85860-010
SUFFOLK COUNTY
CYBER SECURITY
ANALYST I
CIVIL SERVICE
OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER
30, 2024
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: DECEMBER
7, 2024
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $61,309
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GRADE 24
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USUAL ANNUAL SALARY $90,000
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SALARIES VARY BY JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION #
1815
All statements made on the application may
be verified and the backgrounds of successful candidates are subject to
investigation by the appointing authority.
APPLICATION
PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application processing fee is $40.
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard
credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of application
will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. A separate application and
processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination
number) for which you are applying. The
application processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application processing fee may be waived
for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, active duty military, members of
the reserves or National Guard, auxiliary police, firefighters, members in good
standing of a local fire district or ambulance company, members of a Volunteer
Fire Department or Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Agency Explorers
programs, volunteer CERT members and members of the Suffolk County Police
Explorers program. The fee may also be waived if you are unemployed and
primarily responsible for the support of a household and for recipients of
Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance or those in a training program under the Job
Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act administered by a state or
local social service agency. Applicants should complete the “Request for Application
Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All claims for application fee
waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be
used to fill current and future vacancies in Suffolk County departments and
non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service. There are
currently three vacancies; one in Eastern Suffolk BOCES and two in the Suffolk
County Department of Information Technology.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is involved in
evaluating and categorizing entry-level cyber security threats to ensure the
proper response and solution within a County Department or a non-County agency.
The incumbent performs specialized work in conducting vulnerability scans on
information technology systems, operating and monitor network and
intrusion detection/prevention
systems, and assisting in the implementation of security solutions on systems
and applications. Work is performed
under the general supervision of a higher level IT security supervisor or other
administrator, and is reviewed through conferences, consultations, and the
submission of required reports. Duties require independent judgment and
initiative in cybersecurity incident detection, analysis and prevention. Does
related work as required.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
Either:
(a) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree* which includes, or is supplemented by, twelve (12) credits
in information technology or a computer related field, and one (1) year of
experience in cybersecurity analysis, information security analysis, or digital
forensics; or,
(b) Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and five (5) years
of experience in cybersecurity analysis, information security analysis, or
digital forensics; or,
(c) An
equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of
(a) and (b).
Note:
All of the required experience above may be substituted with a Master’s
Degree* in Cybersecurity or a closely related field.
Special Note: Because of the rapid evolution of technology
in this field, qualifying experience must have been gained within the last six
(6) years.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s) which must have your name, college name, and date
of graduation printed on it by the institution.
Grade reports, incomplete transcripts and other similar documents are unacceptable.
SCOPE OF THE
EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Preparing
written material;
2.
Principles
and practices of LAN administration;
3.
Principles
of providing user support.
Note:
The use of calculators is allowed for this examination.
Note:
The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test
guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the
publication ‘General Guide to Written Tests’ helpful in preparing for this
test. This publication is available online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Department of
Civil Service reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
2.
Expanded Description of the examination subtests.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by December 4, 2024 are advised to contact
the Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE PREPARED: September 23, 2024
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Employment (Forms CS-205A
and CS-205B).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Forms CS-205A and CS-205B.
3.
Candidates
must meet the minimum qualifications by the date of the written test, or last
filing date in the case of training and experience evaluations. Candidates who are within twelve months of
obtaining the minimum education requirements will be allowed into the examination
on a pending basis. Unless otherwise
stated part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the written test date
appearing on this announcement. Appeals
received on or after the announced written test date will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this
competition. Unless otherwise specified,
the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of
the score received on the written test, plus veterans’ credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are
permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery-powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards,
spell-checker, personal digital assistant, address books, language translators,
dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with
the rating of examination will apply.
9.
When
the written examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department
of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal
with the rating of examination will apply.
10.
The
eligible list established as a result of this examination will remain in force
for at least one year and may be extended by the Department of Civil Service
for a maximum of four years. Changing
conditions may make it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or
lower salaries than those announced.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or
police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when
you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation
to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible
list is established. No additional
credits will be granted after the eligible list is established.
13.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification. Some
employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a
background investigation.
14.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are
appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass
qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries, etc., give
hiring preference to residents. Some
towns also require employees to establish residency within the township. For employment in a Suffolk County
Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County Law,
residency within Suffolk County is required within five years of employment
with the county. In any case in which
residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific residency
standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for
alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Day:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, town, city) scheduled to be held on the
same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local
jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make
arrangements for taking all tests at one test site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination center. If you have any questions, please call the
Suffolk County Department of Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
and click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the
bottom of that page.
Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service
725 Veterans
Memorial Hwy.,
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099
Phone: (631) 853-5500