Senior Cybersecurity Architect & Incident Response Leader

City-of-Fort-Lauderdale,-Fl; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle allowance

8 additional management vacation days

Job summary

The City of Fort Lauderdale seeks an experienced Information Security leader to design, implement and support a comprehensive security program across multiple departments, including CJIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and NIST frameworks. The role leads security projects, mentors staff, and guides risk assessments, vendor security, and awareness initiatives.

This management-level position includes additional vacation days and a vehicle allowance, with a focus on maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS or a related field.
• Five to seven years of experience in design, implementation, and support of enterprise-wide IT security programs including policy writing and auditing, with at least one year of supervisory experience.
• Veterans’ Preference documentation may be required per Florida statutes.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements and supports secure information security architecture for the City of Fort Lauderdale.
• Provides cybersecurity governance, risk, compliance, and audit assessments in support of CJIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, and other applicable requirements.
• Develops, reviews, and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures, and standards to meet regulatory requirements and improve security and operational effectiveness.
• Serves as a technical lead for cybersecurity initiatives by coordinating project activities and providing cybersecurity subject matter expertise.
• Leads project implementation with large groups of people from varying departments.
• Evaluates the cybersecurity impact of proposed projects and initiatives on the City's technology environment.
• Researches emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques and evaluates their potential impact on the City's technology environment.
• Supports cybersecurity awareness initiatives and provides security guidance and education to City employees and stakeholders.

Skills

Cybersecurity governance

Mentorship / leadership

Regulatory compliance (CJIS, PCI-DSS,N

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS or related field

Tools

SIEM platforms

Vulnerability management tooling

Active Directory security

Job description

The City of Fort Lauderdale seeks an experienced Information Security leader to design, implement and support a comprehensive security program across multiple departments, including CJIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and NIST frameworks. The role leads security projects, mentors staff, and guides risk assessments, vendor security, and awareness initiatives.

This management-level position includes additional vacation days and a vehicle allowance, with a focus on maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and