Cyber Security Analyst – NYC DCAS Cyber Security Unit
Job ID: 436154
Business Title: Cyber Security Analyst
Civil Service Title: CYBER SECURITY ANALYST
Title Code No: 13633
Level: 02
Title Classification: Competitive
Job Category: Technology, Data & Innovation
Proposed Salary Range: $78,795.00 – $110,000.00 (Annual)
Career Level: Experienced (non-manager)
Work Location: 1 Centre St., N.Y.
Division/Work Unit: Information Technology
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Requirements
Job Description
DCAS Cyber Security Unit protects and defends DCAS Information Assets; an inventory of Internal and public facing web applications and databases, with more than 2,500 staff and 5,000+ endpoints that must be kept secure. DCAS portfolio consists of 100 + agency applications and is an NYC agency with 11 lines of Service.
Responsibilities:
This role involves working with incident response teams to review logging on alerts, and interface with DCAS Cybersecurity, DoITT Security Operations Command, and NYC3 Cybercommand to triage critical cyber events to the appropriate staff for mitigation and Legal if necessary (i.e., Data Privacy Issues). NYC Cybercommand’s AIR PLAN (Agency Incident Management) requires this role to properly monitor the performance metrics of endpoint solutions (Crowd Strike, Zips, McAfee Weekly Report, and NYC3 Advisory) and ensure escalation is addressed timely (esp. with Investigations).
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Minimum Qualifications Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree, from an accredited college including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area; or
- A four-year high school diploma or its equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory experience in any of the areas described in “1” above; or
- Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” or “2”, above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in “2” above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. In addition, twenty-four (24) credits from an accredited college or graduate school in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area; or a certificate of at least 625 hours in computer programming from an accredited technical school (post high school), may be substituted for one year of experience.
Preferred Skills
One or more Cybersecurity Certifications (Security+, CYSa+) with experience in identifying, analyzing, monitoring, and responding to malicious activity and performing cyber security triage.
To Apply
Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID#: 436154
NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED. NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
