Cybersecurity Officer- Manager Cloud Security

Overview

JOB TITLE:

Cybersecurity Officer
- Manager Cloud Security
SALARY RANGE: $ - $
HAY POINTS: 805
DEPT/DIV:
Information Technology / Cybersecurity
SUPERVISOR:
Cybersecurity Director

LOCATION:

Various/ 2 Broadway New York, NY 10004
HOURS OF WORK: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (7.5 hours or as required)

This position is eligible for telework which is currently two day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

The purpose of this position is to provide technical leadership and management of MTA’s cyber security program in one or more technical domains. This role deals with both internal and external threats to the MTA systems which can affect both safety of employees and customers, system integrity, and availability of operations.

As part of managing the program, the Cybersecurity Officer will need expertise in managing a complex program with highly skilled staff, contracts, and processes associated with risk management that are essential to maintaining electronic and physical safety for MTA’s business in all areas that utilize technology (Corporate, Customer Facing and Informational, Fare Payment/PCI, Operational Technologies, 3rd Party Managed, Vendors, etc.).

The Cybersecurity Officer will be responsible for managing and developing staff, technology, and processes to reduce risk with the evolved cyber threat landscape and changing technology portfolio.

This position works across multiple technology and cybersecurity domains to ensure cybersecurity is looked at holistically from user, data and component, and systems perspectives. The position also considers all risk assessments, data driven analytics, and actively seeks to develop and maintain standards, reference architectures, and reduce risk of the MTA through emerging technologies and trends in the industry.

The position is expected to have a level of expertise in one or more domains of technology effective management. There is a long list of these specialized domains in the cybersecurity field and this list is growing and ever changing as the field evolves and as risks and circumstances change.

• Cloud security expertise
• Cybersecurity knowledge
• Risk assessment and management
• Compliance and regulations knowledge
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Encryption and data protection
• Incident response and forensics
• Security architecture
• Security monitoring and SIEM
• Cloud-specific security tools
• Communication and leadership
• Vendor management
• Continuous learning
• Collaboration
• Problem-solving
• Business acumen
• Adaptability
• Knowledge of cloud-native application platforms
• Project management principles
• Cloud computing proficiency

• Leadership
  • Provide leadership to a strong talent pool of technical professionals
• Lead a team of multi-functional technical staff planning, building, and maintaining cybersecurity tools, configurations and risk mitigation to support Information and Operational Technology applications and/or infrastructure products
• Lead others, as appropriate, and when necessary, that will consist of one or more agile coaches, data analytic researchers and other cybersecurity personnel
• Provide leadership in development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness; sustain culture and supporting assigned staff during organizational growth/changes.
• Provide direction on evaluation, selection, implementation, and maintenance of cybersecurity tools, processes, and techniques for their assigned cyber domains and products, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.