Cyber Security Specialist
Cyber Security Specialist
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Job Description
*ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT FULLTIME ANNUALLY PAID PARKS EMPLOYEES*
Major Responsibilities
Under supervision of the Chief Information Security Officer with latitude for independent initiative and decision making assist Parks ITT in liaising with the citywide NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) by ensuring security threats are mitigated by Parks in a timely manner.
With an effort to remain proactive and stay ahead of security issues respond to alerts and events that could threaten the Agencys information technology security posture.
Characterize and analyze network traffic and server / cloud performance metrics to identify anomalous activity and potential threats.
Complete appropriate patching on various systems including workstations servers and network equipment such as switches and routers.
Analyze identified malicious activity to determine means method and details of exploitations against agency systems and applications.
Reimage / restore devices and equipment to previously known good states after an incident.
Validate analyze investigate and mitigate reported trouble tickets or incidents from OTI.
Followup to ensure Parks staff are taking and following Cyber Security Training.
Followup on incident reports to ensure that proper mitigation is taking place in a timely manner.
Conduct network monitoring and intrusion detection analysis using various computer network defense tools such as intrusion detection/prevention systems firewalls and hostbased security systems.
Conduct logbased and endpointbased threat detection to detect and protect against threats coming from multiple sources.
Correlate activity across assets (endpoint network apps) and environments (onpremises cloud) to identify patterns of anomalous or suspicious activity.
Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of incidents.
Provide users with incident response support including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensic. Perform analysis when necessary.
Perform security standards testing against computers or IT equipment before implementation to ensure security standards are met.
How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 702683.
All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.
*Current Employees please include your ERN and Job ID# 702683 on your cover letter and resume.
Work Location: Arsenal West Manhattan
NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. *Posting period extended to 03/03/2025. Previous applicants to Job ID# 631225 and Job ID# 657106 are still under consideration and need not reapply. References will be required upon request.
nyc.gov/parks
MOVEMENT IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LISTS IS PROHIBITED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
For information about applying for Civil Service Exams go to: Civil Service Exams Department of Citywide Administrative Services (nyc.gov)
IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALI 95713
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory fulltime experience related to information technology service management process management operations;
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory fulltime experience related to information technology service management process management operations;
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
