Essential Functions: [As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, these include the following responsibilities, minimum job knowledge, skills, and abilities. This is not necessarily an all-inclusive listing.]
Position-Related Responsibilities:
- Responsible for UNS risk-based Information Security Technology standards, architecture, and processes--ensuring they are well-designed, documented, and communicated and follow corporate technology standards.
- Assists the Director, IT Operations and Security with corporate IT strategies and vision that align with Business Area and IS Departmental strategies.
- Supports the IS Application and IT Engineering and Operations groups in developing and maintaining strong, productive relationships with Business Area leaders and executives.
- Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of associated corporate IT standards, strategies, and policies for security effectiveness and promotes companywide training and awareness to achieve better security.
- Fosters a collaborative security environment to enhance UNS security posture.
Communicates risk-based security information to management
- Participates on projects as a key member of IS to ensure business requirements for systems are effectively planned and implemented, and integrated with the corporation's overall Application and Infrastructure Portfolio plans.
- Understands business processes and helps define IT Systems in support of these processes, while ensuring security, and promotes and ensures full understanding and utilization of IT Systems by the corporation.
- Develops and manages budgets that support the cost-effective implementation of IT security strategies, tactics and operating plans.
- Researches and keeps informed of new Information Technologies and assists in evaluating for appropriate security solutions within the company.
- Directs, supervises, and mentors the IT Security staff.
- Works closely with the IT Compliance Management Office to help assure compliance with IT-related requirements from regulators and auditors
- This position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedures.
Management Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the Company's management principles, policies and programs are consistently practiced and continually support the Affirmative Action Plan.
- Comply with and administer the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement while supervising bargaining unit employees.
- Assume fiduciary responsibility for operating the business and provide recommendations on cost improvement measures.
- Ensure that the Performance Management program is administered uniformly and effectively.
Knowledge, skills and abilities (equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered):
- Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline. Masters Degree in business and/or technology is preferred.
- 10 years of experience in the support of Information Technology, preferably in an IT security management capacity.
- Experience with NERC or other similar IT regulators and regulatory frameworks is required
- 3 years technical experience in IT Security Engineering or Operations, along with applicable industry certifications (CISSP, GISP) is preferred.
- Experience supervising a staff of 15 or more is preferred.
- A comprehensive knowledge of Information Technology subjects and extensive knowledge of IT Security hardware, software, and processes with the ability to keep informed of new technologies
- Familiarity with IT Governance and other organizational processes (Project Management, ITIL, SDLC, etc) is preferred.
- Experience with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery processes and methodologies are preferred.
- Knowledge of IT Systems, Networking, Applications and other technical practices, technologies, and methodologies is preferred.
- A high degree of human relation skills are required to deal with personnel situations and maintain positive relations with other areas of the company.
- A broad utility business experience is preferred.
- A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including public speaking and business writing.
In return, TEP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a 401k plan with a generous company match, a company-sponsored pension plan, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and much more.
Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
1 S Church Ave - Ste 100
Tucson
Arizona United States
www.tep.com
UNS Energy Corporation, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. UNS Energy Corporation's public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., provide electric and gas service to customers in southern and northern Arizona. For more information about UNS Energy Corporation, visit www.uns.com.
Tucson Electric Power provides safe, reliable electric service to approximately 414,000 customers in Southern Arizona. Although our company has been in business for more than 120 years, we continue to look for innovative ways of providing value, comfort, convenience and security to our customers every day. We're evaluating cutting-edge energy technologies, reshaping our energy portfolio and expanding our renewable power and energy-efficiency programs. While our line of work can be challenging, it can also be rewarding. Our team of dedicated professionals values engagement, enthusiasm, innovation and collaboration.
