Cybersecurity Officer Cloud Security

Description

JOB TITLE: Cybersecurity Officer- Cloud Security
SALARY RANGE: $144,450.00 - $191,000.00
HAY POINTS: 805
DEPT/DIV: Information Technology / Cybersecurity
SUPERVISOR: Cybersecurity Director
LOCATION: Vario 2 Broadway New York, NY 10004
HOURS OF WORK: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (7.5 hours or as required)

This position is eligible for telework which is currently two day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

About Us

The MTA transportation network has very large systems and infrastructure for financial, business, automated train, transportation, power, and physical security. The MTA IT Department is centrally responsible for providing a full range of Information and Operational Technology, and cybersecurity services to the MTA agencies and administrative units through its operating and support units.

MTA Cybersecurity is empowered, multi-functional teams focused on the protection of MTA's assets from both internal and external cybersecurity threats which can affect both safety of employees and customers, system integrity, and availability of operations.

The purpose of this position is to provide technical leadership and management of MTA's cyber security program in one or more technical domains as well as maintain secure environments for information systems to support MTA goals and priorities.

As part of managing the program, this role will require expertise in managing a complex program with highly skilled staff, contracts, and processes associated with risk management that are essential to maintaining electronic and physical safety for MTA's business in all areas that utilize technology (Corporate, Customer Facing and Informational, Fare Payment/PCI, Operational Technologies, 3rd Party Managed, Vendors, etc.).

The Cybersecurity Manager will be responsible for managing and developing staff, technology, and processes to reduce risk with the evolved cyber threat landscape and changing technology portfolio. This position works across multiple technology and cybersecurity domains to ensure cybersecurity is looked at holistically from user, data and component, and systems perspectives.

The position also considers all risk assessments, data driven analytics, and actively seeks to develop and maintain standards, reference architectures, and reduce risk of the MTA through emerging technologies and trends in the industry.

Summary of Job

This position is responsible for continuously evaluating and partnering with the business and MTA IT disciplines to secure MTA's Cloud Computing Environments. With the increase in the adoption of cloud technologies within MTA. The role will ensure that cloud solutions; Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) currently in use are continuously evaluated and monitored for cybersecurity risks and have appropriate security controls. The manager will assist in administering a comprehensive cloud security program that covers these applications, middleware, and infrastructure environments. Specific expertise and skillset in the domain of Cloud Security are required to improve MTA Cybersecurity delivery and accommodate the strategic shift to cloud resources. Managing the security of MTA cloud resources and the constant need for oversight is extremely important to ensure secure environments through Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Access Service Broker, Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and various configuration profiles of the SaaS Applications, Rapid Application Development Platforms, and Cloud Infrastructure environments.

The candidate we are seeking needs to have up-to-date cloud security skills in securing data and SaaS applications and a broad expertise and knowledge in various technologies and design principles such as Zero-trust architecture to collaborate with cross-functional teams, the ability to deliver security services, to mature and develop processes and governance.

This role will ensure that resources are available and managed appropriately for timely delivery to various departments to minimize operational and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to ensure cloud resources are protected and continuously assessments in various cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, OCI.)
• Secure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) platforms.
• Secure Software as a Service (SaaS)applications and interfaces.
• Implement or assess existing cloud security controls.
• Assess multi-cloud role-based access controls, logging, and configuration baselines to ensure appropriate security posture.
• Develop and maintain strategy to manage System to System authenticated connections and review the risk and
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to evaluate client needs, coordinate design for a solution, and communicate cybersecurity requirements.
• Automate (where possible) security hardening tasks to ensure gaps are identified and addressed quickly with the organization's standards.
• Develop KPI and reporting to manage cloud projects, security initiatives, security risks, and remediations.
• Help establishes a strategic security architecture vision, including standards and frameworks for the organization.
• Review and analysis of security logs from a wide variety of sources for risk and issues while providing input to Security Operation Center (SOC) for monitoring and remediation.
• Coordinate and perform security audits and vulnerability assessments to assess internal security procedures and compliance requirements.
• Participate in the development of the security roadmap and communicate the cybersecurity vision to senior management and technical departments.
• Work with relevant Business stakeholders, IT Product, IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Vendors to ensure that security controls are implemented at all significant layers, test those controls, and perform gap analysis to find areas of improvement.
• Perform security architecture design reviews of enterprise applications hosted on the cloud and provide cybersecurity recommendations and standards to secure architecture.
• Provide input and guidance to Application Programming Interface (API) Security and monitoring
• Develop and coordinate DevSecOps security tools and monitoring in collaboration with Application Security and Product Engineering teams to ensure cybersecurity is properly enforced through processes
• Work with Product and infrastructure teams to help prioritize and validate urgency of mitigation of identified vulnerabilities and security events.
• Configure, manage, and use security systems, security monitoring and alerting applications, and security management tools.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Cloud Security Expertise: Deep understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, etc.) and their security features.
• Experience and understanding and securing SaaS applications (i.e., Salesforce, Dynamics, Office 365, Slack, etc.)
• Knowledge of cloud-specific threats and vulnerabilities.
• Experience with cloud security tools and services.
• Cybersecurity Knowledge: A strong foundation in general cybersecurity principles and practices.
• Awareness of current cybersecurity threats and trends.
• Risk Assessment and Management: Ability to assess security risks in cloud environments.
• Proficiency in risk mitigation strategies and risk management processes.
• Compliance and Regulations: Knowledge of relevant compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS).
• Experience in ensuring cloud infrastructure complies with industry and regulatory standards.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM): Skill in evaluation, designing, managing and securing user identities, roles, and permissions in the cloud.
• Proficiency in implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) and least privilege access.
• Encryption and Data Protection: Expertise in data encryption techniques and key management.
• Capability to protect sensitive data stored in the cloud.
• Incident Response and Forensics: Ability to develop and implement incident response plans for cloud-related security incidents.
• Knowledge of digital forensics to investigate security breaches.
• Security Architecture: Skill in designing and implementing secure cloud architectures.
• Understanding of secure network configurations and segmentation.
• Security Monitoring and SIEM: Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.
• Proficiency in continuous monitoring of cloud environments for threats and vulnerabilities.
• Cloud-specific Security Tools: Familiarity with cloud-native security tools and services (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center).
• Communication and Leadership: Strong communication skills to convey security requirements and risks to non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership abilities to guide teams and influence security decisions.
• Vendor Management: Ability to assess and manage the security practices of third-party cloud service providers.
• Continuous Learning: Willingness to stay updated on cloud security best practices and emerging threats.
• Pursuit of relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Cloud Security Professional, AWS Certified Security).
• Collaboration: Skill in collaborating with IT teams, developers, and other departments to integrate security into cloud initiatives.
• Problem-Solving: Effective problem-solving skills to address complex cloud security challenges.
• Business Acumen: Understanding of how cloud security aligns with organizational goals and the ability to make security decisions in a business context.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to evolving cloud technologies and security threats.

Leadership

• Provide leadership to a strong talent pool of technical professionals

• Lead others, as appropriate, and when necessary, that will consist of one or more agile coaches, data analytic researchers and other cybersecurity personnel
• Provide leadership in development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness; sustain culture and supporting assigned staff during organizational growth/changes.
• Provide direction on evaluation, selection, implementation, and maintenance of cybersecurity tools, processes, and techniques for their assigned cyber domains and products, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.

• Leads teams to complete projects when a project manager has not been assigned.

• Attain significant achievements managing technical teams, contractors and vendors.

Human Resource Management

• Attract, develop, coach and retain high-performance team members, empowering them to elevate their level of responsibility, span of control and performance in conjunction with the Cybersecurity Management and IT Workforce Planning & Workload Management office.
• Build staff expertise and competence to meet evolving demands within the Enterprise Product Management unit.

Financial Management

• Demonstrate consistent understanding of funding, communications and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the program goals.
• Collaborates with IT Business Management Services to identify procurement contracts to support program related activities.

Strategy & Planning

• Assesses and makes recommendations on the improvement and re-engineering within the IT Department and work with the stakeholders at keeping the total cost of ownership down.
• Promote the use of employee self -service and mobile connectivity within products to reduce the reliance of paper.
• Recommends and supports automation of business process creating in-line forms and approvals, reducing the reliance on manual approvals that could be untimely.

• Uses judgment to form conclusions that may challenge conventional wisdom

Acquisition & Deployment

• Coordinates and facilitates consultation with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for new technology implementations, developing business case and cost justifications for such initiatives.
• Provides direction on evaluation, selection, implementation and maintenance of information systems, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.
• Advises MTA IT management, as information becomes available, in the changing trends and emerging technology and their potential use within the MTA.
• Directs the development of the analysis required to determine if Information Technology projects should follow a "Build" (develop with in-house staff) or "Buy" (cloud or packaged solution) methodology.
• Manages the development and implementation of new modules within assigned products.
• Advises on the selection, prioritization, development and implementation on products as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of MTA IT and OT Security, applications and infrastructure.

Management and Oversight

• Participates in overall business planning bringing a current knowledge and future vision of technology and systems as related to the company's goals.
• Responsible for leading and reporting on various product progress and deliverables ensuring that the IT/OT needs of the MTA are met on time and within budget, including identifying weekly, monthly and annual performance targets to show progress on IT product work and OT objectives.
• Ensure continuous delivery of product services through oversight of service level agreements with end users and monitoring of product performance.
• Responsible for the recruitment, development, motivation, training and retention of a diverse and high performing multi-level IT/OT team professionals, conforming to budgetary objectives and Human Resources policy and programs in conjunction with the IT Workforce Planning & Workload Management office.
• Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives keeping customizations to a minimum and total cost of ownership down.

Cybersecurity Officer-Specific Accountabilities

Planning

• Manage and plan the future technical architecture, providing insight into the future of their area of technology in order to continually improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manage and plan the development of roadmaps related to their area(s) of expertise to manage and meet identified technology needs.
• Manage and plan the evaluation of new technologies relative to their domain(s) to determine applicability to and best meet the needs of MTA and constituent agencies.
• Manage and ensure disaster recovery and contingency plans for their domain(s) to provide users with minimal interruptions in service.

Architecture

• Oversees architectural direction for domains under management to meet senior management and cybersecurity goals.

• Understand, review, and approve Cybersecurity Reference Architectures and Solutions for applying them

Revalidates systems to most recent reference architectures to determine gaps, develop and manage programs to align systems to newest standards and reference architectures

Contracts/Vendor Management

• Contribute and own technical elements of RFPs and RFIs and negotiates with vendors on technical issues to ensure results are delivered in line with user and organization requirements.

• Manages contracts and expenses to ensure SLAs and contract renewals are processed timely

• Provide contract management support to ensure vendor deliverables are met
• Manage and lead major projects and assigned service providers with technical expertise to address mission critical issues, evaluates ongoing vendor service level and enforces SLAs and penalties.

Documentation

• Ensure detailed and updated documentation is in place for cybersecurity systems and user processes.
• Participate in the creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures) under the direction of the IT Security Manager, where appropriate.

Guidance, Communications and Training Support

• Provides timely and relevant updates to appropriate stakeholders and decision makers
• Communicates investigation findings to relevant business units to help improve the information security posture
• Provides technical guidance to project managers and senior leadership on cybersecurity and technology strategies
• Ensure quality and review and guidance on tests of new systems and manage cybersecurity risks and remediation system testing, baseline, and best practices
• Provide escalation support to project teams in their area of expertise to promote technical understanding and talent development
• Provide guidance and take input from Analysts, Engineers, Architects and Technology Subject Matter Experts on cybersecurity and technology best practices, current threat landscape, and a risk management approach for optimal alignment
• Provides sound cybersecurity recommendations

Operations

• Provide leadership and advisement when necessary during incident response and provide continuous improvement updates to threat model for risks to the business and systems
• Ensure specific monitoring points are continually updated to assess performance of technologies in their domain(s). Identify and manage the necessary actions to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

Research & Analysis

• Validates and maintains incident response plans and processes to address potential threats
• Compiles and analyzes data for management reporting and metrics
• Research emerging technologies and process improvements to stay current and plan for evolving threat landscape to ensure strategy meetings current threats
• Monitors relevant information sources to stay up to date on current attacks and trends

• Ensure cybersecurity technology solutions meet strategy meets security framework objectives and business objectives
• Hypothesizes new threats and indicators of compromise

Qualifications:

Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• CISSP, CISM, or other advanced security-related certification preferred
• Certifications in technology subdomains preferred (ie. Cloud, Applications, Infrastructure, Security Technology, etc.).
• A minimum of 4 plus years of relevant experience.
• Requires prior experience with installing, maintaining and troubleshooting technology systems.
• Experience in Project Management Principles (Waterfall and Agile) preferred.

Competencies

• Must possess a deep understanding of technology and cybersecurity domain principles.

• Proven ability to manage projects and initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage people.
• Proven ability to add value to a team.

• Understanding of Operating Systems, Cloud, Mobile, and Applications.
• Understanding of TCP/IP (OSI Layers 1- 4) and Internet and Intranet technologies required (OSI Layers 5-7) required.
• Some Scripting or programming skills (PERL, Python, PowerShell, etc.) preferred as needed.
• Proficient in Productivity Tools (ie. Office 365, Gsuite).
• Experience with Spreadsheets and Data Analysis.
• Successful track record in design of software systems to meet the current and future needs of a complex organization OR successful track record in design and implementation of IT Infrastructure and related hardware and software technologies to meet the current and future needs of a complex transportation organization.
• Strong Verbal/written communications skills.
• Financial/budgeting planning and management experience a plus.
• Ability to fit in with the constant shifting needs and demands of the business Departments.

GENERAL:

• May need to work outside of normal work hours (i.e., evenings and weekends)
• Travel may be required to other MTA locations or other external sites

Pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the "Commission"). MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply.

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