Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number
SF2519P

Position Title
Senior Cybersecurity and Systems Engineer

Position Type
Professional/Salaried

Department
Information Technology - Troy

Division
Finance and Administration

Campus
Troy

Work Status
Full-Time (FT)

Temporary
No

Location
Troy - T01

Job Summary

The Senior Cybersecurity and Systems Engineer position in Information Technology is responsible for:
• Collaborate with Security and Systems Leadership to lead the team on delivering against agreed upon organizational goals, accounting for the way Troy University operates and the unique challenges of securing the environment
• Schedule and participate in coaching and mentoring sessions with the team
• Perform and document annual performance reviews for the team
• Participate in defining systems and security strategy for Troy University
• Actively manage the security program, systems architecture, and provide consistent status updates to IT leadership regarding progress against objectives
• Raise accountability by escalating issues in a timely manner and creating and maintaining detailed documentation
• Resolve issues, dependencies, and conflicts; ensuring that the team is involved, engaged, and informed
• Establish and maintain an enterprise application security scanning and vulnerability assessment infrastructure that will collect and store application vulnerability data from all environments, in a unified performance dashboard
• Establish, direct, and maintain enterprise-level systems architecture and oversee backup of those systems
• Design and ensure technical documentation is maintained for the area of responsibility
• Stay up-to-date with trends in the information security and systems management
• Perform tech talks and other awareness campaigns to spread security knowledge throughout Troy University
• Other tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information Systems, or related field

2. Minimum of three years of enterprise security/systems experience

3. Minimum of four years of Security or IT management experience, preferably for teams of four or more

4. Knowledge of various frameworks/regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, GDPR, SOX, ITIL, COBIT, COSO or similar

5. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects and assist/advise engineers in establishing appropriate priorities

6. Ability to manage key customer relationships, including with senior managers

7. Ability to influence a cross functional team to accomplish goals

8. Excellent analytical skills and ability to learn quickly

9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

10. Ability to be flexible

Preferred Qualifications

1. Accredited certifications, such as: CISSP, OSCP, GCIH (Certified Incident Handler), GCIA (Certified Intrusion Analyst), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), or CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)

2. Previous SOC/NOC/DC experience

Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?
Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility

Work Hours

- Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Additional work hours as needed
- Some travel required

List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position

NA

Does this position have supervisory responsibility?
Yes

Posting Date
05/26/2026

Closing Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

Quick Link
https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/47414