IT Security Officer

1 day ago

Palo Alto, United States United States Courts Full time

Priority consideration to applicants who apply by December 20, 2024

Whether launching or continuing a career in public service, the U.S. District Court is a great place to work with competitive salaries and benefits, a work schedule that promotes a work-life balance, access to a fitness center, and the opportunity to work with colleagues committed to fulfilling the important mission of administering justice in an efficient and effective manner. This position offers an excellent opportunity to advance a career in Federal court service.

Position Overview

The Northern District of California District Court, Probation Office, and Pretrial Services Agency, seek a talented IT Security Officer, a professional who loves to pro-actively advance security priorities and engage customers in security awareness, training, and best practices. The district is looking for a self-starter who will improve the district’s security posture and collaborate with other regional and national judiciary stakeholders. As part of several information technology teams, you will work in a professional work environment to deliver impactful security initiatives for the United States Judiciary and have the opportunity to support nationwide programs. Secondary responsibilities include assisting the network administrators in the administration of the judiciary’s information technology network by developing standards, recommending network infrastructure change, and participating in the high-level and long-term design and analysis of the courts’ network systems.

Representative Duties

  • Review, evaluate, and make recommendations on courts’ technology security programs. Create and employ procedures, templates, guidelines, and other documents to establish repeatable processes across the district’s information technology security services.
  • Proactively track, triage, and remediate identified security risks and implement security measures. Coordinate the remediation of larger security risks with other IT team members and advise management when additional resources are needed.
  • Perform research to identify potential vulnerabilities in, and threats to, existing and proposed technologies, and notify the appropriate managers/personnel of the risk potential. Conduct security risk and vulnerability assessments. Perform routine scans and remediations to system vulnerabilities and monitor for outdated applications and security-related matters.
  • Communicate and provide advice on matters of IT security, including security strategy and implementation to judges, court unit executives, and other court staff managers.
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of local court unit security policies and guidance. Serve as a resource to all court units within the district regarding federal and judiciary security regulations and procedures.
  • Manage information security projects (or security-related aspects of other IT projects) to ensure milestones are completed in the appropriate order, promptly, and according to schedule. Facilitate project meetings. Prepare justifications for budget requests. Prepare special management reports as needed.
  • Establish mechanisms to promote security. Train court staff on security awareness and adoption of security best practices.
  • Serve as a team lead in the administration of IT security-related automated tools, including but not limited to antivirus products, operating system/software patch management mechanisms, web security/filtering platforms, system logging facilities, and locally installed firewall appliances.
  • Assist with special projects as directed by management and perform other IT support duties as assigned.
  • Act as the primary contact for external security assessments and audits, and address relevant issues found.
  • Perform analysis, remediation, forensics, and any other activities needed concerning any IT security incidents.
  • Coordinate with local IT staff and the judiciary Security Operations Center to resolve issues and take any required action, immediate or otherwise.
  • Work hours are regular business hours, Pacific Time, but the position requires on-call availability. A mobile phone is provided.
Qualification

Specialized experience is progressively responsible experience that is in, or closely related to, the work of the position that has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

  • Experience with IT security tools and the ability to learn new tools and methods.
  • Ability to perform independent research and identify training needs.
  • Ability to collaborate with individuals, teams of any size, and organizations of any size.
  • The ability to work with other local and remote technical staff to identify, prioritize, and resolve security issues - especially those identified in security scans.
  • Good judgment, be dependable, be a proactive self-starter, and demonstrate initiative in problem-solving.
  • Exceptional ability to effectively communicate, articulate, and relate to coworkers and others with professionalism and integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with IT security tools used by the U.S. Courts (Splunk, Nessus, KACE, Forcepoint, KnowBe4, Apex One, Deep Security (Trend Micro), Palo Alto (JFS), VMware VRa8 and CIS Critical Security Controls v8).
  • Experience in, or with, the U.S. Courts, government or large organizations.
  • Ability to create and maintain policies, end-user documentation, and instructions.
  • Ability to perform internal IT security assessments and self-audits, and monitor policy adherence, understanding of CIS Critical Security Controls v8 (Center of Internet Security).
How To Apply

To apply, complete the online application and upload a resume and cover letter in Word or PDF format where requested.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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