Cyber Security Analyst

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Want to try something new? Working in public service is a rewarding career by serving your community and making a difference in the lives of our citizens. Find a sense of purpose in your work that is not just rewarding but enriches your life with incredible retirement plans, work life balance and affordable benefits. Where else can you find paid sabbaticals every five years plus three weeks of paid vacation your first year along with 13 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays?

While we're at it, we'd like to introduce you to our entire suite of benefit offerings, including a comprehensive wellbeing program, retirement plans with a lifetime guarantee and affordable insurance options. Check it out:

• An Employer that Values Each Employee and Prioritizes a Work Experience that Provides Ample Time for Stress Reduction and Work Life Balance.

• Paid Vacation And Sick Leave

  • 15 Vacation Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One

    • After Three (3) Years of Service 18 Vacation Days Accrued Annually

    • After Five (5) Years of Service 20 Vacation Days Accrued Annually

• Ten Paid Holidays + One Paid Floating Holiday to Use as You Wish

• 13 Sick Leave Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One

• Paid Sabbaticals Every Five (5) Years

  • Two Week Sabbatical After Five Years of Continuous Service

  • Three Week Sabbatical After Ten Years of Continuous Service

  • Four Week Sabbatical After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service

  • Four Week Sabbaticals Every Five Years After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service

• Comprehensive Wellness Program

  • Quarterly Wellness Challenges

  • Vision Exams and Optometry Events Onsite

  • Vaccination Clinics

  • Onsite Mammogram and Prostate Screening Events

  • Skin Cancer Screening Events Onsite

  • Biometrics and Health Screening Events Onsite

  • Financial Health and Retirement Planning Events Onsite & Online

  • Fitness Resources and Onsite Sessions Like Yoga and Tai Chi

• Retirement Plans with Generous Employer Contributions - Guaranteed Lifetime Benefit!

• Variety of Top Tier Affordable Medical Plans - Six Different Medical Plans to Choose From

  • Some Medical Plans with Zero Employee Premium Cost

• Dental and Vision Plans

• Tuition Reimbursement Program

• Alternative Work Schedules

• Telehealth

• Qualified Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the Dept of Education

• Employee Assistance Program with Ongoing Training & Development Options

• Civil Service Leave

• VanPool Options

• Short-Term Disability - Employer Paid

• Basic Life Insurance - Employer Paid

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Medical Expenses

• Suite of Voluntary Benefits including additional Life, Accident, Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance

Plus, work with an amazing team of people who are committed to making Pinal County a great place for its citizens and its employees.

Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU. Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job. Read more about the position and see if it is a good match for you:

JOB SUMMARY

Help to safeguard organization's computer networks and systems. Carry out security measures to monitor and protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration and cyber-attacks. Assists Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with establishing and maintaining the Cyber Security program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected. Assists maintaining processes across the enterprise to reduce information and information technology (IT) risks.

Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this description.

TYPICAL CLASSIFICATION ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assists maintaining processes across the enterprise to reduce information and information technology (IT) risks.
• Assists in the maintenance of the County's information security and privacy policies, standards, guidelines, baselines, processes and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations and standards.
• Member in the County's incident response and investigation procedures and processes.
• Use software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect organizations' sensitive information. Assist computer users with installation or processing of new security products and procedures.
• Monitor for security breaches. Constantly monitor their organization's networks and systems for security breaches or intrusions. Install software that helps to notify them of intrusions, and watch out for irregular system behavior.
• Understanding potential threats, vulnerability and control techniques.
• Investigate security breaches. Assists with incident response activities to minimize the impact. Afterwards, assist with a technical and forensic investigation into how the breach happened and the extent of the damage. They prepare reports of their findings to be reported to management.
• Assist in administering a County-wide information security training and awareness program.

POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• None.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• Cyber related coursework
• Six (6) Months of Professional experience in computing and Cyber information security for a large enterprise.
• One (1) year in Information Technology.
• Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Training and/or Certifications in:
• Certified Network Defender (CND)
• EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
• Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Certified Ethical Hacker-Forensics Investigator (CEH-FI)
• Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Comptia Security +
• or other related Cyber Security training/accreditation/certification is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with anti-virus software, intrusion detection, firewalls and content filtering
• Experience working with secure networks, systems and application architectures
• Professional experience in a system administration role supporting multiple platforms and applications
• Ability to understand network security issues

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. The work also requires the ability to finger, perform repetitive motion, hear, speak, and demonstrate mental and visual acuity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires the ability to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

Notice to Applicants:
We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value professionalism and treating others with respect. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration and may impact your future Pinal County applications.
The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the first quartile require additional approval. Employment Type: Full-Time