Director Of Information Security

Title: Director of Information Security
Hiring Range: Up to $165,000
Job Location: Richmond, Virginia
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Telework Eligibility: Hybrid Work Schedule
Leads and manages ELECT’s Information Security Program to ensure ELECT systems remain confidential, integrity is maintained, and available for all users. Ensures ELECT systems meet federal, Commonwealth of Virginia and agency security standards. Responsible for creating and maintaining security policies, artifacts, tracking vulnerability remediation and updating system security plans to meet changing business, security, and technology requirements.
Work will involve providing solutions to secure ELECTS’s electronic information and providing technical expertise in the selection, installation, configuration, testing and implementation of security technology. Work will also involve leading the Information Systems Security program to protect electronic information from unauthorized users, intrusions, or other security threats; leading and supervising ELECT's information security team; participating as a security subject matter expert for information technology projects; overseeing security investigations and recommending and implementing corrective actions; ensuring compliance with state and federal security regulations; and developing and delivering ELECT's security awareness training program. The successful candidate will provide leadership and foster a high-performing work environment with a commitment to collegiality, teamwork, and collaboration.
Job Requirements

• Experience forming business partnerships that help drive the information security strategy forward.
• Leadership and management skills - capable of empowering and leading a team of Information Security Professionals to meet business and technology security goals, providing direction, monitoring performance, motivating staff, and building a positive working environment.
• Flexible and adaptable - capable of changing direction where required and showing flexibility to meet new demands and of adapting to a fast-moving technology landscape.
• Strong customer focus - able to meet the demands of internal and external customers.

• Other skills and abilities include:
• Critical thinking
• Ability to communicate to senior executives and elected officials both orally and in written correspondence.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic information technology (IT) advice to executive stakeholders and be able to provide leadership and guidance in the delivery of multiple complex projects.
• Computers, applications, and electronics
• Work effectively as a member of a team and exercise good interpersonal skills
• Experience in strategic/long term thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to design secure solutions and apply appropriate Defense-in-Depth security controls for on premise, hybrid, and cloud solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of current and emerging information technologies and security tools used to perform information security functions.
• Security Frameworks and threat environments
• Extensive knowledge in the following:
• Information Security Programs
• Complex problem solving
• Oral and written comprehension
• Cybersecurity and privacy principles
• Judgment and decision making
• Active listening

The Virginia Department of Elections is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. Applicants who need accommodations for an interview should request this in advance by emailing [email protected]. Americorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force.
To view the full job description and apply, visit jobs.virginia.gov and enter 508034 in the search.
https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/director-of-information-security-richmond-virginia-united-states
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