Cybersecurity Engineer (Promotional)
Salary
$76,593.71 - $95,742.14 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U4420-0526
Department
Information Security Assurance
Opening Date
05/21/2026
Closing Date
5/26/2026 4:16 AM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
Requirements
MOS Codes: 17W1C (Air Force) CYB12 (Coast Guard)
Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or a related field and?four (4) years of combined software and hardware development or configuration experience within a LAN/WAN network and/or a cloud environment such as AWS or Azure, including two (2) years of experience with incident detection, incident response, or forensic analysis.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the time of appointment. Must obtain one (1) of the following industry certifications within twelve (12) months from the date of appointment: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISA, CRISC, Microsoft Certified-Cybersecurity Architect Expert, or other related and approved certification.
Special Requirements: Applicants for positions assigned to the Department of Information Technology Services must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check within the first six months of appointment and maintain CJIS eligibility. CJIS requirements are related to system access and the following list of convictions and/or deferred adjudications will fail the CJIS background check and disqualification and/or termination of employment; Felony convictions, Felony deferred adjudication, Class A or B Misdemeanor deferred adjudication, Class A or B Misdemeanor convictions, and/or open arrest warrants for any criminal offense (Felony or Misdemeanor) and family violence convictions.
General Purpose
Under general direction, strategically design and build out technical infrastructure and organizational policies that harden the organization against attacks. Provide recommendations on information security improvements to Information Technology Services staff and stakeholders.
Typical Duties
Protect & Monitor City Assets. Involves: Plan, design, implement, manage, and upgrade security measures across data, systems, and networks; continuously monitor for threats and anomalies.
Incident Response. Involves: Triage and respond to security events, coordinate remediation, and document findings and corrective actions.
Vulnerability & Penetration Testing. Involves: Identifying and validating vulnerabilities, conducting pen tests against key digital infrastructure, and delivering risk-based recommendations.
Security Tools Management. Involves: Configure and maintain HIDS/HIPS, NIDS/NIPS, firewalls, antivirus, logging, SIEM, encryption, vulnerability scanning, identity/access controls, authentication, and authorization technologies.
Architecture & Governance. Involves: Collaborating with the CISO to design and implement security and data-governance procedures, participating in change management.
Procurement & Vendor Reviews. Involves: Evaluating hardware, software, and services for security risk, developing security requirements for RFPs and contracts.
Stakeholder Communication. Involves: Preparing clear status updates and reports, collaborating across departments to evaluate and adopt security-enhancing technologies and processes.
Perform other duties as assigned.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: This recruitment is limited to City of El Paso employes working in the Information Technology department.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with a foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field?
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Do you have at least four (4) years or more of combined software and hardware development or configuration experience in a LAN/WAN network and/or a cloud environment such as AWS or Azure?
03
Do you have two (2) years or more of experience with incident detection, incident response, or forensic analysis?
04
Do you have a valid USA drivers license? If so, what type of drivers license do you have?
05
This recruitment is limited to City of El Paso employees working in the Information Technology department. Are you a current City of El Paso IT employee?
06
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
07
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Required Question
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov