Austin Technology Services is hiring a chief information security officer to lead the citywide information security program and oversee efforts to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of city data and technology systems.
Brian Gardner, the city's deputy chief information officer, is also the current interim CISO.
The CISO is responsible for safeguarding the city’s information, data and infrastructure, and for overseeing the information security governance committee. The role leads the cyber team that monitors and defends against current and emerging threats, designs and evaluates security architecture, and ensures cybersecurity requirements are embedded across enterprise systems. Responsibilities also include developing and executing cyber incident response plans, coordinating recovery of business-critical services during security events and working with resiliency teams to ensure a coordinated response across departments.
Additional duties include assessing security controls using National Institute of Standards and Technology frameworks, directing threat assessments and system audits, leading tabletop exercises and developing data security standards. The CISO also collaborates with the enterprise architecture team, researches citywide security solutions, oversees citywide security operations and champions cybersecurity awareness and training initiatives. The position represents the city on information security strategy with internal and external organizations and manages the full range of supervisory responsibilities for staff.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, management information systems or a related field, along with six years of related experience, including two years in a supervisory role. The role requires maintaining a relevant security or risk leadership certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA or a comparable credential, or obtaining one within six months of employment. Preferred qualifications include experience leading cybersecurity programs in public-sector environments and overseeing security functions in complex, highly regulated systems.
The position is full time and on-site in Austin, with a salary range of $205,000 to $215,000 annually. A first review of candidates is scheduled for March 2.
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Austin Technology Services Hiring Chief Information Security Officer
What to Know:
- Austin Technology Services is hiring a chief information security officer to lead the citywide information security program.
- The CISO will manage incident response, security architecture, governance, audits and staff, while coordinating closely with enterprise architecture and resiliency teams.
- Brian Gardner, the city's deputy chief information officer, is also the current interim CISO.
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