IT Statewide Engineer 1 (50330890, SPA)

Job Title

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Strategy, Planning & Administration Section.

This position is within the Office of Technology Services (OTS) Information Security Operations and Architecture team. The incumbent provides technical guidance, recommendations, and consulting with various operational OTS service areas on matters related to information security. Receiving direction and priority from the Director of Information Security Architecture and Operations, this role works alongside the State's Information Security Team to design, develop, and implement enterprise security technologies that balance risk with business needs.

This position is primarily dedicated to identifying and reducing risk to an acceptable level while ensuring the security controls provided support and enable the operational needs of the State.

Five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in information technology or administrative services;

OR A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR A master's degree plus two years of experience in information technology or administrative services. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE:

A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Job Duties:

• Lead information security risk management services by conducting technical analysis, evaluation, mitigation, and solution design recommendations for projects and initiatives.

• Provide guidance and direction for information security activities including, but not limited to, enterprise or agency application access controls, endpoint configuration, network monitoring, vulnerability management, system event monitoring, and user training.

• Lead technical design, implementation, documentation, and validation of security solutions created to safeguard critical and confidential resources, networks, computer systems, and data elements.

• Lead periodic reviews and assessments to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the State's information and services are maintained.

• Handle all highly complex escalations from other lower-level IT Statewide Info Sec personnel.

• Lead Information Security Team engineer members for readiness, providing support, and coordinating remediation efforts for all audits related to assigned regulatory areas.

• Recommend solutions, provide guidance, coordinate resources, produce documentation, communicate and execute action plans to address all audit findings in a timely and agreed-upon manner.

• Produce clear and concise reports and updates to management as needed.

• Attend classes, seminars, webinars, and professional conferences to maintain or improve Information Security knowledge and skills, while also staying abreast of industry best practices for risk management techniques and methods.

• Research, review, and evaluate related technologies, processes, and approaches to identify opportunities to enhance existing information security services.

• Perform all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed by OTS Leadership.

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