**Notice of Change: We will be accepting applications on an ongoing basis with first priority screening for applications received by February 12, 2025**

The Santa Barbara County Executive Office is seeking a senior-level leader to oversee the County's information, cyber, and technology security. This includes developing, implementing, and enforcing security policies to protect critical data and infrastructure. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) directs the Countywide information security programs designed to provide the protection of and confidentiality of data, along with other information assets of the County of Santa Barbara, and performs other related duties. 

The CISO is characterized by having countywide responsibility for formulating and promulgating policy for, and developing, managing, and integrating countywide information security and privacy related programs designed to protect all County information systems and data. The CISO directs countywide information security and related privacy efforts through departmental information security professionals. 

The incumbent must exercise strong organizational and team leadership skills to facilitate interdepartmental compliance and to ensure departmental IT security staff fully integrate appropriate security and privacy practices. The CISO is the official Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Officer of the County and shall coordinate and oversee generally all HIPAA security requirements for the County.

The incumbent requires extensive, up-to-date technical knowledge in information systems, detailed knowledge of security and privacy technologies and best practices, HIPAA privacy-related requirements, and use of appropriate security controls and methods. The incumbent further requires an extensive knowledge of County information system resources and applications and information security and privacy legislation and related policy issues, and must possess the ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with internal and external managers, IT technical staff, legal staff, and related industry experts. The CISO represents the County's interests before state and federal agencies and regulatory bodies.

This is an at-will position, exempt from the Civil Service provisions.