Public Safety Cybersecurity Leader – Deputy CISO

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

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.