Information Security Engineer Lead (Remote)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology, working in partnership with academic and business units to meet the unique needs of a leading research university. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.

Provide leadership and advanced technical expertise to the information security program covering multiple units within a large campus organization. Efforts are aimed at establishing and maintaining the safety and ongoing protection of those units' information assets. Area within which the position operates may be centralized within the campus Office of Information Technology or within a campus department of significant size and complexity. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: units' management and staff, campus and OIT security leadership and security engineering staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: units' management. This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 -
Develop and recommend information security policies, standards and best practices within assigned campus area or organization.

Job Duty 2 -
Perform periodic risk analysis, vulnerability scanning and testing; responding as appropriate.

Job Duty 3 -
Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities posing threats to information assets of assigned units.

Job Duty 4 -
Evaluate and, as appropriate, recommend acquisition of new and improved information security technology.

Job Duty 5 -
Develop and conduct training and instruction on information security related areas.

Job Duty 6 -
Maintain security systems in compliance with applicable regulations.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
Overnight travel requecurityed for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client shift schedules, project requecurityements).

Required Experience
Six to seven years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

Job Grade: I6

Location: Atlanta, GA

Experience with Python, PHP, BASH, Javascript

Web application development experience

Web application vulnerability management experience

Web application firewall experience

Experience with ServiceNow

Cloud security experience in AWS and Azure

Familiarity with PKI solutions including certificate management, distribution, and automation

Industry recognized security certifications preferred

Budget $114,000

SKILLS
This position requires advanced knowledge of information security concepts, technology and practices and working knowledge of pertinent regulations. Skills in developing architecture for and implementing various information security tools and products and managing and promoting security programs within an organization is required as are skills in organization, project/team leadership and customer service.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening