What are the responsibilities and job description for the Information Security Analyst position at El Paso Water?
Salary
$70,815.26 - $88,519.08 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U4425-0526
Department
Information Security Assurance
Opening Date
05/21/2026
Closing Date
6/2/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
100
MOS Code: 0681 (Marine Corps), 1D731D (Air Force), 022779 (Navy), 25B (Army)
Education and Experience: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in information technology, management information systems, computer science, accounting, finance, economics, business administration or a related field and four (4) years of information technology and/or Physical Security experience; at least 2 of which were in network/server management or physical access systems.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's license or equivalent issued by another state required by time of appointment. Any one of the following industry certifications will be required within twelve (12) months from date of appointment; GSEC, GCIH, or GCIA.
Special Requirements
Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) finger-print based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and Family Violence Convictions.
General Purpose
Under direction, assist with the development, documentation, and maintenance of information security policies, procedures, and standards which align with business goals and objectives across city departments.
Typical Duties
Analyze information security processes and coordinate solutions with Department of Information Technology Services and City departments. Involves: Under direction, being actively engaged in identifying unique system configurations, interviewing key organizational personnel (technical and administrative), working with the Information Security Assurance Manager to develop standard information security documentation (security categorizations, risk assessments, contingency plans, security test & evaluation reports, vulnerability assessment reports, etc.), and adjust capabilities to prescribed information security controls and countermeasures to mitigate risk to acceptable levels.
Develop, document, and enforce security policies, standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures to support the enterprise security posture. Involves: Updating, maintaining and documenting security controls. Assisting in hardening operating systems, devices and access systems builds. Assisting in the development of data systems, network security architecture security risk analysis scenarios, and response procedures. Administering security tools, security event monitoring, alerting, and reporting. Implementing a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan for the organization.
Monitor and report on the status of the information security processes. Involves: Evaluate, design, monitor, implement, administer information security systems. Process requests to design, modify and grant security accesses, and other security requests. Perform troubleshooting and end-to-end support on a variety of information security systems software. Prepare status reports on security matters and review security violation reports and investigate possible security exceptions. Represent the security needs of the organization.
General Information
For the complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: This is a new advertisement for Information Security Analyst. You must apply if you remain interested in the position.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree or diploma must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree or higher in information technology, management information systems, computer science, accounting, finance, economics, business administration or a related field?
Do you have a minimum of four (4) years of information technology and/or Physical Security experience; at least 2 of which were in network/server management or physical access systems?
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
$70,815.26 - $88,519.08 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U4425-0526
Department
Information Security Assurance
Opening Date
05/21/2026
Closing Date
6/2/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
100
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
MOS Code: 0681 (Marine Corps), 1D731D (Air Force), 022779 (Navy), 25B (Army)
Education and Experience: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in information technology, management information systems, computer science, accounting, finance, economics, business administration or a related field and four (4) years of information technology and/or Physical Security experience; at least 2 of which were in network/server management or physical access systems.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's license or equivalent issued by another state required by time of appointment. Any one of the following industry certifications will be required within twelve (12) months from date of appointment; GSEC, GCIH, or GCIA.
Special Requirements
Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) finger-print based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and Family Violence Convictions.
General Purpose
Under direction, assist with the development, documentation, and maintenance of information security policies, procedures, and standards which align with business goals and objectives across city departments.
Typical Duties
Analyze information security processes and coordinate solutions with Department of Information Technology Services and City departments. Involves: Under direction, being actively engaged in identifying unique system configurations, interviewing key organizational personnel (technical and administrative), working with the Information Security Assurance Manager to develop standard information security documentation (security categorizations, risk assessments, contingency plans, security test & evaluation reports, vulnerability assessment reports, etc.), and adjust capabilities to prescribed information security controls and countermeasures to mitigate risk to acceptable levels.
Develop, document, and enforce security policies, standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures to support the enterprise security posture. Involves: Updating, maintaining and documenting security controls. Assisting in hardening operating systems, devices and access systems builds. Assisting in the development of data systems, network security architecture security risk analysis scenarios, and response procedures. Administering security tools, security event monitoring, alerting, and reporting. Implementing a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan for the organization.
Monitor and report on the status of the information security processes. Involves: Evaluate, design, monitor, implement, administer information security systems. Process requests to design, modify and grant security accesses, and other security requests. Perform troubleshooting and end-to-end support on a variety of information security systems software. Prepare status reports on security matters and review security violation reports and investigate possible security exceptions. Represent the security needs of the organization.
General Information
For the complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: This is a new advertisement for Information Security Analyst. You must apply if you remain interested in the position.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree or diploma must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree or higher in information technology, management information systems, computer science, accounting, finance, economics, business administration or a related field?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a minimum of four (4) years of information technology and/or Physical Security experience; at least 2 of which were in network/server management or physical access systems?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
- Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
- No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
- I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
- Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
- No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
- N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
Salary : $70,815 - $88,519