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Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop plans to safeguard computer configurations against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Participate in and lead internal audits, in cooperation with the Information Security Office; develop appropriate criteria needed to assess the level of new/existing applications and/or technology infrastructure elements for compliance with enterprise security standards.
- Perform security risk assessment and mitigation. Inspect system and network data for computer and network usage policy compliance, system integrity and incident response.
- Develop and deliver educational information to system administrators and users. Lead the development and documentation of information security standards, best practices and guidelines.
- Develop, implement and manage policies and procedures related to IT security and operational support systems in collaboration with the Information Security Office.
- Develop and implement ongoing test plans to ensure compliance with standards and processes (selecting sample, verifying documentation and other requirements).
- Research, design and advocate new technologies, architectures and security products.
- Mentor and train team members and peers on cyber security solutions and actively participate on system and application improvement project teams.
- Maintain a state-of-the-art awareness of information security issues, incidents, problems, utilities, legal requirements and solutions for all major information system platforms in use at Stanford.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree plus five years relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
- Proven system administrator and operations experience in an enterprise environment with Windows and Unix servers.
- In-depth knowledge of authentication protocols, encryption algorithms and other security fundamentals.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of industry standard information security practices.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of networking protocols, principles and devices.
- Extensive experience with debugging, troubleshooting, forensics, and security utilities.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical ideas to non-technical audience and work with individuals at all levels.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of IT industry trends and emerging technologies and an ability to relate them to Stanford and its mission.
- Demonstrated experience in leading/mentoring team members and providing technical guidance to customers and stakeholders.
- High level of integrity and excellent judgment concerning proprietary and privacy issues.
- Experience with security tools such as Splunk, BigFix, Bit9, OSSEC, AirWatch, EMET, SCEP, and Qualys.
- Advanced knowledge of security trends and best practices.
- Experience in process automation and/or application development.
- Knowledge of system and network architecture and interrelationships (technical and functional).
- Proven ability to lead and work on large/complex system deployment projects in a team environment.
Interested: Please apply online at the Stanford University website with the URL above.