Cyber Security Engineer
Job Overview
The City of New York Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) is responsible for the data processing functions and operations of systems that provide operational, analytical, and managerial support functions, as well as IT resource management, for DSNY. Working closely with owner/client bureaus within the agency, BIT develops and implements both custom and packaged applications, and maintains the requisite technical infrastructure, using in-house project resources and hired consultants. We encourage innovation, creativity, and think outside of the box attitude when solving complex problems and implementing new solutions.
The Sanitation Department, City of New York (DSNY), seeks a full-time Cyber Security Engineer in the Bureau of Information Technology. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer, the successful candidate will:
- Process and analyze cyber threats, establishing the extent of the threat and its impact on the environment.
- Perform detailed analysis of threats during the incident process, combining sound analytical skills with advanced knowledge of IT security and network threats.
- Perform postmortem analysis on logs, traffic flows, and other activities to identify malicious activity.
- Develop & and present regular updates and reports for technical audiences on cyber threats and activity.
- Participate in security incident response efforts including off-hours/on-call support.
- Contribute to the development of policies & and documentation to support ongoing IT security activities (run books, procedure documentation, etc.).
- Assist in deploying security monitoring tools and countermeasures; detect all threats facing the environment from the everyday to the advanced persistent threats.
- Research, analyze, and understand log sources, particularly security and networking devices (such as firewalls, routers, anti-virus products, and operating systems).
- Work to implement the Security Incident Event Management system.
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