Chief Information Security Officer

University of Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

University of Baltimore seeks a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead UBalt’s information security architecture, strategy and programs. You will ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets while driving risk management and regulatory compliance.

The CISO will oversee policy development, security operations, audits, training and vendor assessments, reporting to the CIO and collaborating with campus leadership.

Qualifications

• 7 years of IT experience including information security administration in a distributed environment.
• Experience with risk and vulnerability assessment and incident response.
• CISSP certification and familiarity with major security tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the information security program to protect confidentiality, integrity and availability.
• Leads incident response, vulnerability management, SIEM/IPS operations and security reporting.
• Develops security policies, standards and procedures in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Coordinates audits, assessments and vendor security reviews.
• Ensures compliance with USM, state and federal requirements.
• Provides guidance to executive leadership on security risks and changes.

Skills

Information security

IT experience

Risk assessment

Vulnerability testing

Security incident response

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Nessus

SIEM

IPS

Firewalls

VPN

Job description

Job Posting:

JR102302 Chief Information Security Officer (Open)

Department:

UBalt OTS Staff Inst Support Admin, PM

Position Type:

Regular

Open Date:

11-09-2026

Close Date:

$135,000 - $160,000

Job Description:

Reporting to the Deputy CIO (DCIO), the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a senior-level technical leader responsible for administering and managing UBalt’s information security architecture, strategy, policies, programs, and practices. The CISO’s primary role is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets and to protect these assets from various cyber threats and risks. This position and program contribute to the mission of the University by maintaining the integrity of campus technology resources, appropriate protection of information, identification and mitigation of technology and information-related risks and driving compliance with University System of Maryland (USM), state and federal requirements. The CISO is responsible for a range of activities including policy and standards development, security assessments, incident response, awareness training program, log management and monitoring, audit coordination, and oversight of intrusion detection and prevention systems. This position provides analysis, serves as a consultant, and takes an active role in overall technology change management and procurement.

This is a hybrid position that requires on-campus work at least one day per week, with the option to telework up to four days per week. Additional on-campus presence may be required periodically during the academic year to support university activities and operational needs.

Responsibilities

Information Security Program: Oversees, administers and improves the University’s overall information security program in support of the appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and technology systems.

• Monitors security trends and advocates for security practices, policies and technology.
• Facilitates the selection and implementation of information security solutions including, but not limited to, anti-virus, anti-malware, firewalls, virtual private network (VPN), intrusion prevention system (IPS) and security information and event management (SIEM).
• Participates in the selection of IT infrastructure and software; develops and specifies security requirements.
• Leads the University’s privacy initiative, maintaining compliance with USM standards and guidelines.
• Performs ongoing analysis and correlation of information collected by IPS and SIEM systems; responsible for the ongoing maintenance and support of these systems.
• Verifies completion of ongoing maintenance and support of SIEM and IPS systems.
• Leads the security incident response team.
• Investigates incidents that are detected or reported.
• Reports issues to OTS leadership, or other personnel, as appropriate.
• Develops and reviews automated reports to achieve compliance with USM policies, state, federal and audit requirements.
• Reviews security advisories, assessing relevance and risk, and disseminates to relevant technical staff.
• Prepares an annual IT security program update for the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Reviews update with the CIO for presentation to the President.

Audits and Assessments

Acts as the primary point of contact for all IT-related audits in support of consistent, efficient and effective audit activities and overall staff accountability.

• Provides support and oversight for all technology audits of all campus units.
• Serves as project manager on all internal audits involving OTS.
• Tracks resolution of audit findings, providing periodic status updates to CIO.
• Conducts required network and server vulnerability assessments.
• Conducts routine audits of the network infrastructure configuration to ensure security best practices are being utilized.
• Tracks security vulnerabilities and remediation activities; holds employees and leaders accountable for timely resolution.
• Partners with Chief IT Architect to perform vendor security assessments.
• Provides leadership, direction, and continual improvement of a personally identifiable information (PII) monitoring program.

Architecture, Policy, Standard, Guideline and Procedure Development

Oversees the development and maintenance of a comprehensive information security policy framework.

• Identifies needs in the policy framework and proposes associated efforts to the DCIO and CIO.
• Serves as a key developer of information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Work with the Chief IT Architect to develop and document security architecture and standards.
• Periodically reviews elements of the existing policy framework for needed updates.
• Monitors USM policies and State of Maryland legislation for framework requirements.
• Active member of the USM Privacy and Security Councils.

Documentation and Cross Training

Develops and maintains documentation in support of a sustainable and auditable security program.

• Develops and maintains documentation for all aspects of the information security program and infrastructure.
• Reviews security-related documentation of other technology units and makes recommendations for necessary improvements.
• Provides periodic training to staff members serving with backup responsibilities for information security activities.
• Develops, implements and maintains an ongoing IT security awareness program.
• Works with the Office of Human Resources to ensure that faculty, staff, and students are provided with appropriate security training.

Change Management and Project Consulting

Participates in technology change management and on project teams providing comprehensive analysis in support of successful changes and fully developed project requirements and plans.

• Serves on the technology Change Control Board (CCB).
• Participates in project evaluation teams so that security is part of the system development life cycle (SDLC).

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Engineering, or related field/discipline.

Experience

• 7 years of IT experience to include:
• 5 years of experience in information security administration and production support in a distributed networking environment
• Required familiarity with major information security tools
• Experience with risk and vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
• Experience working and interacting with technical teams
• CISSP Certification

Preferred Qualifications

Education

Graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in information security administration and enterprise production support
• 3 years of experience in higher education
• Experience with State of Maryland and USM audit processes

Special Hours of Work Required

Ability to provide 24/7 security incident support as needed is required. Occasional Friday night work may be required to support the established campus technology maintenance period.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Analytical Skills

• Ability to perform development and systems analysis including identifying security threats and impact for applications and technology infrastructure used by UBalt.
• Ability to gather, compile and analyze data to make practical recommendations at the tactical level to leadership.
• Experience conducting security analysis, including elements such as:
  • Potential security threats to UBalt
  • Documenting information security processes
  • Developing and assessing business cases for change
  • Measuring the impact of security improvements
  • Participating in change management processes

Interpersonal

• Flexible, adaptable and able to sustain momentum, effectiveness and enthusiastic demeanor while conditions and organizational structures may be fluid.
• Good interpersonal skills and experience working with multiple internal and external constituencies; able to gain community respect and possesses good relationship building skills.
• Good communication capabilities, including giving presentations, and speaking publicly.
• Ability to translate complex security concepts into easily understandable terms.
• Ability to work well with functional and technical teams and staff at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, concisely and accurately with people, verbally and in writing.

Technical

Infrastructure Hardware and Software:

• Intrusion detection and prevention
• Security incident and event management
• Virtual private networking
• Encryption technology
• Firewalls
• Networks and related components
• Cisco IOS
• Application gateways and load balancers
• Network scanning tools such as Nessus
• Encryption technology
• Communications technology
• Wireless networking
• 802.1x
• Data storage
• Microsoft Windows desktop and server operating systems
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft Office365 security and compliance
• Linux
• Apple desktop and mobile operating systems
• Android operating system
• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services
• Active Directory and Azure Active Directory
• SAML
• DHCP
• DNS
• LDAP
• SSH
• SMTP
• FTP
• SMB
• CIFS
• NFS
• RDP
• Antivirus
• Terminal Server

Other Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, including health, life, prescription, and dental plans, tuition remission benefits, paid leave (22 days of annual, 15 days of sick, 3 days of personal, and 14-15 holidays) and retirement plans with employer contributions. You can see more details on our benefits here.

Additional Job Information

The University of Baltimore (“UBalt” or “University”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, race, religion, age, disability, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other legally protected characteristics in its programs, activities or employment practices. UBalt is an Equal Opportunity/ADA Compliant Employer & Title IX Institution.