Information Security Analyst

Job Title

Information Security Analyst

Job Description

Under direction, assist with the development, documentation, and maintenance of information security policies, procedures, and standards which align with business goals and objectives across city departments.

Typical Duties

Analyze information security processes and coordinate solutions with Department of Information Technology Services and City departments. Involves: Under direction, being actively engaged in identifying unique system configurations, interviewing key organizational personnel (technical and administrative), working with the Information Security Assurance Manager to develop standard information security documentation (security categorizations, risk assessments, contingency plans, security test & evaluation reports, vulnerability assessment reports, etc.), and adjust capabilities to prescribed information security controls and countermeasures to mitigate risk to acceptable levels. Develop, document, and enforce security policies, standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures to support the enterprise security posture. Involves: Updating, maintaining and documenting security controls. Assisting in hardening operating systems, devices and access systems builds. Assisting in the development of data systems, network security architecture security risk analysis scenarios, and response procedures. Administering security tools, security event monitoring, alerting, and reporting. Implementing a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan for the organization. Monitor and report on the status of the information security processes. Involves: Evaluate, design, monitor, implement, administer information security systems. Process requests to design, modify and grant security accesses, and other security requests. Perform troubleshooting and end-to-end support on a variety of information security systems software. Prepare status reports on security matters and review security violation reports and investigate possible security exceptions. Represent the security needs of the organization.

General Information

Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Note: This is a new advertisement for Information Security Analyst. You must apply if you remain interested in the position. Note: Applicants with a foreign degree or diploma must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit for more information. Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received. A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete. To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.