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Cyber Security Analysis

Cyber Security Engineering

Information Security Managers are responsible for managing information systems cyber security, including disaster recovery, database protection, and software development; manage Security Analysts and/or Engineers to ensure that all applications are functional and secure; develop and implement security standards, best practices, architecture, and systems to ensure information system security across the enterprise; implement auditing procedures and address non-compliance to information security standards.

• Provide leadership over information security intrusion detection, threat identification, and information sharing
• Oversee incident response to ensure detected and reported incidents are adequately investigated, documented, and mitigated
• Provide oversight to the development, maintenance, and testing of the University’s incident response plan
• Manage vulnerability detection efforts for University systems and web applications
• Oversee regularly scheduled risk assessments and ensure unit-level security procedures are consistent with University policies and guidelines
• Implement controls and procedures to keep the enterprise systems within security compliance
• Disseminate relevant communication regarding security awareness and critical issues to appropriate audiences
• Ensure that information security processes and procedures are developed and documented
• Identify education and awareness topics (i.e., phishing, general computing security, and access management)
• Collaborate in planning and consulting efforts for future architecture, system, and process needs to ensure security for data and systems
• Develop, maintain, and leverage performance indicators (KPIs) for use in decision making, continuous improvement, and reporting
• Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for key services
• Create and implement strategies that modernize and improve information security services
• Provide strategic vison for the future of intrusion and threat detection efforts
• Lead staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 15
• Minimum – $109,300.00
• MidPoint – $136,600.00
• Maximum – $164,000.00