Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Securance Consulting is seeking a 911/PSAP Cybersecurity Consultant to serve as a subject matter expert for a statewide Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency initiative. The role will review and modernize cybersecurity requirements for 911 systems, develop updated standards and compliance frameworks, assess public safety technology risks, and collaborate with PEMA and its Technical Subcommittee.
Responsibilities
- Review the statewide minimum cybersecurity requirements PEMA has established for 911 systems
- Assess whether those requirements remain relevant and effective against evolving cybersecurity threats
- Recommend revisions aligned with public safety standards and current best practices, with written justification for each
- Draft updated minimum cybersecurity standards and an associated compliance framework
- Address interfaces between systems and demarcation points separating critical PSAP infrastructure from administrative systems and outside network providers, including the Pennsylvania State Police
- Confirm recommendations are achievable for PSAPs and regional shared systems of any size or technical complexity
- Participate in an overview meeting with PEMA to walk through current requirements and answer questions
- Support revisions to draft documents following Technical Subcommittee feedback
Skills
- Minimum of two years of demonstrated experience with Call Handling Equipment (CHE), Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), CLEAN and NCIC, Land Mobile Radio (LMR), and long-term recorders (LTR)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
- 911/PSAP systems knowledge: CHE, CAD, CLEAN/NCIC, LMR, LTR
- Cybersecurity standards development and compliance framework design
- Public safety technology risk assessment
- Technical writing and justification of recommendations
- Stakeholder presentation and collaborative revision, including advisory board or subcommittee experience
- Direct experience working within or supporting 911/PSAP operations strongly preferred
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