"Cyber Security Engineer"

Cyber Security Engineer

The Cyber Security Engineer, reporting to the Director of Information Security, will lead the implementation of a robust cyber security program in collaboration with internal and external teams. They will focus on creating comprehensive documentation, assessing processes, resolving security issues, and refining security standards to meet CCRI & regulatory requirements. By working closely with IT service delivery teams, they will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets. The engineer will actively detect, assess, and respond to cybersecurity events within the college’s data processing environments, while also managing audit support tasks and proactively identifying indicators of compromise. In partnership with application owners, IT staff, and CCRI partners, they will mitigate security threats. Effective interaction with product vendors, service providers, and personnel from various college departments and business units is essential for success in this role.

This position is onsite in Rhode Island. If you are not located within commuting distance, please explain your plan to relocate in your cover letter.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the lifecycle of vulnerabilities, from discovery and triage to remediation and validation
• Continuously review and update security systems documentation to ensure accuracy and relevance
• Stay abreast of industry standards, regulations, and emerging threats, incorporating them into security practices and strategies
• Foster effective relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and support for IT security initiatives
• Support the development and delivery of security awareness training to technical staff and end-users to reduce human factor risks.
• Conduct penetration tests and vulnerability assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and resilience of the college’s information systems and infrastructure, while identifying and exposing weaknesses
• Manage and tune security tools such as SIEMs, IDS/IPS, EDR, and firewall systems to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Work with data to collect, summarize, and visualize compliance evidence reporting

Minimal Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum two years of experience in an Information Security role
• Minimum two years of experience working on corporate technologies (including but not limited to endpoints, servers, and network technologies)
• Demonstrated experience with vulnerability management solutions, MDM technologies and endpoint security solutions
• Demonstrated experience securing multiple operating systems
• Demonstrated knowledge of networking and application protocols
• Demonstrated customer service skills and technical problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• Demonstrated higher education experience in a security administrator position
• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud platforms and cloud security
• Demonstrated experience in regulated environments (HIPAA, PCI, GLBA, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience with data loss prevention technologies
• Demonstrated experience with web application security scanners

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa including student visas.

About Community College of Rhode Island

The Community College of Rhode Island is the states only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs. At CCRI, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community. We strive to hire and retain culturally competent faculty and staff members who reflect the demographics of our state and our increasingly diverse student population. We believe that our diversity is our strength. We celebrate, support and thrive on the diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that are represented across our four campuses. We are OneCCRI, working together to prepare learners to achieve their highest potential. To learn about what employees value at CCRI and what it means to work here, please read about our Guiding Principles and watch videos of our employees doing what they do best.