The Deputy Chief Information Security Officer/Executive Director (ED) for Information Security Operations is the principal advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and provide subject matter expertise to executive management on a broad range of security standards, best practices, leads the Department’s cybersecurity operation programs, and develops, and coordinates the execution of agency-level information security strategies
Duties:
The Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for Information Security Operations is a critical position for the Office of Information Security (OIS) and Office of Information and Technology (OIT). The DCISO is expected to provide thoughtful, insightful, and balanced opinions, recommendations, and strategies to align OIS and OIT efforts VA strategic goals and objectives. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Providing subject matter expertise to executive leadership on a broad range of security standards and best practices (e.g., FISMA, Dodd-Frank, HIPAA, Privacy Act).
- Working with VA Business Units and OIT Elements stakeholders to determine acceptable levels of risk and ensuring cybersecurity efforts follows applicable laws, regulations, policies, and audit findings are properly addressed.
- Developing and implementing enterprise-wide cybersecurity and strategies that balance cybersecurity requirements with mission and business objectives.
- Instruct, lead, and mentor assigned security teams consisting of direct reports and indirect reports (such as individuals in other areas of IT) including providing security guidance, hiring, training, staff development, and performance management.
- Work with OIS Leadership to develop the consolidated OIS budget proposal.
- Develop policy, plans, and strategy in compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and standards in support of organizational cyber activities…
