Cybersecurity Eng-ISSO (Huntsville)

🇺🇸 Huntsville, AL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $74K - $141K

💻 Cybersecurity

🗓️ September 15th, 2025

CEH CISM CISSP

Edtech.com's Summary

Auburn University is hiring a Cybersecurity Engineer-ISSO. This role involves planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring research information security programs, ensuring consistent security controls, integrating new technology with IT standards, and managing IT survivability and contingency plans to protect university information assets.

Highlights

Serves as Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for Research Security Compliance under supervision of Information System Security Manager (ISSM).

Plans, develops, implements, and monitors research information security programs.

Performs security control analysis, verifies implementation, and ensures compliance with policies.

Manages account documentation, conducts system assessments, analyzes audit records, and monitors system recovery and changes.

Executes continuous monitoring strategies and user activity monitoring per security plans.

Requires knowledge of NIST 800-53 framework and security principles with advanced problem-solving and communication skills.

Must have a cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CompTIA Security+, CEH, or CRISC upon hire or within six months.

Minimum qualifications include either a bachelor’s degree with 5 years' experience, associate degree with 9 years' experience, or high school diploma with 13 years' experience in cybersecurity and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).