Information Security Engineer

Colorado State University, United States

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Fort Collins, COLORADO
Deadline: 25 Sep 2022

Posting Details
Posting Detail Information


Working Title Information Security Engineer
Position Location Fort Collins, CO
Is this position eligible for hybrid or remote work?
Research Professional Position No
Posting Number 202201397AP
Position Type Admin Professional/ Research Professional
Classification Title Prof/Indiv Contrib III
Number of Vacancies
Work Hours/Week 40
Proposed Annual Salary Range $90,000 - $100,000, Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Employee Benefits
Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Visit CSU’s Human Resources website for detailed benefit plan information for permanent full-time and part-time faculty and administrative professional employees in the following University benefit areas: https://hr.colostate.edu/hr-community-and-supervisors/benefits/benefits-eligibility/ & https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/our-perks/ .
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 09/25/2022
Description of Work Unit
The Division of Information Technology, the central IT organization for Colorado State University-Ft. Collins, supports the land-grant heritage of the institution as well as the university’s missions of teaching and learning, research, and service. The Division of IT is responsible for delivering enterprise and campus focused IT services for the Ft. Collins campus as well as throughout the CSU-System. Areas of responsibility include Research IT, Application Development and User Support Services, Academic Technology, Cybersecurity & Privacy, Networking and Telecommunications, Infrastructure and Databases, Business Intelligence and Data Integrations, Administrative Applications, and Student Applications.
Driven by its purpose statement: Innovating IT, Empowering CSU and its values of Community, Collegiality, Reliability, Service, and Simplicity, its team members work across the division and in collaboration with university stakeholders. Reporting to the Vice President of Information Technology/CIO, our dedicated 120-person team delivers dynamic and innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of our students, faculty, and staff. Our work supports CSU’s Principles of Community, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we help others discover and meet their potential while aiming to set the standard for IT throughout higher education.
Position Summary
This position monitors, evaluates, and maintains systems and procedures to protect the data systems and databases from unauthorized users. May research, recommend, and implement changes to procedures and systems to enhance data systems security. Implements and supports the security solutions and technologies to protect the environment from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, destruction, modification, or disruption. Analyzes system services, operating systems, networks and applications from a cybersecurity perspective, discovering security issues that appear under existing and new threat scenarios.
Required Job Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field.
  • At least 3 years of information security or network security experience.
  • Experience working with security infrastructure or tools which may include any of the following: network firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, VPNs, network access controls, or authentication systems.
  • Technical background to identify threats to the environment, ability to propose potential solutions, and guide efforts to reduce or eliminate threats.
  • Experience investigating, troubleshooting, and communicating security incidents.
  • Knowledge of security best practices for hosts and network devices.
Preferred Job Qualifications
  • Knowledge of traditional security controls and technologies such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), threat intelligence platforms, security automation and orchestration, and application controls.
  • Experience administering next-gen firewall solutions.
  • Experience with VPNs, both point-to-point and remote access, including the ability to configure, troubleshoot, and provide customer support.
  • Experience implementing security controls and collaborating with risk management and compliance to perform operational security duties.
  • Ability to work as a team member in the evaluation, installation, maintenance, documentation, and troubleshooting of secure networks, systems, and application architectures.
  • Experience in identifying, creating, and documenting security processes and procedures.
  • Ability to analyze, understand, and act upon vulnerabilities identified by security tools.
  • Familiarity with network and application vulnerability assessments and penetration tests.
  • Experience with automating security tools for monitoring, response, and testing using programming or scripting languages
  • Knowledge of security compliance guidelines such as PCI, HIPPA, FERPA, etc.
  • Understanding of security audit processes and procedures.
  • Strong understanding of the OSI model layers 1-7 and network protocols
  • Applicable security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, Security+, etc.
Diversity Statement
Personal and professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by involvement in teaching, research, creative activity, service to the profession and/or diversity/inclusion activities.

Essential Duties


Job Duty Category Security
Duty/Responsibility
- Design and configure firewall rules and security policies on multiple hardware platforms and operating systems to protect the CSU system. The platforms include Juniper, Cisco, Palo Alto, and Aruba and their respective operating systems.
- Work as part of the network and security operations team in the research, product selection, implementation, administration, and maintenance of large, complex security platforms to meet security and business needs for multiple CSU campuses.
- Monitor security systems and the campus network for irregular behavior. Make decisions about and implement preventative controls and measures to protect the campus IT infrastructure.
- Respond to and remediate cybersecurity incidents by providing investigation, identification, troubleshooting, support, and root cause analysis.
- Ensure compliance with security regulations by implementing operational cybersecurity standards and performing regular audits of the cybersecurity network and infrastructure.
- Collaborates with team members and divisional colleagues to provide input and execution of cybersecurity policies, standards, and guidance.
- Provides contributions to the strategic technical security direction for the institution and the CSU System.
- Manages incoming trouble tickets, providing tier 2 support for the campus network to isolate traffic flow problem causes, identify solutions, and recommend the best course of action.
- Serves as a project resource and provides expertise for security projects.
- Documents cybersecurity infrastructure architecture and processes.
- Participates in on-call support fur security operations
- A deep understanding of the OSI model layers 4-7 is required.
- Provides on-call support as part of the team rotation for security incidents and infrastructure.
Percentage Of Time 60%
Job Duty Category Networking
Duty/Responsibility
- Works as a network team member to design, configure, install and administer network routing and switching devices for multiple campuses and sites within the CSU system.
- Understanding of routing protocols OSPF and BGP is required in addition to VLAN configuration assist in troubleshooting traffic flows and connectivity.
- Works with campus partners to recommend and implement network solutions based on customer and project needs.
- Manages incoming trouble tickets, providing tier 2 support for the campus network to isolate problem causes, identify solutions, and recommend the best course of action.
- Identifies, develops, and deploys network monitoring tools for alert detection, performance, and configuration management.
- Documents network architecture and processes.
- Provides on-call support as part of the team rotation for network infrastructure.
Percentage Of Time 20%
Job Duty Category Professional Development
Duty/Responsibility
- Continue professional development in security and networking to continue to grow and keep up with the new technologies and solutions.
- Reflecting departmental and institutional values, participate in diversity initiatives to advance the Division’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Percentage Of Time 10
Job Duty Category Other Duties As Assigned
Duty/Responsibility
- Other duties will include monitoring of system-wide security and network services using Cacti,
Zabbix, IMC, and LibreNMS. All of these systems need daily monitoring in addition
to configuration.
Percentage Of Time 10

Application Details


Special Instructions to Applicants
For full consideration, please apply by 9/25/2022, 11:59 pm (MT). Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and current resume that address how professional experiences align with identified required and preferred qualifications of the position, and contact information for three professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. Applicants needing assistance or accommodations may contact Emily Claffey at [email protected].
Conditions of Employment Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)
Search Contact Emily Claffey, [email protected].
EEO Statement
Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services.
The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715, [email protected] .
The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836, [email protected] .
The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836, [email protected] .
Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education .
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

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