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Chief Information Security Officer

City of Atlanta Atlanta, GA (Onsite) Full-Time

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At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City\'s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.

Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.

Posting: Open to be filled

Salary: Commensurate with experience

General Description and Classification Standards

The Atlanta Information Management (AIM) Information Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)\'s role is to provide the strategy, vision, and leadership for developing and supporting security throughout the City of Atlanta (City). The CISO works with the AIM staff to ensure necessary controls are in place for the security of information assets. The CISO is accountable for safeguarding assets by ensuring security risks are identified, assessed, and accurately reported. The CISO directs the planning and implementation of enterprise IT systems, business operations, and facility defenses against security breaches and vulnerability issues. This individual is also responsible for auditing existing systems, while directing the administration of security policies, activities, and standards. The CISO is the central point of escalation for all security related incidents.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and planning

• Active participant of the executive and senior leadership teams in governance, strategy, and processes of the City\'s security posture.

• Lead strategic security planning to achieve business goals by prioritizing defense initiatives and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future security technologies using a risk-based assessment methodology.

• Develop and communicate security strategies and plans to executive team, staff, suppliers, customers, and stakeholders.

• Assist with the design and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures, audits, and enhancements.

• Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of policies, procedures, and associated plans for system security administration and user system access based on industry-standard best practices.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Define and communicate plans, procedures, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating new security systems, equipment, software, and other technologies.

Operational Management

• Act as advocate and primary liaison for the City\'s security vision via regular written and in-person communications with executives, department heads, and end users.

• Work closely with AIM\'s technology development to fully secure information, computer, network, and processing systems.

• Oversees the administration of all computer security systems and their corresponding or associated software, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, cryptography systems, and anti-virus software.

• Develop, track, and control the security services annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.

• Ensure that facilities, premises, and equipment adhere to all applicable laws and regulations.

• Recommend and implement changes in security policies and practices in accordance with changes in local or federal law.

• Assess and communicate all security risks associated with all purchases or practices performed citywide.

• Collaborate with IT leaders, department of law, and human resources to establish and maintain a system for ensuring that security and privacy policies are met.

• Where necessary, supervise recruitment, development, retention, and organization of security staff.

• Promote and oversee strategic security relationships between internal resources and external entities, including government, vendors, and partner organizations.

• Remain informed on trends and issues in the security industry, including current and emerging technologies and prices. Advise, counsel, and educate executive and management teams on their relative importance and financial impact.

• Accountable for working with necessary teams to ensure City is an environment that prevents unauthorized persons from accessing information, while securing the authenticity, correctness, and availability (of authorized parties) to access that information through the following areas:

o Vulnerability management

o Tools and technology

o Preparedness

o Security governance

o Identity and access management

o Alignment to best practices

o Workforce management

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional leadership skills with exceptional communication and presence
• Demonstrates extremely high emotional intelligence.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple IT control and project management practices and experience working across large infrastructure environments
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals.
• Expertise in application and infrastructure high-availability and resiliency architectures with demonstrated experience in business.
• Proficiency in information security domains, including policies and standards, risk and control assessments, access controls, regulatory compliance, technology resiliency, risk and control governance and metrics, incident management, secure systems development lifecycle, vulnerability management, and data protection.
• Ability to develop and execute strategy.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem solving, and operational management skills.
• The ability to analyze projects, assess technical risk, and communicate the impact to the business.

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Job Snapshot

Employee Type Full-Time

Location Atlanta, GA (Onsite)

Job Type Information Technology, Professional Services, Executive

Experience Not Specified

Date Posted 08/17/2023

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City of Atlanta