Description
The Santa Barbara County Executive Office is seeking a senior-level leader to oversee the County’s information, cyber, and technology security. This includes developing, implementing, and enforcing security policies to protect critical data and infrastructure. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) directs the Countywide information security programs designed to provide the protection of and confidentiality of data, along with other information assets of the County of Santa Barbara, and performs other related duties.
The CISO is characterized by having countywide responsibility for formulating and promulgating policy for, and developing, managing, and integrating countywide information security and privacy related programs designed to protect all County information systems and data. The CISO directs countywide information security and related privacy efforts through departmental information security professionals.
The incumbent must exercise strong organizational and team leadership skills to facilitate interdepartmental compliance and to ensure departmental IT security staff fully integrate appropriate security and privacy practices. The CISO is the official Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Officer of the County and shall coordinate and oversee generally all HIPAA security requirements for the County.
The incumbent requires extensive, up-to-date technical knowledge in information systems, detailed knowledge of security and privacy technologies and best practices, HIPAA privacy-related requirements, and use of appropriate security controls and methods. The incumbent further requires an extensive knowledge of County information system resources and applications and information security and privacy legislation and related policy issues, and must possess the ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with internal and external managers, IT technical staff, legal staff, and related industry experts. The CISO represents the County’s interests before state and federal agencies and regulatory bodies.
This is an at-will position, exempt from the Civil Service provisions.
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Retirement Plans
- Generous County Defined Benefit Plan
- Eligible to participate in 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
- Retirement Reciprocity with CalPERS, CalSTRS, and 1937 Act plans
- For more information on our retirement plans, please visit: https://www.sbcers.org/ and http://www.santabarbara457.com
Health Benefits
- Choice of dental, vision and medical plans. In addition to the Benefit Allowance noted above, the County contributes toward medical premiums and dental premiums
- On-Site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria which provide ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and their eligible dependents
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free, confidential assistance with personal and workplace problems to employees and their immediate family members
- Healthcare Advocacy Program to help employees navigate the complexities of health plan benefits
- Available Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Supplemental Term or Whole Life Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance and more!
- For more information on our health benefits, please visit: https://www.countyofsb.org/4012/Health-Benefits
Paid Time Off
- Vacation Leave 12 to 25 days per year depending on length of public employment
- Sick Leave 12 days annually with unlimited accumulation, one year of which can be converted to service credit upon retirement
- Paid Holidays based on bargaining unit (view the compensation summary for this bargaining unit, link below)
- Alternative Transportation Benefit (TDM) up to 2 days of additional vacation for using alternative methods of commuting
- For more information on Paid Time Off please view the Compensation Summary for this bargaining unit (available below)
Miscellaneous Benefits
- County Paid Term Life Insurance
- County Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
- Childcare and Employee Discounts
- Relocation Assistance may apply
- Flexible work schedule may apply
- For more information on all of these benefits, please visit: https://www.countyofsb.org/4013/24636/WorkLife-Benefits
Compensation Summary
- To view the Compensation Summary specific to the bargaining unit for this position (link to full Memorandum of Understanding also available at bottom of the summary), please visit: https://www.countyofsb.org/3096/Managers---Unrepresented
- This benefits list is for convenience only; please refer to the Memorandum of Understanding for complete details of terms and conditions. Amounts are generally prorated for part-time employment.
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