Chief Information Security Officer

Job: 3019858

Location: Remote

Salary Range: $10,000.00 - $13,000.00 monthly

Full/Part: Full-time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Closing Date: October 6, 2021

Do you have a strong passion to change the world? If so, this may be your opportunity. The State of North Dakota’s purpose is to Empower People, Improve Lives, and Inspire Success. North Dakota’s Information Technology organization asks itself “How might we deliver world class technology and service?” North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) is seeking a candidate that as the same passion to Empower People, Improve Lives, Inspire Success, and deliver world class technology as the Chief Information Security Officer for NDIT and other state agencies. The successful candidate will be a leader who enjoys working with people in a collaborative environment, who can learn quickly in a rapidly changing technology landscape, and who embodies the core values that we follow as public servants for the State of ND: Gratitude, Humility, Curiosity, and Courage.

Summary of Work

What’s going on in the state of ND on the cybersecurity front? A lot!! North Dakota faces significant threats due to our position as a leading energy and agriculture producer, critical infrastructure including the financial and health sectors and leading role in the UAS industry. We see an average of 5.3 million attacks per month targeting the State of North Dakota’s underlying infrastructure. Our network supports 250,000 users daily—the equivalent of a Fortune 30 company. In an era of increasingly dangerous online threats, protecting our citizens’ information, our state’s systems and our critical infrastructure is paramount. We are pursuing a “One State, One Security,” strategy based on a foundation of a whole-of-government, singular approach to cybersecurity.

The state of ND has unified a majority of the technology services across a number of agencies into one technology organization, creating a new technology landscape in its reach for World Class IT. The cybersecurity threat further illustrates the need for our ongoing unification effort to create a single IT Shared Service organization for North Dakota. This will enable our IT people, processes and security measures to be more aligned, with shared goals and priorities in support of our “One State, One Security” approach. The successful incumbent will serve as a member of the executive management team for the new IT Shared Service, and report directly to the CIO.

Duties and Tasks

• Work with the CIO, and executive leadership to drive the state’s information security direction, continuing the establishment of a common security program and protect the state’s data, systems, and networks.
• Provide coordination and communication with other divisions, user agencies, and outside sources to provide information and resolve problems on security related issues. Help facilitate work related to the Governor’s Cyber Security Task Force.
• Lead the security team which is responsible for: security operations, cyber intelligence, data loss, security architecture, identity and access management, investigations/forensics, and governance.
• Ensure processes are in place for the identification of emerging cybersecurity trends, threats and attack vectors. Ensure relevant maturity assessments and benchmark studies are conducted.
• Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of security policies, procedures, and standards to adequately protect data, systems and networks. Examples include the Cybersecurity Framework, risk assessments, and external audit coordination.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, or a closely related field, and eight years of current and progressively responsible professional-level work experience in information technology systems or network security and must include experience in a senior IT/leadership role.

Preference given for candidates with the following experience and abilities:

• Cyber Incident Response

Application Procedures

Please make sure that your resume includes information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted.  Your work history will not be given credit if North Dakota Information Technology cannot determine that you meet the minimum qualifications.

All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm and must include the following documents:

• Resume

North Dakota Information Technology does not offer or provide sponsorships. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

For more information or if you need an accommodation, please contact: Kari Sauer, North Dakota Information Technology: Email: itdjobs@nd.gov phone: (701) 890-5000, fax: (701) 328-3000 or TTY: 1-800-366-6888 or local at (701) 328-3190.

Job Announcement Status can be viewed at: http://www.nd.gov/itd/working-itd

• Learn more about NDIT at: http://www.nd.gov/itd
• Learn more about Employment Benefits at: https://www.omb.nd.gov/team-nd-careers/team-nd-benefits
• Visit North Dakota State government: http://www.nd.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.