Deputy CIO - Information Security

City of Scottsdale•Scottsdale, AZ

10d•Remote

About The Position

This Deputy CIO manages the Information Security Department and develops, implements and monitors a strategic, comprehensive information security program to ensure appropriate levels of confidentiality, integrity, availability, safety, privacy, and recovery of information assets owned, controlled and/or processed by the city. Manages and assesses security risk and violations with the City's computing systems, communications networks and other data processing assets. Creates, recommends, approves and implements security standards, policies, and solutions for the enterprise computing environment. Works with other IT management and staff to architect a secure computing environment plus secure network design. Oversees and directs the Enterprise Security Team staff to provide installation, configuration, maintenance and ongoing support and administration for all network security systems, including firewalls, web and email filtering, VPNs, IDS/IPS, WAF, secure file transfer, and other security solutions for all city departments including critical infrastructure such as Water/SCADA, Police Department, Crime Lab and Traffic. Anticipated starting salary for this position may be up to mid-point depending on candidate’s experience and internal equity. The full salary range is listed above and mid-point for this position is $155,355.20/annually.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited educational institution.
Six years of progressively responsible experience managing IT environments and projects which includes five years of managerial experience within the IT field.
Any equivalent combination of education and/or job-related experience that meets the minimum qualifications may be substituted.
Security certification such as Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager/Auditor (CISM/CISA) or Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) is required.
CJIS Terminal Operator Certification (TOC-D) Certification within 1 month of hire.
Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during their active employment by the city, regardless of whether the employee is approved for remote work.
Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on division/department/service assignment.

Responsibilities

Manages the Information Security Department.
Develops, implements and monitors a strategic, comprehensive information security program.
Manages and assesses security risk and violations with the City's computing systems, communications networks and other data processing assets.
Creates, recommends, approves and implements security standards, policies, and solutions for the enterprise computing environment.
Works with other IT management and staff to architect a secure computing environment plus secure network design.
Oversees and directs the Enterprise Security Team staff to provide installation, configuration, maintenance and ongoing support and administration for all network security systems, including firewalls, web and email filtering, VPNs, IDS/IPS, WAF, secure file transfer, and other security solutions for all city departments including critical infrastructure such as Water/SCADA, Police Department, Crime Lab and Traffic.

Benefits

12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 11.98% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide 457
Pet Insurance
Bilingual pay compensation
Employer contribution of $10 per pay period to employee's PEHP (Post-Employment Health Plan) account