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Job ID: 229040

Location: Dalton State College

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Dalton State College delivers a transformational education experience in a diverse, caring community to approximately 5,000 students. We are proud to be recognized in 2020 as one of 79 colleges that are a “Great Colleges to Work For” by ModernThink. A member institution of the University System of Georgia, Dalton State provides broad access to high-quality bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees and career certificate programs. Dalton State is nestled in the foothills of Northwest Georgia and surrounded by a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. The college is about 90 minutes from Atlanta and 30 minutes from Chattanooga, TN. Dalton State is Georgia’s first and only Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and attracts students from about 40 countries worldwide. Approximately one third of our student body identifies as Hispanic/Latinx. As an HSI, Dalton State administers a Title V program for developing institutions serving Hispanic populations. We are searching for candidates with a demonstrated commitment to and a proven success working in a welcoming and diverse multicultural environment.

Job Summary

Plans, directs and coordinates college activities in Information Technology, specifically in the field of Cybersecurity.  Develops and enforces the organization’s security policies and procedures, security awareness program, the cybersecurity portion of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and all industry and government compliances issues.  Incorporates the design of and develops security procedures to allow the deployment, management, control updating of platform and user specific security policies on a diverse range of internal hardware platforms supporting various software operating systems. Serves as backup to CIO. Position is accountable for enabling the college’s educational mission in a secure manner and for managing the resources of the Office of Computer Information Systems to this effect.

This position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin July 19, 2021.

Minimum Salary: $71,265

Responsibilities

Acquire and manage the necessary resources/Advise senior management (e.g. CIO). (30%)

• Manages financial resources and key security personnel to support IT security goals and objectives and reduce overall organizational risk.
• Oversees or conducts risk assessments to identify risk and to develop security measures and controls for mitigation.
• Develops and implements IT system security plans, projects and initiatives.
• Plans, implements, manages, and coordinates security measures for information systems to regulate access to computer data and prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.
• Implements strategies for the protection of data, data storage, and transmission paths.

Cyber strategy (30%)

• Designs/Implements a cyber strategy that outlines the vision, mission, and goals that align with the organization’s strategic plan and assures full compliance with the laws and applicable regulations.
• Ensures that disaster recovery and business continuity plans are in place and tested.
• Monitors the use of data files and regulates access to safeguard data and information in computer files.
• Manages the installation, maintenance, and support of cybersecurity products/services.
• Works with business owners, IT managers, staff, and vendors in order to provide timely and efficient IT coordination of security services to meet agency needs.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) representing the college on all issues relating to college information security.

Policy and Awareness. (20%)

• Recommends policy and coordinates review and approval.
• Creates reports on status of college cybersecurity programs and projects.
• Communicates to senior executives through oral or written reports and presentations.
• Ensures that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.

Collaboration and Support (20%)

• Collaborates with key stakeholders to establish a cybersecurity risk management program and manages a reoccurring information security risk assessment.
• Manages servers within the college.
• Serves as backup to CIO in their absence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Several years of related experience in Information Technology, TWO of which were in cybersecurity or information assurance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Cybersecurity experience in higher education.
• Information Technology experience in higher education.

• One of the following licensures/certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCNA, CISA, MCSE, Security+, or equivalent certifications.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of State and Federal regulatory laws and standards for the safeguarding of sensitive information and data.
• Knowledge of the federal risk management framework.
• Knowledge of current cybersecurity technology and software tools.
• Knowledge of IT project management methods and techniques.
• Ability to design/develop cybersecurity incident response plans and procedures to include procedures for the preservation of electronic evidence to legal standards.
• Ability to apply security architecture to design, using security appliances such as firewalls, host and network intrusion detection, software tools to protect IT infrastructure and assets.
• Ability to design/develop cybersecurity disaster recovery and cybersecurity continuity plans.
• Ability to develop cybersecurity performance metrics to measure effectiveness and maturity.
• Ability to prioritize and direct the work of others.
• Ability to produce technical writing in the area of information security.
• Performs risk assessments and analysis to identify areas of risk and develop cybersecurity measures and control for mitigation.
• Develops and implements IT system security policies, programs, plans, projects and initiatives.
• Plans, implements, manages and coordinates security measures for information systems to regulate access to computer data and prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.
• Manages/monitors use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.
• Ability to develop and implement cybersecurity disaster recovery and cybersecurity continuity plans
• Ability to communicate to senior executives through oral and written reports and presentations.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities with minimal supervision.

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Dalton State College, as determined by Dalton State College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dalton State College is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Dalton State College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy please contact Dalton State College’s Office of Human Resources at 706-272-2034. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 706-272-2034.

Other Information

Career Development

• Advanced Cybersecurity IT training

            The University System of Georgia – Cybersecurity Awareness Training Courses

• Customer service training
• Facilitation training
• Management/Leadership training
• Legal training

Other Information

Yes, this position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position may travel 1% – 24% of the time
This position requires security clearance.