College Of Southern Maryland La Plata , MD 20646
Posted 2 months ago
Position Summary
Located 45 minutes from the Nation's Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America's top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits; State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.
The Network Security Analyst conducts many functions to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems throughout the college's network. The individual in this position is responsible for vulnerability management, security awareness, incident response and maintaining and keeping the CSM network secure. The Network Security Analyst reports to the Assistant Director of Network Security.
The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.
This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
Assist with development, implementation, and maintenance of IT security solutions including firewalls, vulnerability scanning solutions, and intrusion detection/prevention systems
Assist the organization with ensuring that Information and Student Privacy Laws and Policies are developed and enforced at the College
Collaborates with administrative staff in the development and maintenance of the CSM information security program and information security policy
Investigation and identification of potential information security incidents
Perform reviews of network security architecture, information security administration and policy
Providing periodic reporting on information security issues
Supports Monthly Phishing campaigns to test employees' security awareness. Manages CSM's Security Awareness Program. Ensures all employees complete the mandatory training
Provides security awareness training for faculty, staff and students
Reviews new system designs and major modifications for security implications prior to implementation
Collaborates with Network Project Team in identifying network and system vulnerabilities, and the appropriate solutions to eliminate or minimize their potential effects
Helps maintain proper documentation of the college's cybersecurity program
Helps design and support the business continuity and disaster recovery plans for the enterprise.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of available and emerging network and security technologies through professional reading, attending industry conferences, and professional development (training, education, and participation in professional associations)
Reviews advisories posted through CERT, NIPC (National Infrastructure Protection Center), Center for Internet Security, SANS and FBI and recommends appropriate security improvements to the Assistant Director of Network Security.
Collaborates with ITS staff in the evaluation of new software and hardware systems, particularly as they relate to security
Collaborates with administrative staff in ensuring that departments have fulfilled their information security responsibilities
Additional Duties:
Minimum Education and Training
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