Director Of Cybersecurity Data Analytics

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the City delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Watch our welcome video to see our work in action, follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit oti.nyc.gov to learn more.

At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

About New York City Cyber Command

Cyber Command is charged with protecting all City systems against cyber threats, including systems that deliver vital services to New Yorkers. Headed by the Chief Information Security Officer of the City of New York, we provide in-depth support to over 100 agencies and offices to protect, detect, identify, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.

The Security Sciences team provides highly functional, available, and trusted solutions that enable the City government to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. Security Sciences is responsible for security architecture and engineering, with an emphasis on big data and emerging technology. This includes evaluating security tools, building a highly resilient and defensible security architecture, and supporting Cyber Commands software engineering and development lifecycle in order to rapidly meet the mission needs.

About the Position

The Director of Cybersecurity Data Analytics will serve as a technical lead for data related research, development, and implementation. Reporting to the Deputy CISO of Security Science, the Director of Cybersecurity Data Analytics will collaborate with internal Security Sciences teams to enhance the security data pipeline, identify potential areas of improvement, as well as drive opportunities for new technology adoption. The Director of Cybersecurity Data Analytics will serve as a technical resource to analyze and interpret complex data sets to identify patterns and trends, and to provide insights that support short and long-term technology related decision-making. The Director of Cybersecurity Data Analytics will assist the SRE team with day-to-day operations, and identify opportunities for automation, big data analytics, and technological advancement through machine learning and artificial intelligence integration. The Director of Cybersecurity Data Analytics will closely cooperate with OTI Cyber Command Architecture, Engineering, Operations, and Threat Management teams to ensure continuous efforts to design, build, implement, and operate systems that ingest, normalize, correlate, analyze, and present cybersecurity relevant data from across the City.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead in the research and development of new data science approaches to cyber security challenges;

• Work alongside Director of SRE, Director of Security Engineering, and Deputy CISO to design solutions that address big data processing, optimize network security telemetry collection, and

identify cost savings;

• Develop strategy to continually enhance and optimize Data Pipeline infrastructure and related log ingestion components;

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand operational challenges and pain points, and act as an escalation point for issues pertaining to Data Pipeline infrastructure and related components;

• Lead and facilitate technology ideation sessions to identify opportunities for innovation, enhancement, and automation;

• Stay informed about emerging technologies and data science trends to share ideas and recommend solutions that can improve Cyber Commands efficiency and effectiveness;

• Evaluate potential technology solutions, software, and cloud platforms that align with Cyber Commands mission and strategic goals;

• Initiate and provide clear, concise, and well-documented recommendations for technology adoption, outlining benefits, risks, and cost-effectiveness of each solution;

• Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners, cross-functional teams, and executive management to ensure alignment with divisional objectives and Citywide Cybersecurity

policies and standards;

• Supervise, train and mentor Senior Data Engineers in advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. Forster a culture of creativity and innovation;

• Assign work priorities as needed and collaborate with project managers to ensure successful implementation of recommended solutions;

• Develop key objectives, scope, success criteria, milestones and metrics, and effectively communicate with project teams and key stakeholders;

• Manage special projects and initiatives as assigned.

HOURS/SHIFT

Day

• Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to be on call and/or work various shifts such as weekends and/or evenings.

WORK LOCATION

BROOKLYN, NY

TO APPLY

Only permanent employees in the title and those that are reachable on the civil service list are eligible to apply.

• Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration.

Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID # 638718

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW

APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL

OTI participates in E-Verify

Minimum Qualifications

1.A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or

2.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

3.A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

4.A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

The successful candidate should possess the following: - Bachelor's degrees in computer science or information systems and have specializations in mathematics, number theory, applied cryptography, or statistics or equivalent experience

• At least 8 years of experience analyzing large, high velocity, heterogeneous datasets

• Proficient in using cloud-based tools for ingesting, normalizing, analyzing, and presenting data for future engineering solutions and executive decision makers

• Extensive and strong practical knowledge of data structures, Java, SQL, relational database design, operating system design, and proficiency with system level and distributed programming

• Experience with explaining complex big data modeling concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, mentoring junior data engineers, creating presentations to update staff

• Familiarity with Unix shell scripting, Python scripting, PowerShell scripting, Web development, and automated testing would be highly desirable

• Solid understanding of machine learning techniques and machine learning toolkits

• Experience working with Terraform and CI/CD process

• Experience with Agile Development Methodology

• Knowledge of Enterprise Cybersecurity Infrastructure within a large-scale enterprise

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Experience working by exploratory analysis and rapid iteration to produce and present results with dashboards and other off-the-shelf and self-developed tools

• Experience with PKI and TLS/SSL certificate generation/management and knowledge of secure communication channels (SSH, HTTPS, TLS/SSL)

• Experience architecting/operating solutions and security frameworks built on AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Experience with statistical analysis and predictive modeling.

55a Program

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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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.