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Job Summary

Under general supervision, the IT Cyber Security & Network Engineer is responsible for ensuring proprietary and sensitive information is secure through merging security information from a variety of security tools to analyze events and alerts for the purpose of mitigating threats. This position will represent the City in a professional and effective manner and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, City employees, outside organizations, vendors, and the general public.

Essential Duties

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for effective communication through progress reports, user documentation, and formal presentations to teams and management.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in content, processes, and procedures associated with various Information Management Systems.
• Evaluates cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation plans.
• Performs assessments of multiple complex systems, networks, Servers, and applications to identify deviations from acceptable configurations, regulatory compliance, or local policy, while measuring effectiveness of security architecture against known vulnerabilities
• Applies cybersecurity principals in daily practice, including the NICE Framework workforce categories (Securely Provision, Operate and Maintain, Oversee and Govern, Protect and Defend Analyze, Collect and Operate, Investigate)
• Operates, maintains, and analyzes security systems, security logs, network logs, and device logs.
• Participates in the investigation and analysis of system security integration, testing, operations, and maintenance.
• Responds to cyber incidents and assists in investigating, resolving, and escalating cyber security incidents.
• Works closely with IT department team members to ensure scalable and robust systems operation.
• Monitors agency systems, reporting anomalous activity and malicious traffic. Makes recommendations on improving network, server, and application security. Responsible for administering security tools, equipment, and servers.
• Coordinates the implementation of system updates and changes; conducts testing procedures prior to deployment.
• Identifies system integration opportunities and defines integration and implementation parameters.
• Interacts with software, hardware, and/or professional services vendors.
• Participates in efforts to evaluate, select, and implement third party software, vendors and/or service providers.
• Uses automation tools and techniques to improve work efficiency.
• Completes work orders by troubleshooting and resolving hardware, software and network related problems encountered by end users.
• Subject to rotation on-call schedules.
  
  

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge routers, Switches, Firewall, Access points and Servers.
• Fiber experience, single mode, multi-mode, OTDR
• General knowledge of computers and network infrastructures
• Skill in troubleshooting, researching, analyzing, evaluating, and solving technically challenging problems involving integrated systems.
• Skill in interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, and concisely with others.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal work relationships.
• Must be able to be a part of Emergency Management essential personnel.
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field or nine years or more of experience with various Information Management Systems and Microsoft systems, products, and software

Experience

Five years of relevant cyber security and network infrastructure experience.

An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the above-described proficiency will be considered.

Must pass a Federal/National criminal background check and satisfy Criminal Justice Information Security (CJIS) requirements to enter certain secure City facilities such as the Public Safety Building. This means that the candidate must not have been convicted or put on court-ordered community supervision or probation for a Class B misdemeanor within the last 10 years, or at any time for any offense above the grade of Class B misdemeanor.

Preferred Qualifications

Municipal government experience

Licenses And Certifications

Texas Class C Driver’s License (Required)

Other Information

Working Environment

Work is performed in an office setting, often at other locations for meetings.

The Employee May Be Subject To

• Work requires sitting at a desk for extended periods of time, using a PC workstation for extended hours, and lifting up to 20 pounds on occasion.
• This job requires walking, sitting, standing, bending, and reaching.
• This job may require some travel.
• Exposure to adverse weather conditions is minimal.
• Physical requirements include visual acuity, speech, and hearing.
• Hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity are necessary to operate computer keyboards and basic office equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.
• This job may require attendance at night meetings.
  
  

The City of Dickinson offers an excellent array of benefits and is a member of the

Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), offering a 2:1 match on a 7%

employee contribution, 5 year vesting.

The City provides full-time employees 100% employer paid:

• Health*
• Dental*
• Vision
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life
  
  

*Multiple levels of dependent coverage available.

Other Benefits

• Voluntary Life
• Annual Longevity Payment
• 13 Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave
• Deferred Compensation
• Professional Development & Tuition Reimbursement
• American Fidelity Ancillary Benefits