Security

Computer Security Specialist

Category Number: 6

Commercial Job Title: Computer Security Specialist

Minimum/General Experience: Requires a total of at least 7 years experience in Information Systems with at least 4 of those years in system software and system security. Requires demonstrated experience in the implementation of host/server- based operating system security. Requires experience in: defining security policies and requirements; selection of security software and hardware products on at least one platform; and, emergency response to security threats and breaches.

Functional Responsibility: Analyzes criteria for access controls, storage, reproduction, transmission, and destruction of data maintained by automated systems requiring protection. Performs computer security assessments and evaluations. Plans and conducts security risk analyses, security evaluations, and audits of information processing systems. Determines computer security compliance and effectiveness of information processing systems.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent in addition to the experience.

Senior Computer Security Specialist

Category Number: 7

Commercial Job Title: Senior Computer Security Specialist

Minimum/General Experience: Requires a total of at least 10 years experience in Information Systems with at least 6 of those years in system software and system security. Requires the experience and competencies cited for Computer Security Specialist, above, plus: experience implementing security products across several different platforms; competence in implementing system exits and routines to enhance security; competence in specifying and selecting security products on multiple different platforms.

Functional Responsibility: Responsible for the functions of Computer Security Specialist, plus the following. Provides leadership to an IS organization in defining and implementing IS security techniques and products. Leads the organization in defining their requirements and policies. Plans and conducts formal on-site program evaluations of large complex information processing systems.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent in addition to the experience.