Cybersecurity Fellow

The Department of Innovation & Performance is seeking a Cybersecurity Fellow to assist the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with many components of the City's information systems security program.

Qualified applicants must be available for a minimum of 15 hours per week, and be a full-time undergraduate/graduate student in good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

Department: Innovation & Performance

Salary: $18.00 per hour.

Posting Type: Announcement.

Union: None, this is a non-union position. 

Civil Service Classification: Exempt

GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
You must submit or show proof of all of the following at the time of filing your application (unless otherwise indicated below) or your application will be disqualified.  Disqualifications based on any of these General Application Requirements are not subject to a Civil Service appeal.

• Applicants must submit a complete application including education, work experience, a resume (if applicable) and completed supplemental questions.
• Applicants must be residents of the City of Pittsburgh prior to employment and must remain a resident throughout fellowship. 
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 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS:
Your City of Pittsburgh application will be reviewed and your work experience and education/training will be evaluated to determine if you meet the qualifying eligibility requirements listed below for this position.  You will be sent an eligibility letter regarding your eligible/ineligible status.

• WORK EXPERIENCE: None required for this position.  Working knowledge of TCP/IP, Microsoft Word, Visio, Excel, and web design (HTML or WYSIWYG) editor preferred.
• EDUCATION/TRAINING: Must be currently enrolled as a full-time student and taking classes in an accredited college or university undergraduate or graduate program; OR have graduated within the last 12 months.  Students majoring in Computer Science, Information Science, Cybersecurity or enrolled in a degree program with a concentration in Information Technology preferred. Must have a minimum G.P.A of 3.0.
• EQUIVALENCY: None permitted for this position.

If you meet the qualifying requirements listed above, you will be sent a letter of admission (when applicable) for the following examination(s). You must pass the written and/or performance examination(s) in order to have your name placed on the official Civil Service eligibility list for this position. Candidates who receive job offers must pass a medical examination (when applicable) prior to start date.

• Written:  None required for this position.
• Performance:  None required for this position.
• Medical:  None required for this position.

• Reviews and updates documentation for policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
• Researches and evaluates applications and services for use by the City of Pittsburgh. Provides a matrix when possible, detailing features within each different application or service.
• Provides assistance with the deployment and upkeep of the information security department’s website content.
• Provides first level compliance monitoring and investigations.
• Assists with forensics analysis and fact gathering.
• Assists with vulnerability assessments and penetration testing for specific applications, services, networks and servers as required.
• Assists with applications/tools including but not limited to SIEM, IPS, Netflow, e-mail gateway protection, and DLP tools.
• Performs compliance audits against institutionally accepted security controls.
• Records and tracks IT security incidents, including but not limited to copyright violations, compromised accounts, e-mail threats, and abuse reports from various sources.
• Performs other related tasks and duties that are assigned or required.

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