Montgomery Personnel Board

IT Cybersecurity Specialist (#CI0403CS)

Pay Grade

A11

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this position exists is to support the City of Montgomery’s Information Technology Security Operations by monitoring, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity threats. The work responsibilities include ensuring the security, integrity, and availability of the City's network, systems, and data by identifying vulnerabilities, enforcing security policies, and assisting with incident response. This role conducts security audits, monitors security events, and collaborates with IT teams and third-party vendors to ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards. The position also plays a key role in investigating security incidents, providing security awareness training, and supporting the implementation of security controls and best practices. This classification reports to an IT Manager.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field and four (4) years of experience in IT security, cybersecurity operations, or network security, including experience monitoring security systems, analyzing threats, and responding to incidents; familiarity with compliance standards such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and ISO 27001; and proficiency with security information and event management (SIEM) tools, firewalls, and endpoint security solutions. 


NOTE:  Qualifying education, training, and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job will be considered.


CERTIFICATION PREFERENCE:

Preferred certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate, Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security), and Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist. Other relevant networking certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security, and Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) certifications are also preferred.

CLASS: CI0403CS; EST: 4/16/2025 2:55:00 PM; REV: 4/16/2025 2:55:00 PM;