Title:Network Security Engineer
Agency:Texas Workforce Commission 
Solicitation: 5405626NSE3
Location: 101 E. 15th Street, Austin, Texas 78778.
Telework Policy: Eligible for telework.

Required/Preferred Skills: 

• 8+, Required - Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in cybersecurity, information technology security, computer engineering, computer information systems, computer science, management information systems or a related field. Full-time qualifying work experience may be substituted for each year of the required education (one year = 30 semester hours).
• 8+, Required - Experience in cybersecurity analysis, or information security analysis.
• 8+, Required - Experience in security and/or enterprise architecture development, implementation, and management.
• 8+, Required - Experience in conducting security risk assessments and/or audits of policies, standards, procedures, and technical environments within state and federal statues, regulations, and standards relating to information security and computer crime.
• 8+, Required - Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate technical issues to all levels.
• 8+, Required - Strong consultative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• 8+, Required - Skills in translating operational requirements into protection needs (i.e., security controls) and to apply cyber security and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation.)
• 8+, Required - Skill in determining how a security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes.
• 8+, Required - Skills in applying network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth); to identify critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations.
• 8+, Required - Being self-motivated, proactive, work independently, and effectively manage your time.  

Scope: 
The Worker(s) will provide the following services: Perform advanced (senior level) cybersecurity analysis work essential for TWC Information Technology (IT) to fulfill its mission of service to people who live in Texas. 

• Work involves protecting cybersecurity cloud assets and delivering cybersecurity threat assessment, cyber intelligence, software security, and vulnerability assessment services.
• Collaborate with mixed-matrixed or multi-discipline teams across the agency in cybersecurity-related decision-making, providing guidance and oversight in the implementation of improvements.
• Develop/integrate cybersecurity designs for systems and networks with multilevel security requirements or requirements for the processing of multiple classification levels of data.
• Document and address organization's information security, cybersecurity cloud architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.
• Ensure that acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with organization's cybersecurity cloud architecture guidelines.
• Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders by performing security reviews, identifying gaps in security architecture, and developing security risk management plans and system security plans.
• Evaluate cloud security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements contained in acquisition documents.
• Monitor IT security related websites, newsgroups, organizations and publications.
• Determine the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for the information system(s) and network(s) and document them appropriately.
• Work under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
• Work may involve occasional travel to other locations/work sites to perform TWC services.
• After hours support may be required to respond to security incidents.
• Perform other duties as assigned to maintain operations.

Debbie Pedigo
CEO / Senior Staffing Consultant
DebbieP@PedigoStaffing.com 
830.433.4604
210.401.4501
 
Pedigo Staffing Services
PedigoStaffing.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/2735943

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