Assistant Director: Cybersecurity

Pima-Community-College; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ seeks a Cybersecurity Assistant Director to provide high-level technical leadership, operational direction, and project management for the college's enterprise-wide security program. This role leads incident response, threat hunting, and security engineering across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring compliance with policies and frameworks.

The position requires collaboration with IT leadership and budget oversight in a dynamic higher-education

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field and 3–5 years of related experience.
• 1–3 years of supervisory experience; valid Arizona driver license or equivalent.
• Equivalent combination of certification, education and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response and proactive threat hunting across enterprise assets.
• Oversee security operations, IAM, data protection, and access controls.
• Configure and supervise SIEM, firewalls, and security tooling.
• Guide security projects from requirements to deployment and handoff.
• Support IT leadership with risk, compliance, and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Incident response

Threat hunting

Cloud security

Network security

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SIEM systems

Firewall administration

Identity governance

Cloud security platforms

DLP tooling

Job description

The Cybersecurity Assistant Director is responsible for providing high-level technical leadership, operational direction, and project management for the college’s enterprise-wide security program. This position is accountable for the protection of institutional data, systems, and digital assets. The Assistant Director coordinates major security initiatives, manages risk, and ensures compliance with institutional policies and industry standards and frameworks. This role requires the ability to work with minimal supervision, lead incident response efforts, and provide technical guidance to the IT leadership team.

The work schedule for this position is flexible and may include working evenings and weekends and local travel. This job may have On-call rotation duties.

• Manages assigned cybersecurity personnel and security operations, including incident response and proactive threat hunting. Provides work direction, technical guidance, mentorship, performance management, and professional development to build advanced technical capabilities within the team
• Oversees and performs advanced cybersecurity administration across network, endpoint, server, and cloud environments. Designs, implements, and maintains security controls and defense-in-depth strategies to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of institutional systems, data, and digital assets
• Leads and performs complex cybersecurity incident response activities, including investigation, containment, isolation, forensic analysis, root cause analysis, recovery, and post-incident review. Coordinates backup and recovery activities associated with cybersecurity incidents
• Manages and administers identity and access management and data protection controls, including multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, identity governance, access control frameworks, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and enterprise email security. Develops and enforces related cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures
• Configures, administers, tunes, and provides technical oversight of enterprise cybersecurity infrastructure, including firewalls, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, security automation and orchestration platforms, and related security technologies. Evaluates and advises on the security posture of the College's technology environment
• Leads vulnerability management, attack surface management, and continuous security monitoring activities. Identifies, assesses, prioritizes, and mitigates vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks across institutional technology environments, including operating systems and externally accessible assets
• Develops, implements, and maintains cybersecurity procedures and technical controls related to system hardening, incident response, disaster recovery, security contingency planning, and the cybersecurity components of business continuity
• Serves as a senior technical resource to the CISO and collaborates with IT leadership to align cybersecurity operations and initiatives with institutional goals. Evaluates complex cybersecurity risks and technical issues, develops recommendations, and prepares reports and other information to support leadership decision-making
• Develops and administers enterprise-wide cybersecurity training and awareness initiatives designed to reduce human-centered cybersecurity risks and promote secure practices throughout the College
• Leads complex cybersecurity projects from requirements definition and design through testing, implementation, documentation, and operational transition. Coordinates project activities and resources and communicates project status, risks, issues, and outcomes to appropriate stakeholders
• Participates in the development and administration of cybersecurity budgets and resource planning; evaluates security technology and resource needs, supports procurement and vendor management activities, and monitors the effective use of cybersecurity resources
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a closely related field of study and
• Three to five years of related experience and
• One to three years of supervisory experience and
• Valid Arizona driver license

or

• An equivalent combination of certification, education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field of study
• Five plus years of related experience

• Knowledge of business management and fiscal practices
• Knowledge of computer and network operating systems
• Knowledge of project management principles, processes, and techniques
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance principles and practices
• Knowledge of server administration, system security, and network design
• Skill in budget/resource management 7. Skill in coordinating and monitoring the work of others
• Skill in independent decision making 9. Skill in people leadership and supervision
• Skill in organization, coordination, and management
• Skill in problem solving
• Skill in program development and process improvement
• Skill in project management principles, processes, and techniques
• Skill in team building
• Skill in verbal and written communication with the ability to explain technical concepts to audiences with a wide range of technical skills
• Skill in current and applicable hardware, software, and peripheral equipment
• Skill in current and applicable server administration, system security and network design
• Ability to adapt and maintain professional composure in emergent and crisis situations
• Ability to develop and maintain effective and positive working relationships
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing technical environment
• Ability to apply analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to draw conclusions and prepare accurate reports of results
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

Physical Requirements:

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with staff contact and frequent interruptions.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an standard office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate (up to 50 pounds) amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; may be required to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.