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Lead Cyber Security Engineer #2401-374800-01

Internal to Current City of Charlotte Employees

Date Opened
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 8:00 AM
Close Date
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 8:00 PM
Section
Innovation & Technology
Salary
  • $130,998-$145,554 Commensurate with Experience
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Introduction

Internal to Current City of Charlotte Employees

This position is responsible for protecting information systems by managing compliance, coordinating response to Cyber security incidents, and researching and maintaining awareness of the latest Cyber threats and vulnerabilities. This position will work with all city technology teams to ensure that necessary technical security requirements are met. As a lead member of the Innovation and Technology Cyber Security team, this individual will focus on project and operational-related security initiatives to support technology infrastructure, and/or enterprise applications and services while also facilitating the use of technology to ward off attempts by attackers who are targeting sensitive consumer and corporate information. This individual will provide technical leadership in the Cyber Security team and lead the Cyber security automation processes.  Also, this position is responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating Cyber security project and cloud requests.

Overview

The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 15th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 897,000 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.

Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead the execution of security tasks related to technology projects or cloud security initiatives.
  • Develop automation using high-level programming languages and other software to reduce manual time spent on Cyber security processes.
  • Develop and review Cyber Security network architectures and documentation.
  • Lead the configuration and installation of security infrastructure.  This is to include scheduling and attendance of after hour maintenance windows.
  • Coordinate the maintenance and monitoring of Cyber infrastructure security systems.
  • Provide technical leadership and support in response to Cyber security incidents.
  • Determine, Develop, and support remediation plans for any security gaps either discovered or reported in audits, or by recommended process improvements.
  • Collaborate with city departments to mitigate security vulnerabilities and conduct investigations.
  • Conduct security research and training in keeping abreast of the latest security events and issues.
  • Assist Cyber Security management in developing security initiatives and coordinating those cyber security staff to implement.
  • Maintain the maintenance renewal of all security appliance support and licensing.
  • Coordinate and execute security tasks related to Innovation and Technology security requests.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Expert level expertise in firewalls, load-balancers, and DDOS appliances.
  • Extensive Cyber Security or Network Engineering support experience.
  • Technical leadership experience for a team of firewall engineers.
  • Experience configuring web security involving TLS termination, ciphers, protocols, and iRules.
  • Experience configuring and maintaining mission-critical firewall infrastructure and designing secured infrastructure for application environments.
  • Experience in administrating CASB reverse proxies, forward proxies, and API integration.
  • Knowledge in programming, developing, or scripting for interaction with API services.
  • Experience performing root cause analysis, risk evaluation, risk mitigation, and risk avoidance.
  • Knowledgeable of and experience securing all operating systems to include UNIX, Linux, and BSD. This knowledge should include experience with IPFW, PF, Firewall CMD, and other packet filtering technologies.
  • Ability to work efficiently, expeditiously, and independently with limited supervision.
  • Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships.
  • Ability to self-manage tasks for meeting schedules and deadlines of the work.

Preferred Qualification

CISSP, CCSE, CCMSE, F5-CSE, RCSE, RCAMSE, PCNSE, TCSE, NSE5 or NSE6.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Graduate or Equivalent and seven years related work experience

OR

Associate's Degree with five years related work experience

OR

Bachelor's Degree and three years related work experience

OR

Master's Degree and one year related work experience . Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to perform the essential job functions.

Conditions of Employment

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How To Apply

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.

Benefits

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.

Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.

In Conclusion

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