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If you are contacted for such information by these methods, or any other method, please verify the identity of the individual before transmitting such information to that person.</p> <p>Note: For questions about the job posting, please contact the agency that posted this position by using the contact information provided on the "Contact" tab for the position.</p> <p>Review Vacancy</p> <p>Date Posted 03/17/25</p> <p>Applications Due04/01/25</p> <p>Vacancy ID182995</p> <ul> <li>Basics </li><li>Schedule </li><li>Location </li><li>Job Specifics </li><li>How to Apply </li></ul> <p>NY HELPNo</p> <p>AgencyHomeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of</p> <p>TitleInformation Technology Specialist 4 (Information Security)</p> <p>Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers</p> <p>Salary Grade25</p> <p>Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)</p> <p>Salary RangeFrom $93530 to $117875 Annually</p> <p>Employment Type Full-Time</p> <p>Appointment Type Contingent Permanent</p> <p>Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class</p> <p>Travel Percentage 10%</p> <p>Workweek Mon-Fri</p> <p>Hours Per Week 37.5</p> <p>Workday</p> <p>From 8 AM</p> <p>To 5 PM</p> <p>Flextime allowed? No</p> <p>Mandatory overtime? No</p> <p>Compressed workweek allowed? No</p> <p>Telecommuting allowed? Yes</p> <p>County Albany</p> <p>Street Address 1220 Washington Avenue</p> <p>City Albany</p> <p>StateNY</p> <p>Zip Code12226</p> <p>Duties Description The incumbent will report to the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) in the Office of Counter Terrorism (OCT). Duties may include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Design, plan, and facilitate cyber security tabletop exercises to foster information-sharing and enhance cyber awareness with stakeholders. </li><li>Conduct post-exercise after-action analysis, reporting, and assessment, develop recommendations, and design future exercises to validate improvements. </li><li>Review, analyze, and comment on customer incident response plans and provide suggestions to improve customer incident response efforts. </li><li>Conduct outreach to non-executive agencies, local governments, public authorities, and critical infrastructure entities to discuss cyber security policies, programs, and infrastructure. </li><li>Assist in the development of customer-facing cyber security programs which align with industry best practices across domains such as IT asset management, configuration management, cyber security policies and procedures, data governance, access management, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, incident response and security awareness training. </li><li>Liaise with cyber security industry experts to maintain knowledge of cyber trends and techniques. </li><li>Provide input to CIRT members tasked with customer-facing incident response as they develop long term recommendations to Customers post-incident based on "lessons learned." </li><li>Support the other CIRT program areas as required. </li><li>Travel will be required to support customer initiatives and engagements. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: Bachelor's degree* with at least 15 credit hours in cyber security, information assurance, or information technology; and three years of information technology experience, including two years of information security or information assurance experience.</p> <ul> <li>Substitution: bachelor's degree candidates without at least 15 course credits in cyber security, information assurance, or information technology require an additional year of general information technology experience to qualify. Appropriate information security or information assurance experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year for-year basis; an associate's degree requires an additional two years of general information technology experience. </li></ul> <p>Experience solely in information security or information assurance may substitute for the general information technology experience.</p> <p>Additional Comments NOTE: Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.</p> <p>NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency's Telecommuting Program Guidelines.</p> <p>Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver's License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required, or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.</p> <p>Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.</p> <p>Name Human Resources/SB</p> <p>Telephone 518-486-5700</p> <p>Fax 518-486-8432</p> <p>Email Address HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov</p> <p>Address</p> <p>Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM</p> <p>1220 Washington Ave., Building 7A</p> <p>City Albany</p> <p>State NY</p> <p>Zip Code 12226</p> <p>Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID 182995 in the subject line of your application email to HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov.</p>