SENIOR CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SENIOR CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER

DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

(SECURITY)

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $127,584

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 05/02/2025

The City of Chicago's Department of Technology and Innovation is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join the City's Information Security Office team. The successful candidate will join the Cybersecurity Operations function on the Information Security Office team helping deliver analysis of and security solutions for cloud-based environments.

Under supervision, primarily responsible for developing and managing cybersecurity capabilities that enhance cloud security by deploying, maintaining, and operating cloud-focused security tools and solutions. Protects City of Chicago systems against advanced persistent threats by defending against hacking, malware, ransomware, and cybercrime. Also involved in tool management, scripting, log analysis, controls design, threat analysis, and incident response.

This class is assigned to the Engineer Information Technology Job Family which consists of engineers and developers that design, build, test, deploy, and support IT products and solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Recognizes that telemetry for security products will increasingly be curated in the cloud and be prepared to develop API endpoints and connections to collect and collate this knowledge

* Assess and propose solutions regarding cloud security to Information Security Office leadership

* Perform architectural and design reviews through the security lens leveraging policy and best practices providing timely, actionable requirements and recommendations

* Validates baseline security configurations for cloud environments

* Responds to cybersecurity incidents, participates in penetration and vulnerability testing, cybersecurity audits, and assists with remediation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities

* Partners with stakeholders to keep them informed about security problems and resolutions

* Remain current on cloud technologies and best practices to secure them

* Designs, analyzes, implements, and supports secure network solutions, routers, firewalls, application development environments, and operating systems specific to cloud environments

* Develops secure systems and performs assessments and penetration testing.

* Manages security technology and audit/intrusion systems and develops secure network solutions to protect against persistent threats.

* Verifies security systems by developing and implementing test scripts and running security scans.

* Works with developers to respond to escalated problems from Technical Administrators or other Engineers.

* Maintains City of Chicago's IT standards across systems security

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 2 N. La Salle Street, Suite 1130

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (flexible)

THIS POSITION IS IN CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, information Systems or a directly related field, plus four (4) years of experience securing cloud environments, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• Preference may be given to applicants who hold one or more applicable licenses or certifications such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.

• Preference may be given to applicants who hold one or more applicable licenses or certifications such as: CompTIA: Security+, GIAC Certification: GCWN, GSEC, ISC2: CISSP, SSCP, CCSP, Cloud Security Alliance: CCSK.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor