Job Description

Job Description

CONTRACT ROLE, ATLANTA, GA ONSITE

• We are looking for a skilled cybersecurity professional with relevant technical experience.
• As the Information Technology Security Manager, reporting to the CISO, the selected candidate will perform technically and lead the firsthand technical team in managing IT security tools, automation, compliance standards, development, and delivery of best practices for security architecture and system design to ensure information and cybersecurity of all systems across the enterprise.
• Implement processes and methods for auditing and addressing non-compliance with information security standards, facilitates migration of non-compliant environments to compliant environments.
• Conduct studies within and outside the organization to ensure compliance with standards and currency with industry standards norm.
• Manages and participates in the planning and implementation of security administration for all IT projects.
• Be responsible for the evaluation and selection of security applications and systems.

• Complete task designed to ensure security of the Agency's systems and information assets through confidentiality, integrity & availability.
• Implement confidentiality measures that protect against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction and help to develop IT security policies and standards to support the security objectives.
• Develop and enforce the organization's security policies and procedures, security awareness program, the information security portion of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and all industry and government compliance issues.
• Work with end users to determine the needs of individual divisions and offices within the department.
• Conduct Risk Management analysis to identify areas of risk and develop security measures to prevent loss and assist in the Mitigation of those risks.
• Participate in training, self-study, and statewide initiatives on security standards and best practices to serve as a valuable go-to security subject matter expert for the Agency.
• Actively monitor the Agency's infrastructure and systems for security threats.
• Actively manage various security programs/platforms, monitors the use of data files, and regulates access to safeguard agency information in those computer files.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology 5 years or more of relevant professional experience in Information and Cybersecurity 3 years in a specific field of IT Security, 1 year of which must include management experience.
• Firsthand working experience with at least two or more of these security technologies (e.g., Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Email Security, EDR, MFA, SIEM, IPS, Firewalls).
• Possess one or more current industry certifications relevant to the job e.g., Security+, CASP, CISSP, CISM, C-RISC, CISA, SANS certifications, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with security tools and technology such as, i.e., FireEye (Trellix), Tenable.io, Nessus, Splunk, SolarWinds, Varonis, GRC tools, CrowdStrike Falcon, and LogRhythm.
• Knowledge & experience with cloud technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), to include WatchGuard, Guard Duty, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Microsoft Azure. CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Audit Manager.
• Technical knowledge in endpoint security, VPC, VPN, Firewall, network monitoring, intrusion detection, web server security, and wireless security.
• Practical experience in systems administration, vulnerability management, endpoint management, and email security operations and management.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to identify threats.

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