California State University, Los Angeles · 4 months ago
Assistant Director, IT Security and Compliance
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$5,053/mo - $16,221/moCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a premier public university located in Los Angeles. They are seeking an Assistant Director of IT Security and Compliance responsible for developing and administering university policies related to information technology security, protecting data, and ensuring compliance with security guidelines.
Education
Responsibilities
Develop and administer University policy related to information technology security
Protect student, faculty, and staff data and information, technology systems, and services
Work with the Chief Information Security Officer to develop security plans, user guidelines, and procedures
Participate in infrastructure projects to ensure security and compliance requirements are met
Help direct the implementation and upgrade of existing security practices and systems
Promote awareness of security policies to the campus
Assess and help reduce ongoing system security threats and vulnerabilities
Monitor system and application compliance with security guidelines and standards
Participate in directing the performance of incident response activities
Help develop IT security documentation and procedures, creating IT security and compliance matrices, campus communications, and IT security alerts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business Administration, Computer Science, Business Systems, or related field, or equivalent years of experience working in the Information Technology field: network support; server support; systems analysis; systems architecture; database management; communication systems; application programming and information security support
IT project lead or supervisory/management experience in areas of budget administration; personnel administration (e.g., supervision, professional development, technical training, and performance evaluation); vendor/product evaluation, selection, and implementation; communications/network/e-mail services; strategic and tactical planning
Demonstrated experience and success in managing complex, long-term projects in IT and project management responsibilities for cross-division/department system implementations
Working knowledge of: enterprise servers; network and communications equipment and related system security requirements; Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Protection Systems (IPS), firewalls, network security policies, anti-virus, and anti-spam applications; disaster recovery and business continuity measures; Oracle or equivalent relational databases; data privacy standards, requirements, and policies; data and information; related security requirements, including campus, state, federal, and Homeland Security measures; and the change management process for systems and applications
Knowledge of current state and federal laws and regulations regarding information security and information technology security
Possess solid constructive listening skills
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to comprehend strategic plans and directions and integrate them into daily operations through information technology application implementations
Ability to comprehend institutional needs and requirements through the preparation of needs analysis and feasibility studies that reflect desired outcomes
Ability to work with external vendors; coordinate multiple projects and tasks without the loss of integrity to work, as well as organizing, monitoring, and guiding others to ensure desired outcomes are achieved
Ability to act decisively under stressful situations
Incumbent must demonstrate an interest or ability in working in a multicultural/multiethnic environment
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU
California State University, Los Angeles requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California
Preferred
Knowledge of PeopleSoft instances and student data security or equivalent ERP system, including knowledge of the process to gain access to the data or equivalent
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification
Systems security certification
Network security certification
Benefits
A comprehensive benefits package is provided.
Company
California State University, Los Angeles
Cal State LA is a public university in Los Angeles, California.
Founded in 1947
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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$1.75MKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Marla A. Parker, PhD
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