INTERNAL ONLY: CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER - STARTING PAY: $100,984.00 - $111,467.20 Annually DOE

Eddy County, New Mexico • Carlsbad, NM

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About The Position

Under the administrative direction of the IT Director, the Chief Information Security Officer is responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected. This role oversees the development, implementation, and enforcement of security policies and procedures while managing security-related risks across the organization. This includes cyber threat monitoring, mitigation and response. Beyond policy enforcement, the CISO serves as a key advisor to the Information Technology Director, aligning security initiatives with County Administration goals. The incumbent is responsible for the resilience of county information and ensuring both digital infrastructure and physical assets - such as various computer and network equipment, servers, and storage systems-remain secure. This includes supervising high-level technical projects and ensuring that all departmental staff adhere to strict confidentiality and performance standards required for handling sensitive county data.

Requirements

• Administrative direction of the IT Director
• Experience with cyber threat monitoring, mitigation and response
• Experience managing security-related risks
• Experience with development, implementation, and enforcement of security policies and procedures
• Experience ensuring the resilience of information
• Experience ensuring digital infrastructure and physical assets remain secure
• Experience supervising high-level technical projects
• Ability to ensure departmental staff adhere to strict confidentiality and performance standards for handling sensitive county data

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and enforcement of security policies and procedures.
• Manage security-related risks across the organization.
• Conduct cyber threat monitoring, mitigation, and response.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Information Technology Director, aligning security initiatives with County Administration goals.
• Ensure the resilience of county information.
• Ensure digital infrastructure and physical assets remain secure.
• Supervise high-level technical projects.
• Ensure all departmental staff adhere to strict confidentiality and performance standards required for handling sensitive county data.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed