City of New York
Cyber Security Analyst, Level I
City of New York, New York, New York, us, 10261
Company Description
Job Description
The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.
The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) supports the Department by acquiring, distributing, installing and maintaining Local Area Networks, personal computers, mainframe computers, software, and data communications networks. ITSD also plans and coordinates the implementation of advanced technology.
The selected Cyber Security Analyst will:
-Proactively responds to alerts and events that could threaten the Agency's information technology security posture and remediate them to prevent exploit attempts. -Characterize and analyze network traffic and server performance metrics to identify anomalous activity and potential threats with the MFT environment. -Complete appropriate patching for the MFT and DataPower gateways and servers. -Analyze and identify malicious activities to determine the means, methods and details of exploitations against agency systems and applications. -Follow up on incident reports and app scan reports from Information Security to ensure proper mitigation is taking place in a timely manner. -Support the creation of business continuity/disaster recovery plans, including conducting disaster recovery test, publishing test results and making necessary changes to address deficiencies. -Manage security certificates from creation requests to the installation phase. -Conduct log-based and endpoint-based threat detection to protect against threats from multiple sources. -Collaborate with network and security groups for firewall port requests and issues. -Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of incidents, participate and contribute to the Architecture Board AERB process and act as a liaison between ITSD and other divisions/vendors.
WORK LOCATION: 1 Police Plaza, NY, NY 10038
HOURS/SHIFT: Varies
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.
Qualifications
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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.
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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job Description
The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.
The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) supports the Department by acquiring, distributing, installing and maintaining Local Area Networks, personal computers, mainframe computers, software, and data communications networks. ITSD also plans and coordinates the implementation of advanced technology.
The selected Cyber Security Analyst will:
-Proactively responds to alerts and events that could threaten the Agency's information technology security posture and remediate them to prevent exploit attempts. -Characterize and analyze network traffic and server performance metrics to identify anomalous activity and potential threats with the MFT environment. -Complete appropriate patching for the MFT and DataPower gateways and servers. -Analyze and identify malicious activities to determine the means, methods and details of exploitations against agency systems and applications. -Follow up on incident reports and app scan reports from Information Security to ensure proper mitigation is taking place in a timely manner. -Support the creation of business continuity/disaster recovery plans, including conducting disaster recovery test, publishing test results and making necessary changes to address deficiencies. -Manage security certificates from creation requests to the installation phase. -Conduct log-based and endpoint-based threat detection to protect against threats from multiple sources. -Collaborate with network and security groups for firewall port requests and issues. -Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of incidents, participate and contribute to the Architecture Board AERB process and act as a liaison between ITSD and other divisions/vendors.
WORK LOCATION: 1 Police Plaza, NY, NY 10038
HOURS/SHIFT: Varies
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.
Qualifications
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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.
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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.