SecOps Engineer – San Jose Airport

Fueled by a culture of innovation, San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is the Bay Area's easiest and most dependable Airport due to its medium size, simple layout, temperate climate and location.  SJC is located just minutes from downtown San José–the Bay Area’s largest city and the Capital of Silicon Valley.  SJC is a self-supporting enterprise owned and operated by the City of San José.  In 2023, SJC welcomed more than 12 million passengers and was rated the Best Midsize Airport in the U.S. by Wall Street Journal.  SJC currently offers nonstop service to more than 40 domestic and international destinations.  The Airport’s two fixed-base operators, as well as several corporate aviation tenants, serve the business aviation needs of Silicon Valley; corporate and general aviation traffic represents more than a quarter of aircraft operations at SJC. In 2024, SJC celebrated 75 years of connecting the Bay Area with the world.   For more information and to connect with SJC on social media, visit www.flysanjosé.com. 

San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is currently seeking a skilled SecOps Engineer (formally classified as an Information Systems Analyst) to join our Airport Technical Services (ATS) team. This role is crucial to safeguarding the Airport’s critical systems and will oversee the deployment of security defense technologies, the management of existing cybersecurity infrastructure, and the response to cyber security incidents, as well as Attack Surface Management and Compliance Management.  The successful candidate will partner cross-functionally with the City of San José’s Cybersecurity Office, the Airport's Applications Support Team and Infrastructure Support Team, and critical system stakeholders to build and innovate the Airport’s cybersecurity strategy and processes, while ensuring that cybersecurity operations comply with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.  

The SecOps Engineer provides technical support covering a wide range of IT security solutions. As part of the Information Security Team, the SecOps Engineer works to create and maintain a secure operating environment for users and business partners by securing network boundaries, ensuring infrastructure is hardened against attacks, and providing infrastructure security solutions to protect critical systems.  This position may require occasional after-hours support and on-call responsibilities. The SecOps Engineer will work in a dynamic environment, interacting with various teams to ensure the security of critical airport systems.

• Design, build, and operate infrastructure security solutions and platforms 
• Participate in design, build, and maintenance of network infrastructure emphasizing security controls
• Administrate and expand the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform.  Help engineer and deploy expanded cyber security functionality to the Airport infrastructure
• Design, build, and operate SIEM solutions within on-prem application spaces adding visibility of threats, risk identification, and vulnerability remediation through detection, response, and secured configuration enablement
• Develop schemes and technology to secure and monitor new technologies as they are onboarded
• Apply log analysis skills and experience in relation to identifying and investigating security incidents in applications environments
• Create resources, documentation, and training materials to assist teams to secure their environments effectively

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Solid experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting heterogeneous Windows and Linux based environments, to include recommended security and hardening procedures.
• Experience with security tools and technologies (e.g., SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners).
• Strong understanding of cryptographic concepts, standards, and tools (X.509, PKI token-based authentication and PKI based encryption of communications) and related protocols (e.g., SSL/TLS, KMIP, PKCS#11).
• Strong understanding of networking technologies, particularly with OSI network layers and TCP/IP.  Strong familiarity with the functions of WAF, proxy/load balancers, and IDS/IPS components.

Salary Information:

The final candidate’s qualifications and experience shall determine the actual salary. In addition to the starting salary, employees in this classification shall also receive an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay, which is included in the range below.
  
The Information Systems Analyst salary range is $141,894.48 - $172,885.44 annually. 

Education and Experience
A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field, AND four (4) years of progressively responsible professional/journey level experience, of which at least two (2) years of experience include lead technical work in development, implementation and maintenance of computer systems, or application development and/or support.

Acceptable Substitution

• Additional years of increasingly responsible directly related work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Completion of a Master's Degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required two (2) years of experience which include lead technical work in development, implementation and maintenance of computer systems, or application development and/or support.

Required Licensing (such as driver’s license, certifications, etc.)

• Possession of a valid State of California driver license may be required.

Employment Eligibility 
Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.  Candidates are required to satisfactorily complete and pass a fingerprint based Criminal History Records Check prior to being considered for a position in this class at the Airport. This Airport position requires a background check and a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) check. The candidate must be fingerprinted and qualify under all applicable TSA and Airport regulations.Competencies
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history.  Desirable competencies for this position include:
 
Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
Communication Skills - Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
Computer Skills - Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel.
Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills - Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem or situation by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
Flexibility - Makes effective decisions and achieves desired results in the midst of major changes in responsibilities, work processes, timeframes, performance expectations, organizational culture, or work environment.
Planning - Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.
Problem Solving - Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Project Management - Ensures support for projects and implements agency goals and strategic objectives.
Supervision - Sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources; provides motivational support; empowers others; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness.
Technology Use/Management - Uses efficient and cost-effective approaches to integrate technology into the workplace and improve program effectiveness.
  
Selection Process: 
  
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews. The application deadline is 11:59 PM on Friday, January 2, 2026.
 
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Kit Kwan at KKwan@sjc.org.

Salary : $141,894 - $172,885