resource information systems

• Industry standard certifications in IT security are desired (but not required)
• Strong knowledge of networking, operating systems, and security technologies
• Proficiency in project management mindset with delegation skills

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. 

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment, and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings

NOTE:  The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility. 

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To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system.  Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

TitleIX_EEO@ClevelandMetroSchools.org