About the position
Responsibilities
• Evaluate whether security controls are correctly designed and operating as intended across the Department’s systems.
• Conduct interviews, review documentation, and sample technical evidence to understand how controls work and how mature they are.
• Create system-level risk categorizations based on how sensitive each system is and how it is used.
• Support the development of the Department’s upcoming risk assessment by identifying risks, analyzing their impact, and helping score their severity.
• Assist with improvements to security procedures, policies, user access processes, and multi-factor authentication guidelines.
• Review current vulnerability management and change management practices and contribute updates to bring them up to required standards.
• Work closely with the Security Architect to support security documentation, including mapping controls and building system security content.
• Participate in interviews, workshops, and onsite assessment activities as needed.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Information Security. Degrees in related technical fields like Engineering (Computer/Electrical), Information Assurance, or Data Analytics are also relevant.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity risk, compliance, audit, assessments, or governance.
• Experience performing NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, or state-level cybersecurity assessments.
• CISA, CISSP, Security+ (minimum 1 required).
• At least one year applying Florida Cybersecurity Standards in assessments, policy work, or state government engagements.
• Strong technical writing skills for developing deliverables such as procedures, risk reports, and policies.
• All personnel reside within 50 miles of the Florida Capitol building and maintain at least 1 year of working knowledge of the Florida Cybersecurity Act (§282.318 F.S.) and Florida Cybersecurity Standards (60GG-2), as required for meeting DEP timelines and deliverables.)
• All personnel meet or exceed DMS/ACS labor category requirements under SIN 54151HACS & 54151S.
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