DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York seeks a Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) to lead the FDNY cybersecurity program within the Bureau of Enterprise Technology. The role reports to the CISO and focuses on strategies, standards, and controls to protect city systems and data.

Responsibilities include security operations oversight, incident response, and risk management in line with NYC policies and industry standards. Open to qualified City employees with civil service tenure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years LAN/WAN IT experience as minimum qualification.
• Six years IT experience including 2 years in LAN/WAN, design and security management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee security operations, vulnerability management, access management, endpoint and cloud security.
• Coordinate investigation, containment, remediation, and recovery of cybersecurity incidents.
• Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology resiliency efforts.
• Ensure compliance with City policies, cybersecurity requirements, and industry standards.
• Direct cybersecurity staff, consultants, contractors, and vendors.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Strategic planning

Incident response

Governance & risk

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2 years LAN/WAN IT experience

HS diploma + 6 years IT experience (2 years in LAN/WAN).

Education/experience equivalency rules (30 credits = 6 months; Master’s = +1 year)

Tools

CrowdStrike

McAfee

Cisco

Rapid7

Microsoft security solutions

Job description

NOTE: This position is open only to City of New York employees serving in the permanent civil service title of Certified IT Administrator (LAN/WAN).

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) seeks a full-time Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) to serve within the Bureau of Enterprise Technology (BET). Reporting to the CISO, the Deputy CISO will assist in leading FDNY's cybersecurity program and protecting the Department's systems, networks, infrastructure, applications, and data. The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of cybersecurity strategies, policies, standards, and controls; identify and mitigate information security risks; and help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical technology resources. Responsibilities include overseeing security operations, vulnerability management, access management, endpoint and cloud security, security monitoring, and incident response. The Deputy CISO will coordinate the investigation, containment, remediation, and recovery of cybersecurity incidents and support disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology resiliency efforts. The position will provide security oversight for networks, systems, cloud environments, applications, and technology projects and ensure compliance with applicable City policies, cybersecurity requirements, and industry standards. The Deputy CISO will also manage and provide direction to cybersecurity staff, consultants, contractors, and vendors. The Deputy CISO will work closely with the CISO, CIO, technology teams, agency leadership, City partners, and external stakeholders to strengthen FDNY's cybersecurity posture, promote security awareness, and support the Department's critical public-safety mission. The Deputy CISO may represent and act on behalf of the CISO as required.

CERTIFIED IT ADMINISTRATOR (LA - 13652)

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and two years of satisfactory full‑time (not classroom based) experience in local area network and/or wide area network planning, design, configuration, installation, implementation, troubleshooting, integration, performance monitoring, maintenance, enhancement, and security management; or
• A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full‑time (not classroom based) information technology experience of which at least 2 years must have been as described in "1" or
• A satisfactory equivalent of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Education may be substituted for experience on the basis that 30 undergraduate semester credits from an accredited college is equivalent to 6 months of experience. A master’s degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college may be substitute for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have at least one year of satisfactory (not classroom based) full‑time information technology experience as described in "1" above.

Note: In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements: Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certification(s) for current and future technical environments(s) in which they may be assigned to work, as determined by the employing agency.

Preferred Skills

Minimum of six (6) years of experience managing information security programs and implementing cybersecurity, risk management, and privacy practices within local, state, or federal government. Minimum of six (6) years of hands‑on experience designing and implementing IT security solutions. Strong knowledge of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, risk mitigation, and frameworks including NIST, CIS Controls, PCI‑DSS, and HIPAA. Strong technical knowledge of LAN/WAN, Active Directory, PowerShell, Group Policy, Windows Server, virtualization, cloud technologies, Microsoft 365, firewalls, and enterprise security technologies. Experience with identity and access management, vulnerability management, security monitoring, endpoint and cloud security, DLP, encryption, network security, disaster recovery, and vendor risk management. Experience with security technologies such as CrowdStrike, McAfee, Pulse Secure, Cisco, Rapid7, and Microsoft security solutions. Strong leadership, analytical, communication, incident response, and problem‑solving skills. One or more relevant certifications, such as Security+, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CySA+, CRISC, C-CISO, SSCP, CASP+, CEH, or GIAC.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55‑a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55‑a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

, $114,930.00 – $173,473.00