The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) oversees all Citywide technology, privacy, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and telecommunications to ensure the security of, and enhance, City operations and service delivery to New York City's residents, businesses, employees, and visitors. As the City's technology and innovation leader, OTI is responsible for operating, maintaining and securing IT infrastructure and systems that touch every aspect of City life from public safety to human services, from education to economic development crossing the full spectrum of governmental operations.

At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, transition our existing data infrastructure to a cloud-centric platform, and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

About New York City Cyber Command
Cyber Command is charged with protecting all City systems against cyber threats, including systems that deliver vital services to New Yorkers. Headed by the Chief Information Security Officer of the City of New York, we provide in-depth support to over 100 agencies and offices to protect, detect, identify, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.

About the Position
The Senior Security Engineer - Cloud Security, working within the Cloud Security Group, are responsible for making sure that data protection and identity security technologies are designed, integrated, tested, and configured to meet the objectives of OTI / Cyber Command’s defensive efforts. The Senior Security Engineer - Cloud Security are responsible for the design and implementation data protection, identity assurance, privileged access management, and related technologies including host and network-based data loss prevention, identity governance, privileged identity management, and related procedures and policies across City systems.

The Senior Security Engineer - Cloud Security work closely with private sector partners and City Agencies to ensure the efficacy of OTI / Cyber Command's defense technologies. They seek to bring together business owners, incident responders, and other members of the Security Sciences team to creatively solve complex challenges with engineering solutions. They are proficient in the use of automation tools, configuration management solutions, DevOps principles, and data. The Senior Security Engineer - Cloud Security will have had experience in these areas and the ability to train junior team members.

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position; or,

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

The preferred candidate should possess the following: - 6+ years’ experience in large enterprise environments - Strong understanding of privileged account lifecycle management - Strong understanding of RBAC - Experience with Privileged Access Management solutions in large, distributed environments - Experience working with Active Directory and the Microsoft Windows stack (DNS, WMI, DHCP, etc.) - Experience with MFA protocols and techniques - In depth knowledge of authentication methods/protocols including LDAP, federation and SAML - Knowledge of at least three of the following areas: - Cloud Architecture - Linux experience with account and group management or in a complex enterprise environment with understanding of Kerberos and PAM authentication protocols - Good understanding of how strong authentication integrates with applications residing on Windows, Linux, and Cloud platforms. - NIST framework as it related to Identity & Access Management - Good understanding OAuth, Smartcards and MFA keys. - Security and cloud certifications are a plus (CISSP, CCSP, Google Compute Platform, AWS, Azure, etc.) - Good oral and written communication skills - Ability to achieve goals with minimal supervision self-starter self-motivated and a capacity to get things done Dedication to continuous improvement

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

New York City Residency is not required for this position

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.