Salary: $89,710.40 - $125,590.40 Annually
Location : Technology Services - Minden, NV
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 25/
Department: Technology Services
Opening Date: 08/19/2025
Closing Date: 9/10/2025 4:00 PM Pacific
DESCRIPTION V isit Douglas County's video tour for information regarding Carson Valley: **Applications are reviewed on a regular basis and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. ** COMPENSATION & BENEFITS INCLUDE: 0-3% Merit upon successful completion of the probationary period and 0-3% annual merit increases thereafter based upon evaluation score. Benefits include: - No Nevada state income tax.
- Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employee Retirement System is (PERS), 33.5% employer-paid.
- Vacation: Accrued at the rate of 4.6154 hours per pay period, or 120 hours per year (increase with years of service).
- Sick Leave: Earned at the rate of 3.6923 hours per pay period, or 96 hours per year.
- Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
- Health Insurance: County provides medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents with co-payment by employee dependent and/or family status.
- Deferred Compensation: the County has a voluntary deferred compensation program.
- Recognition Programs
- Annual Gym Membership
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Stable, friendly/family environment. Fosters internal talent with training/educational programs and encourages career advancement.
- Douglas County is a drug, alcohol and smoke-free workplace .
In additional to submitting your application the department has requested applicants attach a cover letter and resume that illustrate your work experience including a description of your strengths and what you believe you would bring to this position? SUMMARY Under limited supervision, responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the organization's cybersecurity infrastructure, with a focus on protecting mission-critical IT systems. This role involves performing highly technical work, including the configuration, design, and architecture of complex security solutions. Develops, plans, and coordinates the implementation and support of these solutions, ensuring high availability and adherence to industry best practices, requirements, and compliance standards. This position also supports the Chief Technology Officer in the overall development, enforcement, and implementation of relevant policies and procedures; performing work as apparent or assigned.This is a safety sensitive position and is subject to random and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
Supervision Exercised None
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Oversees the design, procurement, implementation, and maintenance of County mission critical networks and systems with a primary focus on ensuring their security and protection against vulnerabilities and cyber threats. This includes managing the full lifecycle of these systems to guarantee their reliability and performance.
- Audits and manages the security posture of networks, systems, applications, and software services across the County-wide enterprise, ensuring their protection, integrity, and availability.
- Troubleshoots technical issues, evaluates technical data and develops recommendations for improvements within the domain, responds to incidents and contributes to solution design.
- Provides timely and effective support for urgent problems, ensuring minimal disruption to operations, including incident response to critical issues and emergencies.
- Designs and implements a cybersecurity education strategy for the organization, incorporating regular staff training, ongoing awareness campaigns through webinars, and the development of cybersecurity policies.
- In collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer, develops a comprehensive strategic plan outlining the IT cybersecurity posture, incident response, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations.
- Develops and applies robust hardening strategies across network firewalls, maintains interconnects, and detection and response systems to mitigate advanced threats.
- Builds and manages user permissions, role-based access controls (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and identity lifecycle processes.
- Conducts regular vulnerability scans, assesses risk, and ensures timely patching and remediation.
- Evaluates cybersecurity risks and recommends improvements based on threat intelligence, emerging technologies, and best practices.
- Represents the County with dignity, integrity and a spirit of cooperation in all relationships with staff and the public.
- Contributes effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.
QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Position requires a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience in enterprise systems, software management, strategic planning, project management; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
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WORKING CONDITIONS The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands, physical agility, sensory requirements, and environmental exposures required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force.
- Work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions; frequently requires pushing or pulling; occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, kneeling or crawling and tasting or smelling.
- Work requires close vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to receive detailed information through oral communication and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.
- Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms length, operating machinery, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
- Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
- Work frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts; occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to the risk of electrical shock.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background/screening.
- Douglas County participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All candidates who are offered employment must complete Section 1 of the Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity prior to starting employment. Please be prepared to provide required documentation as soon as possible after the job offer is made.
- This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions expected of the incumbent. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.
Overview of Douglas County Benefits Disclaimer: Douglas County provides benefits to full time employees. Benefits are prorated for some part time positions (depending on job). Some part time positions may provide no benefits. No Nevada State income tax. Retirement - Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada Douglas County contributes 33.50% of an eligible Regular Member and 50% of an eligible Police and Fire Member's salary for retirement.
Deferred Compensation Plans - Employees can participate in the VOYA Retirement Plans, which is funded by the employee.
Paid Leave 12 paid holidays per year. Generous paid leave accrual's including 96 hours sick annually, begin accruing 120 hours annual leave each year. Administrative leave of 5 days or 3 days annually applies to some positions. Please refer to our leave policies or relevant labor agreement
for more information.
Health Insurance The County has rich benefits plans to choose from: Preferred Provider (PPO) and Health Savings Account (HSA) with supplemental benefits to include: prescription plan, dental plan, vision, life insurance opportunities, cancer insurance, and disability insurance. Benefit eligibility is the 1st of the month following 30-day waiting period or 60 days, depending on the position. For more detail information on the Health Insurance you may refer to our website located at:
Compensation Douglas County's compensation system is based on Pay for Performance wherein employees are eligible for annual performance evaluations. The current structure consists of merit increases up to 3% on a qualifying employee's anniversary and Cost of Living Adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index during the first pay period of each fiscal year. The COLA will be up to 5% depending on the CPI each year. Additionally, eligible employees can be recognized for outstanding performance, above and beyond the call of duty, and receive additional compensation through the Recognition of Excellence Program.
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What is your highest level of completed education?
- High School or GED
- Associates/Vocational Degree
- Bachelor Degree
- Master's Degree or Higher
- Other Related Degree
- None of the Above
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How many years of enterprise systems, software management, strategic planning, project management do you possess? This experience must be represented in your application.
- Less than 2 years
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 or more years
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Tell us about your experience managing cybersecurity for an organization. What tools or platforms are you familiar with? List how many years of experience do you have utilizing those tools or platforms?
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Tell us about your experience managing compliance with frameworks such as CJIS, HIPAA, PCI?
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In addition to completing the application, did you attach a cover letter and resume that illustrate your work experience including a description of your strengths and what you believe you would bring to this position?
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Are you able to perform the essential functions of the job listed on the job description with or without a reasonable accommodation?
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Douglas County requires applicants to list all work history from your most current employment to 10 years back. If relevant experience is over 10 years please list it on your application. ***Writing "See Resume" on the application in place of completing your information is not acceptable.***Have you listed your current employment through 10 years of work history on your application in addition to listing any relevant experience that exceeds 10 years?
- Yes
- No
- I do not have 10 years of work history, but have included all employment history.
- I have relevant experience that exceeds 10 years and I have included the experience on my application.
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Douglas County employees are required to uphold the County's Values and are evaluated based upon these Values. MISSION STATEMENT Working together with integrity and accountability, the Douglas County team is dedicated to providing essential and cost-effective public services fostering a safe, healthy, scenic, and vibrant community for the enjoyment of our residents and visitors. VALUES STATEMENT Integrity - We demonstrate honest and ethical conduct through our actions. Accountability - We accept responsibility for our actions. Customer Service - We deliver efficient and effective service with an attitude of respect and fairness. Leadership - We establish the tone and direction for success motivating and inspiring others to accomplish a shared vision. Communication - We ensure open dialogue through proactive listening and sharing of information throughout the organization and the community. Teamwork - We work together to achieve shared goals.Respect - We will treat all citizens, employees, and visitors with respect.Do you understand Douglas County's Mission and Values Statement and will you be able to uphold them if hired?
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