Job Posting: Director of Information Security for Willams College, Williamstown, MA

[Emily Harris <emharris () VASSAR EDU>]

All:

I am distributing this job posting on behalf of Barron Koralesky, CIO at
Williams College.

They have just opened a position, their first full-time position dedicated
to Information Security.  Details here Director of Information Security
<https://staff-careers.williams.edu/psp/cangate/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=301681&PostingSeq=1>
and
summary is pasted at the bottom of this email.

Vassar, Williams, Mt. Holyoke, and Amherst are all part of a group called
NELAC (Northeast Liberal Arts Colleges) that collaborate together on
Information Security tasks and projects.  The person in this position at
Williams will frequently interact with myself and other InfoSec leaders at
these schools.

If anyone has any questions please let me know.

SUMMARY:

Williams is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for
an Information Security Director (Officer) in the Office of Information
Technology. Reporting to the chief information officer (CIO), the director
of information security is responsible for the strategic and operational
direction of Williams’ information security program. The director works
collaboratively with the campus community and stakeholder groups to build
shared ownership of information security across the institution. The
position develops and maintains programs including information security
policy and standards; information security awareness and training;
information security incident response and management; risk assessment and
management; and information security-related information technology
architecture. The director of information security demonstrates a
commitment to ensure that data in all forms, as well as the systems and
networks used to transmit, store, and provide access to it are designed,
configured, and operated in a manner that ensures security, integrity,
privacy, and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

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Emily Harris, CISSP
Information Security Officer, CIS
Vassar College
845-437-7221