IT Security & Compliance Specialist II

Agency Dept of Health and Human Services

Division SEC OFFICE - INFO TECHJob Classification TitleIT Security & Compliance Specialist II (NS)
Position NumberGradeDT
10

About UsThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work This position will have responsibility to consult in security related planning, management, monitoring and support multiple cloud infrastructures, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Salesforce. It will also provide consulting services around the security design, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the department’s cloud solutions and infrastructure including:
• Create detailed technical documentation to support cloud security across multiple environments.
• Aid in developing privacy and security policies, procedures, and reference documents.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to projects or solution teams by providing guidance on best practices related to information security.
• Conduct security assessments and compliance checks on cloud solutions and environments.
• Work with vendors and third-party service providers to ensure their services meet security requirements.
• Participate in regular status meetings with IT leadership as well as other stakeholders regarding current projects and future initiatives cloud security posture.
• Work to create a cloud-based security platform that monitors and analyzes data from multiple sources to identify potential threats.
• Develop and implement a strategy for detecting anomalous behavior within machine learning cloud environments.

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences Salary Grade Range: $87,617.00 - $Recruitment Range: $87,617.00 - $Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

Demonstrated expertise in cloud security engineering and architecture, including cloud-native security technologies, networking, compute, storage, databases, operating systems, virtualization, orchestration, multi-tenancy, elastic scalability, microservices, and serverless technologies.

Hands-on experience designing and implementing secure multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions, with a focus on scalability, security, reliability, extensibility, manageability, and operational requirements.

Strong knowledge of security compliance and risk management, including PCI, SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53, with the ability to apply compliance requirements, assess risk, and evaluate short- and long-term business impacts in complex environments.

Experience configuring and tuning security tools and controls to maximize capabilities, minimize false positives, optimize resources, and support effective security operations.

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and security concepts to non-technical audiences, translating technical risks, solutions, and recommendations into clear business-focused outcomes.

The Posting Will Close At 11:59 P.M. The Night Before The End Date This Position Is Funded In Part Through Federal Funds This Role Is Eligible To Be Hybrid And Requires Onsite Reporting Located Within Raleigh, NCAbout the NC…