Job Posting: Director of Security at Kansas State University

[Josh McCune <mccunej () KSU EDU>]

Greetings,

Kansas State University is currently seeking to fill a job opening for Director of Identity, Security, & Compliance.  
This position will also serve as the University’s Chief Information Security Officer.  Application screening will 
continue until the position has been filled.  If you know anyone who would be interested in this opportunity, please 
pass this message along.  

IT Security Program

    Lead the planning, design, development, integration, testing, documentation, training, implementation and 
maintenance of university IT security systems and products.
    Provide leadership through strong working relationships and collaboration across the university community to 
develop strategic goals for information security compliance and risk mediation.

Security Architecture, Policy, Procedures, Standards, and Guidelines

    Develop and maintain an IT Security Architecture for the university.
    Lead and coordinate the development and maintenance of information systems security policies, procedures, 
standards, and guidelines, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and Regents and university 
policies and standards.  
    Analyze new federal and state statutory requirements, university policies, and other security initiatives to 
determine changes necessary for adoption/compliance and makes appropriate recommendations.

Incident Management

    Develop and maintain the campus Incident Management Plan and chair the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT).
    Ensure monitoring of security-related information sources for security alerts and assess security breaches/ events, 
oversee appropriate corrective actions, inform the campus community, and identify needed changes based on new security 
technologies or threats.  
    Serve as the liaison with external agencies and organizations, including law enforcement, as needed for incident 
response and planning.

Supervision

    Supervise and lead the work of the IT Security Team in ITS.
    Oversee the performance of assigned staff, including providing regular, constructive feedback and coaching towards 
goal attainment and professional development.
    Manage project teams dealing with IT security issues, optimizing the contribution of people involved.

Communications, Training, and Outreach

    Oversee the development and implementa­tion of training programs and communications to make systems, network, and 
data users aware of and understand security policies and procedures.

Research and Analysis

    Lead or conduct special projects or studies related to information systems security.
    Stay well-informed of best practices in the IT security field, coordinate and/or evaluates new and emerging 
security practices and technologies, and recommends and promotes adoption as appropriate.
    Provides expert advice related to information and systems security to university executives and serves as an 
internal consulting resource on information security issues.

Other Duties

    Serve as a member of the CIO's Executive Leadership Team and the Enterprise IT Leadership and Operations Management 
Teams.
    Represent the university with federal, state, local, and professional organizations in the area of IT security.


For more information and to apply, please visit:
http://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/500561/director-of-identity-security-compliance

Sincerely,
Josh McCune
IT Security Analyst
Kansas State University