Information Systems Security Manager
Is responsible for the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave.
Annual openings
1,253
BLS median wage
$199,420
Typical education
Flexible / varies by employer
10-year growth
+16%
Career requirements
What does this career require?
The education, credentials, and on-the-job competencies Colorado employers expect for this role.
Typical education
Flexible / varies by employer
Credential requirement
Not essential but may be beneficial.
Credential detail
Certifications addressing new attack vectors (emphasis on cloud computing technology, emphasis on mobile platforms and tablet computers), new vulnerabilities, existing threats to operating environments, change management and incident handling for managers, common attacks and malware, managing access control, managing defense in depth and security policy, managing disaster recovery and contingency planning, managing employees and total cost of ownership, managing operational security, managing physical security and facility safety, managing privacy and web security, managing risk and ethics, managing security awareness and protecting intellectual property, managing the network infrastructure, managing quality and growth of the security organization, managing the use of cryptography, managing vulnerabilities, managing wireless security, network and endpoint security technologies, network protocols for managers, project management and business situational awareness, selling and managing the mission, information security governance, information risk management, security program development and management, information security incident management, security and risk management, asset security, security engineering, communications and network security, identity and access management, security assessment and testing, security operations, software development security, authentication, security testing, intrusion detection/prevention, incident response and recovery, attacks and countermeasures, and malicious code countermeasures.
Experience detail
2–3 years of experience as a team/technical lead working on security/networks/ systems operations, shadowing intermediate-level managers, receiving and providing prior mentoring.
Remote work
Some companies (information technology companies for example) and jobs (such as call center support) offer the opportunity for staff to work remotely, including from rural locations. To see if a job offers this opportunity, please review job postings from job banks such as ZipRecruiter, Indeed or ConnectingColorado, and look for key words such as "location independent", "remote", "virtual", "telecommute", "flex" or for companies posting the same job in many locations.
Is this work a fit?
What the work actually feels like
How people in this career tend to spend their time, the interests it draws on, and a look at a typical day.
Automation exposure
Low exposure
Tasks here lean on judgement and people skills that are hard to automate.
A typical day
- Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
- Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
- Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
- Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.