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About the Position

The Cybersecurity Manager helps identify risk to the Judicial Branch and makes recommendations on compensating/mitigating security controls to reduce overall cyber risk to a level that is acceptable to the organization.  This position will be the primary point of contact for all cybersecurity matters for the Judicial Branch and will manage the Security analysts within the department.

About The Superior Court:

The Superior Court of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidence-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. The Superior Court in Maricopa County, one of the largest, most innovative and progressive trial courts in the nation, seeks innovative individuals to join our team who will embrace our vision of excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law...every person, every day, every time.  We fulfill these principles through a culture that values fairness, respect, integrity, innovation, and safety.

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Experience:

• Six (6) years of information security or IT risk management experience.
• Two (2) of supervisory or management experience with experience and understanding of enterprise infrastructure capabilities and application development.  
• Experience with following: NIST, CSF, NIST SP 800-53, CJIS, and ISO 27001

OR

Combined Education and Experience Qualifications:

• An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and job-related experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis

Other Requirements:

Our Preferred Candidate Has:

• Eight or more years in a cybersecurity leadership or senior security roles
• Experience leading security programs in complex, regulated environments
• Strong background in governance, risk, and compliance for cloud and SaaS platforms
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, or similar

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Enterprise cybersecurity program management
• Security operations oversight including SEIM, SOAR, EDR, and vulnerability management
• Zero-Trust security principles
• Identity and access management
• Cloud security architecture and shared responsibility models
• Third-party and supply chain risk management
• Regulatory compliance including CJIS, HIPAA, and state or federal security requirements

Skill in:

• Ability to translate cyber risk into business impact for executive audiences
• Strong leadership and staff development skills
• Program and portfolio management across multiple initiatives
• Policy development and governance leadership
• Incident leadership and decision-making under pressure
• Clear written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to:

• Lead enterprise-wide cybersecurity initiatives from strategy through execution
• Direct incident response coordination and executive communications
• Evaluate, select, and oversee security technologies and service providers
• Establish metrics and dashboards to measure security posture and risk trends
• Partner with IT, legal, audit, and HR, along with other business leaders to manage risk

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Lead the Judicial Branch cybersecurity program, including strategy, operations, governance, and compliance
• Manage and mentor cybersecurity staff and ensure clear roles and expectations
• Oversee security operations including monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence
• Direct response to security incidents and coordinate remediation, forensics, and post- incident reviews
• Establish and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures aligned with adopted frameworks
• Oversee third-party security risk assessments for vendors and service providers
• Ensure compliance with CJIS and other applicable regulatory requirements
• Partner with business stakeholders to align controls and share intelligence
• Develop and deliver a cybersecurity awareness program
• Develop and deliver cybersecurity training program
• Define and report to key stakeholders KPIs relevant to security posture
• Maintain and test incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity security components
• Guide security architecture decisions for on-premise and cloud platforms
• Evaluate emerging threats and technologies and recommend improvements
• Additional duties and advanced initiatives may be assigned based on organizational needs, maturity, and strategic direction

Working Conditions: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to communicate clearly, perceive details of objects that are close by, and maintain various physical positions for extended periods, such as sitting, standing, or walking. The job may involve using hands for tasks such as typing, handling objects, or operating tools, as well as reaching with hands and arms. Occasionally, the employee may be required to move or lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Selection Procedure - Maricopa County

The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on the evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a list provided by Human Resources.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.  

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Attention Current Maricopa County Employees: As of 1/1/2022, the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County formalized itself as a separate entity and employer from Maricopa County. To learn more about how that may affect you please click here.

Judicial Branch Human Resources reserves the right to move forward candidates based on the information provided directly on the application. The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs. 

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances. 

All Judicial Branch offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon passing a thorough background and/or fingerprint check. Applicants must completely and fully answer any questions regarding felony and misdemeanor convictions including any convictions that have been expunged or set aside. Failure to include criminal history information is grounds for termination of an offer and employment. A conviction may not automatically disqualify an applicant. 

Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County.  This position may be reassigned to other locations.  Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department.

The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer. 

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