JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Department of Technology and Innovation

Number of Positions: 1

The City of Chicago's Department of Technology and Innovation is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join the City's Information Security Office team. The successful candidate will join the Cybersecurity Operations function on the Information Security Office team helping deliver analysis of and security solutions for cloud-based environments.

Under supervision, primarily responsible for building and maintaining a cloud environment for hosting security tools and for maintaining the cloud security tools that are used to secure cloud environments. Protects City of Chicago systems against advanced persistent threats by defending against hacking, malware, ransomware, and cybercrime. Also involved in tool management, scripting, log analysis, controls design, threat analysis, and incident response.

This class is assigned to the Engineer Information Technology Job Family which consists of engineers and developers that design, build, test, deploy, and support IT products and solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Designs, analyzes, implements, and supports secure network solutions, routers, firewalls, application development environments and operating systems specific to cloud environments.
• Develops secure systems and performs assessments and penetration testing.
• Manages security technology and audit/intrusion systems and develops secure network solutions to protect against persistent threats.
• Provides technical support for routine security services and participates in 24/7 on-call rotations.

• Verifies security systems by developing and implementing test scripts and running security scans.
• Validates baseline security configurations for cloud environments.
• Works with developers to respond to escalated problems from Technical Administrators or other Engineers.
• Partners with stakeholders to keep them informed about security problems and resolutions.
• Maintains City of Chicago's IT standards across systems security

• Responds to cybersecurity incidents, participates in penetration and vulnerability testing, cybersecurity audits, and assists with remediation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
• Recognizes that telemetry for security products will increasingly be curated in the cloud and be prepared to develop API endpoints and connections to collect and collate this knowledge.
• Assess and propose solutions regarding cloud security to Information Security Office leadership.
• Perform architectural and design reviews through the security lens leveraging policy and best practices providing timely, actionable requirements and recommendations.
• Remain current on cloud technologies and best practices to secure them.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2 N. LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: Flexible start time between 8 and 10 AM

Salary: $127,584.00

THIS POSITION IS NOT IN CAREER SERVICE.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or a directly related field, plus four (4) years' experience securing cloud environments, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• One or more cloud certification such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
• One or more Information Security Certifications such as: CompTIA: Security+, GIAC Certification: GCWN, GSEC, ISC2: CISSP, SSCP, CCSP, Cloud Security Alliance: CCSK

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 05/12/2024.