Information Assurance (IA) Security Specialist (Contingent II Position)

Summary

Bowie State University is seeking an Information Assurance (IA) Security Specialist to provide security and risk analysis for engineering solutions. The role involves performing technical security assessments, developing and implementing security policies, and ensuring compliance with IA standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established IA standards and regulations and recommends mitigation strategies
• Assists in the development, implementation, updating of security policies and monitoring of IT security procedures; validates and verifies system security requirement definitions and analysis
• Coordinates Enterprise Application Security with Functional Data Stewards to ensure access verification and authorization requirements are monitored and approved
• Maintains Enterprise Application Security Business processes and works with Senior IA staff in workflow management of security and access requests and approval
• Integrates IA, security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments
• Ensures IA best practices are integrated into systems and operational environments; assists in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality
• Interfaces with IT and non-IT personnel to resolve security related issues; assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle
• Performs security, analyses and risk, vulnerability assessments; supports the handling, reporting, recording, and resolution of campus-wide security incidents
• Ensures security is embedded via processes and systems throughout the university by working with various university departments; other duties as assigned

Skills

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in information security or other related field
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Information systems, or related field preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in information security or other related field

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Information systems, or related field preferred