Job Posting: IT Security Manager

["Parks, Mitch (mitch () uidaho edu)" <mitch () UIDAHO EDU>]

Our team is growing and I am pleased to announce this opportunity at the University of Idaho for an IT Security Manager.
https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/5536

As a third generation Idaho Vandal, I am obviously fond of the place and may be biased, but if you are looking to move 
a bit beyond an analyst position, but still want to be able to play with things like FTK, Splunk and Bro, consider 
making a change: minimize your commute and enjoy some of the comforts of western life!

There is 
beauty<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2512804/Rural-bliss-desolation-US-photographer-captures-beautiful-vastness-farmland-Washington-State.html>
 to living on the 
Palouse<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2460659/Stunning-photographs-mistaken-paintings-beauty-Palouse-Valley-glory.html>
 in every season, but it is hard to beat the green rolling hills<http://www.palousescenicbyway.org/>.

A few things I personally appreciate about Moscow, Idaho and the University of Idaho:


*         Living at just about the farthest point in town, I still have only a 12 minute commute.

*         Classes for employees are $5/credit.

*         There are both spousal and dependent tuition waivers.

*         The University was founded as a land-grant university in 1889, before the state of Idaho.

*         We have one of the last free-form, student-run radio stations<http://kuoi.org/> (almost 69 years on air).

*         We have a cloud-based, 3-D printing kiosk<https://skyforge.co/home/> on campus.

*         We have a great Recreation 
Center<http://www.bestcollegereviews.org/features/the-25-most-amazing-campus-student-recreation-centers/> with a 55 
foot climbing tower<http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/campus-recreation/outdoor-program/climbing-center> - the 
tallest of any U.S. college, and are ranked one of the best "Outside" 
universities<http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/Outside-University-25-University-of-Idaho.html>.

*         Our Women's Center<http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/womenscenter> has been promoting gender equity on 
campus and in the community for over 40 years.

*         The University has embraced diversity, human rights, access, and inclusion as strategic to our community and 
culture.

*         University budgets can be tight at times, but have been remarkably stable even in economic downturns over the 
20 years I've been an employee.


*         Bloomberg-Businessweek rated Moscow one of the best places to raise 
kids<http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/2012-12-17/the-best-places-to-raise-kids-2013#slide13>.

*         Moscow High School had the highest scores of any public school in the state for the SAT last year.

*         Livability rated Moscow as #8 on their list of best college 
towns.<http://livability.com/top-10/10-best-college-towns-2014/moscow/id>

*         We have a great Farmer's Market<https://www.facebook.com/MoscowFarmersMarket>, May through October.

*         We also have a great food Co-op<http://moscowfood.coop/> with an amazing deli, bakery, and local meats.

*         We have a full four seasons of weather, with only rare extreme hot or cold. Skiing? Boating? 
Biking<http://bikemoscow.org/>? Hunting? Hiking? Photography? We've got all of that.

*         We are near the deepest gorge in North 
America.<http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/wallowa-whitman/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5239080> No, not the Grand Canyon - 
Hells Canyon.

*         We are within a beautiful day's drive of either the Pacific ocean one way, or Glacier or Yellowstone parks 
the other way.

*         Though there are other places I personally prefer, we have one of the best Sports 
Bars<http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2013/07/19/finding-americas-best-sports-bars-idahos-corner-club-has-nailed-the-formula>.
 There are also multiple wineries, micro-breweries, and a cider house within 30 miles.

More information about the University of Idaho is available at:
http://www.uidaho.edu/about/

Let me know if you have any questions about Moscow, the University, or the position.

-
Mitch Parks, GSEC, GCIH, GCFE, CISSP
Information Security Officer
Director, IT
University of Idaho
(208) 885-2522