IT Security Specialist
4 weeks ago
Job Summary
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is seeking a highly skilled IT Security Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our Information Technology department, you will play a critical role in the administration and support of our District-wide Information Technology security plan.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the planning and design of enterprise security architecture, under the direction of the IT Manager, where appropriate.
- Participate in the creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines and procedures) under the direction of the IT Manager, where appropriate.
- Participate in the planning and design of an enterprise Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan, under the direction of the IT Manager, where appropriate.
- Monitor and manage servers and coordinate antivirus incident response; updates systems with the latest antivirus software, definitions and patches.
- Maintain up-to-date detailed knowledge of the IT security industry including awareness of new or revised security solutions, improved security processes and the development of new attacks and threat vectors.
- Recommend additional security solutions or enhancements to existing security solutions to improve overall enterprise security.
- Perform the deployment, integration and initial configuration of all new security solutions and of any enhancements to existing security solutions in accordance with standard best operating procedures.
- Maintain up-to-date baselines for the secure configuration and operations of all in-place devices, whether they be under direct control (i.e., security tools) or not (i.e., workstations, servers, network devices, etc.).
- Maintain operational configurations of all in-place security solutions per the established baselines.
- Monitor all in-place security solutions for efficient and appropriate operations.
- Review logs and reports of all in-place devices, whether they be under direct control (i.e., security tools) or not (i.e., workstations, servers, network devices, etc.); interpret the implications of that activity and devise plans for appropriate resolution.
- Participate in investigations into problematic activity.
- Participate in the design and execution of vulnerability assessments, penetration tests and security audits.
- Provide on-call support for end-users for all in-place security solutions.
- Participate in security investigations and compliance reviews, as requested by internal or external auditors.
- Monitor daily or weekly reports and security logs for unusual events.
- Work within the information security governance process to define control recommendations that are both efficient and effective.
- Support e-discovery processes to include identification, collection, preservation and processing of relevant data.
Requirements
- Graduation from a four-year accredited college or university majoring in information technology, computer science or a closely related field.
- Full-time paid experience in developing, implementing and/or administering system security standards and procedures may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or a closely related field.
- One year of service with the District as an IT Support Analyst II, IT Support Analyst I, System Support Specialist II, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Specialist, Human Resources Assistant, Secretary or Senior Administrative Specialist.
- Civil service status in one of the foregoing classifications.
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