Security Analyst, Senior
Dallas, TX

Job Description

Position Purpose

The salary listed on this job posting is the entire salary range for the position; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.

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For evaluation purposes, acceptable qualifying experience for all positions must have been in a paid capacity unless noted otherwise in the minimum qualifications for the posted position.

Additionally, 30+ hours per week will be counted as full-time employment and will receive full credit for the amount of time employed. A minimum of 15 through 29 work hours per week will be counted as part-time employment and will receive half credit for the amount of time employed.

Vacancies currently available in the following department(s): Communications & Information Services

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION:

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, science, math or business fields.

EXPERIENCE:

* Three (3) years of experience in information security administration which must include experience with Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Firewalls, Anti-Virus products, McAfee Threat Management products, and/or LAN/WAN Network technologies including switches and routers.

EQUIVALENCY(IES):

* High school diploma or GED plus seven (7) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
* An associate's degree in any field plus five (5) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
* A bachelor's degree or higher in a non-specified field plus five (5) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
* A master's degree or higher in a specified field plus one (1) year of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
* A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification plus four (4) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.

LICENSE(S) and/or CERTIFICATION(S):

* Valid driver's license with good driving record

OTHER REQUIREMENT(S):

* No felony or class A misdemeanor convictions.
* No class B misdemeanor conviction within the last ten (10) years.
* No family violence convictions.
* Cannot currently be on deferred adjudication for any felony, class A misdemeanor or class B misdemeanor charge.
* Subject to twenty-four/seven (24/7) emergency call- out for some divisions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITY(IES):

* Knowledge of cyber threats, including types, causes, vectors, impacts to business systems and recovery strategies.
* Knowledge of IT risks, vulnerabilities, controls and how risks impact production environment and ways to mitigate such risk.
* Knowledge of Network equipment and how to secure such equipment logically and physically.
* Effective oral and written communication skills
* Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.

PREFERENCE(S):

* Extensive knowledge of best practices in information systems security for protection of critical information systems and assets are a plus.
* Extensive experience using threat protection tools, solutions and processes alone with experience with McAfee ePO and McAfee threat protection tools is a plus.

Security Services: Utilize established City of Dallas information security policies, standards and procedures to manage general IT security activities including but not limited to: Authorization, Authentication activities, credentialing services, endpoint protection, incident response, security assurance and other tasks required to protect the City of Dallas information systems, assets and applications.

Dallas Police Department: Experience with law enforcement operations or law enforcement agency is a plus.