IT Security Specialist

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 Security team within ITB is a highly specialized group of cyber security professionals tasked to oversee the defense and response of cyber security incidents within NYPD. This includes, but not limited to, user access and controls, vulnerability, scanning, cyber threat intelligence gathering, and incident response.

Job duties include:

1.Serve on a distributed security and technology team responsible for establishing and maintaining identifies and entitlements within IAM solutions.

2.Implement identity controls and settings that align with policies and governance structure.

3.Work closely with security leadership, teammates and shareholders to evaluate and implement access models that align with organizational risk procedure.

4.Assess and receive IAM issues that occur across the employee data, as well as with accidental entities.

5.Secure access to both on-prem and cloud infrastructures, as well as to applications required to support a distributed remote workforce.

6.Evaluate business impact and risk exposure based the level of access granted and make recommendations where improvements should be made.

7.Work closely with incident responders during potential incidents and escalate to management as needed.

8.Document access, policies, and exceptions and maintain integrity for audit reviewers.

9.Review internal, external and contractor accounts as part of periodic audits.

10. Make recommendations for improvements in automation efficiencies, security practices and user experience.

11. Collect key performance indicators and related operational metrics, and track SLAs used to validate success as future area of improvement.

12. Execute tactical requests and support the strategic vision for rigorous and scalable IAM controls.

13. Maintain understanding of business processes to aid in managing enterprise identify and access.

14. Frequently interact with business units to understand their plans, risk posture and tolerance, and how IAM supports their visions and business obligations with security in mind.

15. Implement IAM projects from inception to completion on time and within budget.

3-5+ years of cybersecurity or information technology

2+ Years of related security systems administration with IAM solutions, and preferably some experience with endpoint, network or application security solutions.

2+ years working in or with security operations center and incident response teams.

One or more CISSP, GSEC, GISF, GCIA and GISP is preferable (Proof of Certification Required)

Work Location: 1 Police Plaza and 11 Metro Tech

Work Schedule: M-F 0900-1700 HRS

Additional Information:

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 un-emancipated 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.

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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loan after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full time for a qualifying employer, such as a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization. You may be able to consolidate a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Federal Perkins Loan into a Direct Loan to qualify for PSLF.

Minimum Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position; or,

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• Preferably 3-5+ years in security systems administration, with 2+ years technical hands on IAM practitioner experience.

• Familiarity with administrating directory services, Windows and Azure AD, SSO, MFA and role-based access control(RBAC) -Experience administrating directory IAM systems, access controls, security and risk management, and security governance fundamentals.

• Ideally familiar with one or more regulatory requirements and laws such as, but not limited to PCI, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), Sarbanes-Oxley Act(SOX), HIPPA, GDPR and GLBA. Additionally, experience in one or more of the following preferred: IBO, 17799, and NIST -Preferable experience with one or more scripting languages(e.g. Python, Powershell Basch) -Track record acting with integrity, taking pride in work, needing to excel, and being curious and flexible

• Strong written and oral communication skills across varying levels of the organization.

• Understanding of service design, delivery concepts and control frameworks

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.