Information Technology Security Administrator

The Clark County Information Technology department is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Information Technology Security Administrator position. This position provides information technology security administration for the enterprise. Maintains Clark County's incident response program, plans and conducts periodic incident response testing at enterprise and department levels. This position is a technical, adept cybersecurity position performing professional level work related to the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluating and coordination of cybersecurity: controls, governance, and compliance across the County enterprise.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

This position is confidential and excluded from membership in the union.

This position is a non‑union position and excluded from membership in the union.

NOTE: A resume is required in addition to the completed employment application. Applications submitted without a copy of the candidate’s resume are incomplete and will not be considered.

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or related field AND three (3) years full‑time professional level experience in computer security administration, including contingency planning, preferably in a large mainframe multiprocessing environment. Possession at time of application and maintenance of a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) is preferred and may be substituted for education or experience up to five (5) years.

Possession at time of application and maintenance of a CompTIA Security+ certification may be substituted for education or experience up to two (2) years. Additionally, professional level experience and/or education that has provided the skills and knowledge necessary to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis up to two (2) years.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.
Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see attached resume on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Licensing/Certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), CompTIA Security+ or similar are preferred.

Working Conditions: Work extended shifts or be called back in emergency situations.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsor ships or transfers for any employment positions.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing:

• Establishes and maintains security and business recovery policies and procedures.
• Provides security and control measures across multiple computer platforms (e.g. enterprise server, client server, network, Internet/Intranet, and desktop).
• Monitors access and use of County information. Implements logging/tracking mechanisms for intrusion detection.
• Maintains Clark County's Business Recovery Plan.
• Provides on‑going testing of the Business Recovery Plan at the enterprise level (infrastructure organization and teams, hot‑site recovery operations) and department level (checklist tests, simulations/structured walk‑throughs).
• Monitors backup and recovery procedures (enterprise server, mid‑range computers, PCs, and networks).
• Conducts periodic security assessments and disaster recovery preparedness reviews to evaluate effectiveness and compliance with security and business recovery measures. Incorporates security requirements from…