Cyber Security Analyst -Silver Star

Job DescriptionThe New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. We deliver 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water per day to 8.5 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and we collect and treat an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.The New York City Department of Environmental Protections (DEP) Bureau of Business Information Technology (BIT) is responsible for providing quality business, technical and IT system support to our users. This commitment is realized through collaboration, strong relationships, and a unified vision with our partners at DEP in order to provide quality technological solutions to our business needs. Providing these services allows us to ensure that DEP continues its tradition of delivering excellent service to the residents of New York City.The ongoing threat of data intrusion everywhere has made it imperative for the agency to take extreme measures to protect sensitive mission-critical data. It has become necessary to solicit experienced cybersecurity analysts to assist the agency in developing, implementing, and managing protective shields and ensuring compliance with cyber security policies to diminish or eradicate cyber intrusion efforts.The New York City Department of Environmental Protections Bureau of Business Information Technology (BIT) seeks to hire one (1) part-time Cyber Security Analyst.Under the direction of the Information Security Specialist with a broad latitude of independent action, the Cyber Security Analyst(s) will configure, deploy, monitor, administer, and evaluate virus software and other vulnerability management tools to protect the agency's network and data. The selected candidates will be required to constantly monitor current network activities to detect unusual or suspicious actions and continuously examine the agency's network to ensure no vulnerabilities for the invitation of external threats.In addition, the Cyber Security analyst will be responsible for the impact analysis of security programs on applications, development, and governance of application security, recommend information assurance/security solutions to support business requirements, and ensure that IT security is applied comprehensively to the entire technological infrastructure under established enterprise and industry policies, procedures and standards.****The Silver Stars Program offers NYC Agencies the opportunity to fill business needs with experienced retired City employees. The program also offers an opportunity for City employees to phase into retirement, allowing them to supplement their income and maintain their lifestyle and social interactions. The position is time-limited to a year; and participants should not rejoin the city pension system.Qualifications1. 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; or2. A four-year high school diploma or its equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory experience in any of the areas described in 1 above; or3. 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 InformationThe 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.