Job Details

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Ed Honea Marana Municipal Complex, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 202500088
Department: Information Technology
Opening Date: 07/31/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Town of Marana
Marana is one of the fastest-growing communities in Southern Arizona, located approximately 20 minutes northwest of downtown Tucson and 75 minutes southeast of Phoenix. The Town makes its decisions based on a Strategic Plan that has five focus areas: Cherished Heritage, Vibrant Community, Thriving Commerce, Healthy Lifestyles, and Proactive Public Services.

Marana's standards are high. We are an organization of excellence and have developed four Cultural Value Statements that provide the guidelines for how we work together. Our Cultural Values are: Dedicated Service, Respect, Teamwork, and Engaged Innovation.

Position Description
The Town of Marana is seeking a knowledgeable and proactive Cybersecurity Analyst to enhance and protect the Town's information systems and technology infrastructure. This full-time position plays a critical role in safeguarding municipal data, ensuring compliance with relevant security standards, and implementing best practices to prevent cyber threats across the organization.

The Town offers a competitive benefits package. To learn more, please visit thepage.

Alternative work schedules / scheduled telework may be available

Expected Hiring Range: $79,709.03 - $99,635.73

Salary Range: $79,709.03 - $119,562.43

• placement within the salary range is dependent on direct experience, internal equity and/or budget

Examples of Duties

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Town's cybersecurity policies, procedures, and standards; Ensure compliance with applicable regulations such as CJIS and NIST frameworks.
• Collaborate with IT staff and other departments to identify and address cybersecurity risks; Monitor networks and systems for security breaches, incidents, and vulnerabilities; Lead incident response efforts, including investigation, mitigation, and documentation.
• Conduct regular security assessments, audits, and penetration testing; Evaluate and recommend security enhancements for existing and future systems; Manage security tools including firewalls, endpoint protection, governance solutions (GRC), and intrusion detection systems (IDS/IPS).
• Provide cybersecurity awareness training and resources to Town employees.
• Stay current with emerging cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity or closely related field.
• Over three years of experience in cybersecurity functions such as network security, vulnerability management, or incident response.

• Must pass a fingerprint clearance background check.

An equivalent combination of education, certifications and relevant experience that provides the desired knowledge, skills & abilities to successfully perform essential functions may be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GCIH, GSEC, CompTIA CySA+, Cisco CyberOps Associate, SC-200/SC-300, SSCP, CompTIA Security+, or similar.
• Experience working in a government or municipal environment.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for public sector IT.
• Familiarity with cloud security, Microsoft 365 security features and governance tools, and common security tools like Splunk and ExtraHop.

• Hands-on experience with network security, vulnerability management, and incident response.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
To be considered for this position, all applicants must complete the Town of Marana application form in its entirety online at Providing a resume is welcome; however, it will not substitute for completing all required sections of the application. Minimum qualifications will be reviewed and evaluated based solely on the information provided in the application. Incomplete applications or applications lacking the required details may result in disqualification from the hiring process.
Job posting will remain open until a sufficient number of applicants have met the minimum requirements. A first review date of applications will be conducted on 8/14/2025.

To be considered in the initial review, please submit your online application by 11:59 PM on 8/13/2025.

Applications submitted after this deadline may or may not be reviewed, depending on the needs and progress of the selection process.

TOWN OF MARANA CONTACT INFORMATION
11555 West Civic Center Drive
Marana, AZ 85653

ph (520) ###-#### / fx (520) ###-####

QUESTIONS
Human Resources Staff Contact
Nikki Hemphill / 520-###-#### /

For technical issues with the NEOGOV site, please contact Customer Support at 1-855-###-####.

The Town of Marana is an equal opportunity employer. If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application/exam process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources Department prior to any deadlines related to this recruitment process. Please contact the Human Resources Department if you would like this publication in an alternative format.
The Town of Marana offers a variety of benefits to meet your needs. Visit our benefits site for more information:
01

Please select the highest level of education that you have completed.

• I have a high school diploma or general education equivalency
• I have some college past the high school level
• I have an associate's degree
• I have a bachelor's degree
• I have a master's degree
• None of the above options apply to me

02

Please select the item below that more closely describes your experience in cybersecurity functions such as network security, vulnerability management, or incident response.

• I have no related experience
• I have less than 1 year of direct experience
• I have more than 1 year, but less than 3 years of direct experience
• I have more than 3 years but less than 5 years of direct experience
• I have more than 5 years of direct experience

03

Do you have any experience working with a cybersecurity framework?

• Yes
• No

04

If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please detail your experience with any cybersecurity frameworks.
05

Do you have any experience working with a SIEM?

• Yes
• No

06

If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please detail your experience with any SIEM solutions.
07

Have you participated in handling actual security incidents using established incident response procedures?

• Yes
• No

08

If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please give a brief example where you have responded to a security incident.
Required Question