IT & Security Volunteer

Purpose and Goal: implement measures to protect the Foundation’s sensitive and mission-critical data, staying one step ahead of cyber attackers with innovative solutions to prevent critical information from being stolen, damaged or compromised by hackers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Risk assessment - identifying problems the Foundation might face
• Vulnerability assessment - determining the Foundations’ weaknesses
• Defense planning - installing protections, such as firewalls and data encryption program
• Create plans to prevent any malicious or inadvertent use of data, create plans for emergency use, train users on security measures, and monitor access to data
• Ensure that systems are working as designed by making changes, applying patches and setting up new admin users
• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance of policies to protect the Foundation’s data from being inappropriately accessed or used

Qualifications:

• Logical, efficient, orderly, and highly organized
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Experience in information security or related field.
• Experience with computer network penetration testing and techniques.
• Understanding of firewalls, proxies, SIEM, antivirus, and IDPS concepts.
• Ability to identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities and explain how to avoid them.
• Understanding of patch management with the ability to deploy patches in a timely manner while understanding business impact.
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to take on occasional security-related special projects

Time Commitment:

• Time to dedicate to this professional volunteer opportunity (up to 10 hours per month)
• Commitment to take on occasional IT and security-related projects as needed
• Commitment to attend regular meetings
• On an ad hoc basis, attend events according to schedule - events usually take place during evenings and weekends

Benefits:

• Gain an understanding of local community needs and how they are being addressed
• Improving your communication skills
• Great personal satisfaction, since you have the opportunity to make a real difference to our donors’ lives

Orientation and Training:

• Read Believe In Me by-laws, Believe In Me Articles of Incorporation
• Meet with the Executive Governance Committee and Chief Executive Officer

Foundation Key Contact:

Reports directly to the Executive Governance Committee and works closely with fellow volunteers to complete assignments and exchange ideas.

Julie WebsterMorningstar Foundation

[email protected]

510 W. Riverside, Suite 201

Spokane, WA 99201

(509) 448-1412

This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be legally binding or an employment contract.

Out-of-pocket travel costs between home and volunteering place will be offered.

Please use the following link to apply: https://formstack.io/0F636