Chief Information Security Officer

About Us

Georgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. With nearly 150 degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, Georgia Southern has been designated a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 "high research" university and serves more than 29,500 students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico as well as 106 nations.

Job : 294764

Location: Statesboro, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Develop and deliver a comprehensive university-wide information security and privacy program. Ensure information created, acquired, or maintained by University and its authorized users is in accordance with an intended purpose. Protect University information and infrastructure from external or internal threats to ensure that University complies with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding information access, security, and privacy.

• Provides leadership to the information security team including professional development, mentoring, resource allocation, financial planning
• Stays knowledgeable of best-of-breed information security technologies and key vendors
• Maintains current understanding of IT threat landscape for universities
• Acts as primary liaison with university system cybersecurity staff
• Serves as part of the Information Technology Services executive leadership team
• Fosters a cybersecurity culture predicated on benchmarking, analysis, and reporting leading to a mature organization
• Chairs committee(s) for key security and risk stakeholders to develop and review enterprise security and risk strategies
• Reviews and approves security policies, control, and cyber incident response planning
• Ensures regulatory compliance with enterprise security policies and sets policies for sharing information across platforms
• Develops and maintains information security awareness programs; customizes communication tools and campaigns targeting multiple service communities
• Coordinates business continuity planning efforts across business units and integrated services group
• Engages with client communities to align policy with need

• Bachelor's Degree

• Five (5) or more years of related work experience

• CISSP or equivalent professional certifications

• Master's Degree

• Management experience in higher education environment
• Experience with research computing

Commensurate with Experience

This is an exempt position paid on a monthly basis.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Two (2) Professional References

• Consistently exhibit engaging customer service
• Ability to support various constituencies served by the University
• Proficient in computers including Microsoft Office, Google, and/or applications as required for specific position
• Experienced in leading IT operations
• Able to manage staff, timelines, and resources in a fast-paced technology division with often competing demands
• Negotiates and works with vendors and consultants
• Fosters to new technologies and implement solutions to address customer needs
• Competent in IT risk assessment and management, IT continuity management, IT governance formulation, and organizational change management

• Adhere to University policies and procedures to meet Institutional goals and support University's mission for student success
• Knowledgeable about privacy and protection of sensitive data (i.e., FERPA, HIPAA, etc.)
• Knowledgeable about information technology and related trends and management of technology-related projects
• Knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks, such as NIST 800, CIS, ISO, SOX, BASEL II, EU DPD, HIPAA, and PCI DSS
• Working knowledge of IT financial management and IT audit
• Adept in information policy formulation, information security management, and business risk management
• Understandings of project management principles
• Understands trade-offs required to manage different levels of risk tolerance and risk exposure across the organization and balance this with risk investments
• Knowledge of enterprise integrated systems, event-driven programs, and the potentials of process automation and artificial intelligence

• Effective communication (verbal and written), organizational and human relations skills
• Displays creative problem solving
• Proficient in presenting technical and business subjects to technical and non-technical audiences

April 30, 2026

Application review may begin on February 13, 2026.

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