Deputy CIO - Information Security

Deputy Chief Information Officer

This Deputy CIO manages the Information Security Department and develops, implements and monitors a strategic, comprehensive information security program to ensure appropriate levels of confidentiality, integrity, availability, safety, privacy, and recovery of information assets owned, controlled or/and processed by the city. Manages and assesses security risk and violations with the City's computing systems, communications networks and other data processing assets. Creates, recommends, approves and implements security standards, policies, and solutions for the enterprise computing environment.

Works with other IT management and staff to architect a secure computing environment plus secure network design. Oversees and directs the Enterprise Security Team staff to provide installation, configuration, maintenance and ongoing support and administration for all network security systems, including firewalls, web and email filtering, VPNs, IDS/IPS, WAF, secure file transfer, and other security solutions for all city departments including critical infrastructure such as Water/SCADA, Police Department, Crime Lab and Traffic.

Anticipated starting salary for this position may be up to mid-point depending on candidate's experience and internal equity. The full salary range is listed above and mid-point for this position is $/annually.

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Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited educational institution.
• Six years of progressively responsible experience managing IT environments and projects which includes five years of managerial experience within the IT field.
• Any equivalent combination of education and/or job-related experience that meets the minimum qualifications may be substituted.

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements:

• Depending on assignment:
  Security certification such as Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager/Auditor (CISM/CISA) or Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) is required.
• Depending on assignment: CJIS Terminal Operator Certification (TOC-D) Certification within 1 month of hire.
• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during their active employment by the city, regardless of whether the employee is approved for remote work.

Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on division/department/service assignment.

The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently % which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide 457
• Pet Insurance
• Bilingual pay compensation
• Employer contribution of $10 per pay period to employee's PEHP (Post-Employment Health Plan) account

Selection Process:

The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state "See Resume" in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.

Applicants whose education, training and experience most closely meet the needs of the position may be invited to participate in a selection process that may include a panel interview. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening that may include:

• Fingerprinting search of the national FBI Database
• Criminal Background screening
• Drug Screen

The City of Scottsdale reserves the right to change this process at any time, potentially without advance notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. When advised reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an "otherwise qualified applicant" with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR at . Requests should be…