CERT Lead

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the city delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Watch our welcome video to see our work in action, follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit to learn more. At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology. New York City Cyber Command is seeking a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Lead to serve the City of New York as a cybersecurity Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) practitioner whose expertise will guide the development, enhancement, and execution of Cyber Command’s citywide incident response mandate through all phases of the incident response lifecycle. This team is the top-level technical escalation point for high-profile cybersecurity incidents impacting City agencies, particularly during identification, containment, and eradication. The CERT team engages in malware analysis, digital forensics, campaign assessments, and threat hunts, harmonizing response activities among Cyber Command, City agencies, state/federal government, and private entities. The CERT Lead will work alongside internal teams such as the Cyber Threat Intelligence team, and data science teams to innovate detection, investigation, response, and remediation methods and capabilities. Responsibilities include: - Assist NYC agencies in improving cyber incident response; - Serve as the escalation point for high-profile cybersecurity incidents, ensuring 24x7 operational readiness; - Prioritize incident response activities and coordinate response efforts among City departments and external partners; - Lead, mentor, and manage the CERT team personnel consisting of six DFIR specialists. - Act as lead subject matter expert across the following: o Investigate cybersecurity incidents through log, file, and malware analysis; o Perform memory, network, and disk forensics; o Lead investigations and incident response activities across enterprise cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP); o Devise appropriate remediation strategies and assist affected City agencies in containing, eradicating, and recovering from cybersecurity incidents; - Develop post-incident action plans to improve mean time to recover; - Maintain knowledge of current cyber threat campaigns and tradecraft; - Identify cyber-incident detection tools and capabilities; - Work with cyber intelligence teams to identify new cyber threats and campaigns, and proactively deploy countermeasures; - Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned. - Design and participate in cyber tabletop exercises with City departments to identify capability gaps, procedural weaknesses, and critical infrastructure; - Continuously improve and augment CERT’s capabilities to stay abreast of the changing cyber security landscape; - Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned. HOURS/SHIFT Day - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings. WORK LOCATION Brooklyn, NY TO APPLY * Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration Please go to and search for Job ID #773685 SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL OTI participates in E-Verify IT SECURITY SPECIALIST - 95622 A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position; or, Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.