Cybersecurity Engineer (Network Security)

City of New York•New York City, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) uses technology to improve public safety, expand opportunity, and help New York City government serve residents. Its Cyber Command protects City systems from cyber threats and supports more than 100 agencies and offices in preventing, detecting, identifying, responding to, and recovering from threats. Within Cyber Command, the Security Sciences teams develop and support security architecture and engineering solutions, evaluate security tools, and help meet mission needs through resilient security infrastructure and software development support. The Cybersecurity Engineer (Network Security) designs and implements defensible security infrastructure for New York City government. The role identifies security gaps across City agencies and develops solutions to address them. The position is based in Brooklyn, New York. The stated shift is day, though the role may require various shifts, including nights or evenings and weekends, because of technical duties in a 24/7 operation.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the position, or equivalent education and/or experience.
Ability to perform the technical duties of the position in a 24/7 operation, potentially working various shifts, nights or evenings, and weekends.

Responsibilities

Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop security risk management plans.
Design, build, install, configure, and test dedicated cyber defense hardware and software.
Implement Network Security Monitoring and Continuous Security Monitoring solutions.
Operate and administer cyber defense applications and software.
Collaborate with technical and non-technical teams to integrate security controls and procedures into workflows.
Automate controls and redundant processes whenever possible.
Liaise with cybersecurity vendors to support procurement of cybersecurity solutions.
Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.