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IT Security Consultant Vulnerability Management

Location
Austin, TX, United States

Posted on
Feb 26, 2022

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Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Equivalent Experience:
Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years related experience.
Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years.
Licenses or Certifications:
None.
Notes to Applicants
Austin Energy seeks an IT Security practitioner with technical experience in vulnerability management for the position of Information Technology Security Consultant
to be a part of a dynamic team of experienced Cybersecurity professionals located in the Austin area.
This position requires a Financial and NERC - CIP background investigation.
I MPORTANT INFORMATION :
Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click HERE for more information.
Employment Application:
• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as see résumé will not be accepted. You may use N/A for fields that are not applicable.
• Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.
If you are selected as a top candidate:
• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
• If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
• This position requires a criminal background investigation.
Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program,
you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
Fair Labor Standards Act:
This position is considered FLSA Exempt. Exempt employees are salaried and, except as provided, are not eligible for overtime compensation.
Pay Range
$39.91 - $52.89
Hours
Monday through Friday.
Supporting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. activity - 40 Hour Work Week.
May work evenings, weekends or holidays. Schedule may change based on business need.
Job Close Date
03/18/2022
Type of Posting
External
Department
Austin Energy
Regular/Temporary
Regular
Grant Funded or Pooled Position
Not Applicable
Category
Technical
Location
Austin, TX 78741 - Currently teleworking
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with administration and operation of a Vulnerability Management System
Experience with vulnerability management report development
Experience meeting with support teams and reviewing vulnerability results
Experience with penetration testing
Experience tracking remediation efforts across multiple teams for critical vulnerabilities
Experience with incident response fundamentals
IT Security Certification/s
Experience with Windows, Linux, Networking, Cloud, and VM environments
Experience with SIEM systems (Splunk, Azure Sentinel, etc.)
Experience with the Azure cloud environment
Ability to travel to more than one work location
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
1. Plan, design, implement, monitor risk mitigation and compliance of security measures, and policies and procedures
2. Manage response to high-level information security issues
3. Provide security program leadership in designing, procuring and implementing secure IT solutions for enterprise-wide application and infrastructure-related projects including business continuity and disaster recovery plans
4. Develop, maintain and publish documentation for enterprise-wide information technology security standards, procedures and guidelines.
5. Maintain awareness of security industry trends and identify areas where existing information or physical security infrastructure requires change or development
6. Provide risk assessments and security briefings to advise on critical issues that may affect security of enterprise infrastructure or business process
7. Perform computer security incident response to possible security breaches or policy violations.
8. Perform information and physical security investigations
9. Develop security awareness and compliance training programs
10. Consult on projects or project manage security implementations and development
Responsibilities
- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge in networking, wireless, databases, applications and system operations and how they interact with each other
• Knowledge of enterprise information security systems and implementation
• Knowledge of securing different types of systems
• Knowledge of industry and department best practices, requirements and policies and procedures
• Skills in security assessments and recommendations
• Skill in analyzing and investigation of information security trends
• Skill in mentoring and monitoring daily work activities of others
• Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures
• Skill in documenting and maintaining complex application and process or configuration information
• Skill in identifying complex problems and implementing solutions
• Ability to educate various personnel regarding information security
• Ability to identify trends as well as isolated events
• Ability to accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs
• Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals
• Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability
Criminal Background Investigation
This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation.
EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please **** or TTY (512) 974-2445.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The minimum qualifications for this position are graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years related experience. Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications? Yes
No
* Do you have experience operating or administering a Vulnerability Management System? Yes
No
* Do you have experience working with vulnerability reports? Yes
No
* Do you have experience tracking remediation activities across multiple teams for critical vulnerabilities? Yes
No
* Do you have experience remediating vulnerabilities or system hardening? Yes
No
* Do you have experience performing penetration tests? Yes
No
* Do you have experience performing threat modeling? Yes
No
* Have you ever performed incident response for an organization? Yes
No
* Do you have any IT Security certifications? If yes, please list your certification(s) below.
(Open Ended Question)
* Do you have experience with Windows and Linux servers? Yes
No
* By answering Yes to any of the above questions, I attest that I have detailed my experience within the applicable employer(s) within the Employment Record section. Yes
No
* If identified as a top candidate, do you agree to a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI)? Yes
No
* Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties? Yes
No
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Austin
Texas
United States
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