Cybersecurity Operations Supervisor

Cybersecurity Jobs; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 86,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs announces an opening for a Cybersecurity Operations Supervisor in Racine, WI. This onsite leadership role focuses on threat prediction, detection, incident response, and governance to keep leadership informed of the cybersecurity operating environment.

Minimum 3 years in cybersecurity required, with a Bachelor’s in a related field preferred and CISSP/GIAC or similar certifications viewed favorably.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/SE/IT; or equivalent mix of associate degree, military, or experience with cybersecurity certs (CISSP, GIAC, MCSE, CEH, GICSP, CSSA, CISM) will be considered.
• Minimum: 3 years of cybersecurity experience.
• Preferred: at least 2 years hands-on experience with penetration testing methodologies and tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Customer-focused with initiative.
• Keep current on software/hardware security threats.
• Understand RMF and NIST CSF (800-53).

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of cybersecurity professionals.
• Prioritize tasks and projects to meet deadlines and allocate resources.
• Protect information and operations from disruption and disclosure.
• Design and build secure IT systems following reference architectures and standards.
• Perform threat analysis to determine usefulness for intelligence.
• Analyze information from devices to identify vulnerabilities and exploit potential.
• Conduct threat and vulnerability assessments and recommend mitigations.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies and procedures for compliance.
• Keep leadership informed with threat assessments and dashboards.
• Plan and execute incident response and postmortems with measurable benchmarks.
• Develop and maintain the incident response plan.
• Lead IDS monitoring and analysis, monitoring 24x7 security events.
• Create security awareness materials and training sessions.

Skills

Penetration testing

Incident response

Threat detection

Security governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/SE/IT

Cybersecurity certification preferred

Tools

IDS

Penetration testing tools

Job description

Racine County is hiring an experienced Cybersecurity Operations Supervisor to help strengthen the County’s cybersecurity readiness and day-to-day operational effectiveness. This onsite role in Racine, WI focuses on protecting critical information and business operations through threat prediction and detection, incident response and recovery, and cybersecurity governance that keeps leadership informed of the cybersecurity operating environment.

Compensation: USD 85,696 to 119,974 per year

Location: Racine, WI (onsite)

Experience: Minimum 3 years in cybersecurity

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and develop a team of technical IT professionals.
• Manage and prioritize tasks and projects to meet deadlines and allocate resources effectively.
• Protect County information, intellectual assets, and business operations from accidental or intentional disruption, disclosure, or destruction.
• Conceptualize, design, and/or build secure IT systems, supporting system and/or network development aligned to reference architectures, configuration standards, compliance requirements, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Perform highly specialized review and evaluation of incoming cybersecurity information to determine its usefulness for intelligence.
• Oversee collection and analysis of information from applications, endpoints, and network sources to identify vulnerabilities and potential for exploitation, using a risk-based approach to address gaps.
• Conduct threat and vulnerability assessments and develop and/or recommend mitigation countermeasures.
• Support the development, modification, and execution of cybersecurity policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Keep leadership updated by collecting, processing, analyzing, and disseminating cyber threat or warning assessments to County personnel.
• Develop, plan, and execute regular incident response and postmortem exercises, including measurable benchmarks to track progress and identify deficiencies requiring additional attention.
• Develop and maintain the incident response plan.
• Lead IDS monitoring and analysis, including network traffic and log analysis, to prioritize potential intrusion attempts and differentiate them from false alarms.
• Monitor and process security event responses on a 24x7 basis.
• Assist in creating security awareness materials, security presentations, and information security training sessions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, information technology, computer info (preferred). A combination of associate degree, military, or professional cybersecurity experience and a cybersecurity certification (CISSP, GIAC, MCSE, CEH, GICSP, CSSA, CISM) will be considered.
• Minimum: 3 years of cybersecurity experience required.
• Preferred: At least 2 years hands-on experience with penetration testing methodologies and tools.
• Good analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Customer-focused approach with demonstrated initiative.
• Stay current on software and hardware network security threats.
• Understanding of the RMF and NIST CSF (800-53).

Technologies

• CISSP, GIAC, MCSE, CEH, GICSP, CSSA, CISM
• RMF, NIST CSF (800-53)
• IDS