Cyber Security Specialist

JOB TITLE: Cyber Security Specialist

LOCATION: History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102

COMPENSATION: Typical starting range $72,820.80 - $78,416.00 annually

STATUS & HOURS: Full-time, regular (approximately 2080 annual hours) position.

BENEFITS:  Eligible to participate in State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution.  Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays.

DESIGNATION: Bargaining Unit AFSCME Local 3173

POSTING DATE: March 27, 2025

DEADLINE DATE: April 24, 2025

TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society’s career center at www.mnhs.org/jobs and include a resume and cover letter by the application deadline date.  

DESCRIPTION:  This position exists to play a critical role in analyzing, developing, and implementing administrative and technical security strategies aligned with the organization's strategic objectives. This position focuses on ensuring that MNHS’s information, systems, and data assets are protected against internal and external threats.  This role covers a broad range of cybersecurity, networking, compliance, and system administration tasks.  This is an excellent opportunity for a well-rounded cybersecurity professional looking for work-life balance and mission-driven work.

SUMMARY OF WORK:  1) Provide advanced technical support to the Information Security program at MNHS; 2) Provide project management of security projects by performing the necessary coordination and implementation of policies and procedures to affected users; 3) Manage and resolve security help desk tickets; 4) Provide security awareness to all users within the MNHS workforce; 5) Support endpoint functions, hardware installation and ensure security configuration and compliance with standards; and 6) Work collaboratively with the Technology Services team to provide support and back-up for achieving department goals and objectives and to ensure the needs of MNHS staff and external customers are met. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, network, or cyber security, or related field plus two years practical experience OR six years experience in an information technology, network, or cyber security position.

• IT security certification(s).

• Proven experience in a network administrator role with 250 users. 

• Hands-on experience in networking, routing, packet inspection, and scripting. 

• Demonstrated experience using On-prem, hybrid, and cloud security management.

• Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring system networks both data and phone. 

• Experience with firewalls, Internet VPN’s remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution. 

• Ability to set up and configure server hardware and services In a secure and proven environment. 

• Demonstrated ability to multitask, work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines, prioritize and adapt to changing priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse groups of people.

• Demonstrated ability to think imaginatively and problem solve.

• Demonstrated positive customer service skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take individual initiative while also being able to collaborate effectively and contribute positively in a team environment.

• Strong detail orientation with the ability to synthesize and organize complex information and maintain/upgrade systems and processes.

• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

• Ability and willingness to travel.

• Valid driver’s license

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Asure\Entra, Okta, GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and GWS (Google Workspace)

• Experience working on Cisco Switches and IOS command level. Configuration of equipment requires the ability to write and modify scripts for complicated but repetitive tasks. 

• VPN configuration and Firewall configuration experience with Watchguard/Cisco/Sophos system.

• Nessus, WireShark or similar packet sniffing software

• Experience with OpManager, NCM And Audit 360

• Experience Installing and maintaining Network\Server Hardware, including but not limited to Cisco Switches, Unifi WAP, VMware, HPE, Dell, Seagate storage, Synology, Firewalls, VOIP.

• Experience in a VMWare Hosted Server Environment. 

Should you have questions with the application process, email humanresources@mnhs.org or call MNHS Job Line at 651-259-3181.   

At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.