Cybersecurity Engineer - Threat Monitoring & Response

City of Des Moines; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Residency Incentive Program

Paid Volunteer Time-Off

Parental Leave

Vacation and Sick Leave

12 Paid Holidays

Health/Dental/Life/Long term disabled“

Job summary

City of Des Moines is seeking an IT Security Engineer to monitor, assess and remediate cybersecurity risk across City systems. The role consults with IT and City departments to minimize risk and leads security projects and training.

This position requires designing and maintaining security platforms, responding to incidents, and guiding policy and vendor decisions. Strong technical leadership and 24/7 readiness are essential for City operations.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent with years of applied experience in enterprise security systems and security analysis.
• Associates degree plus six years of experience; or bachelor's degree plus four years; or certs plus eight years.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, engineers, implements and maintains security platforms, systems, networks, and related hardware/software.
• Monitors, assesses and responds to vulnerabilities, alerts and incidents to maintain 24/7 operations.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and escalation point for security incidents and requests from IT teams.
• Conducts after-action reviews and recommends improvements to security tech and processes.
• Identifies weaknesses and documents mitigation processes, standards and assessments.
• Plans changes, upgrades and new services to ensure secure operation and business continuity.
• Assists with vendor selection, contracts, and evaluation; monitors performance.
• Develops training program priorities and project plans for City cybersecurity.
• Advises on information security policy and regulatory compliance for City departments.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat assessment

Vulnerability management

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Cybersecurity

Associates degree in Computer Science / IT / Cybersecurity

SSCP / CCSP / CISSP or SANS certifications

Job description

City of Des Moines is seeking an IT Security Engineer to monitor, assess and remediate cybersecurity risk across City systems. The role consults with IT and City departments to minimize risk and leads security projects and training.

This position requires designing and maintaining security platforms, responding to incidents, and guiding policy and vendor decisions. Strong technical leadership and 24/7 readiness are essential for City operations.