Information Technology Specialist Ii

Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

Job Code #: JC-519188

Position #(s):

-001

Working Title:

Cyber Security Engineer

Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II

$8,625.00 - $11,557.00 A

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location:

Sacramento County

Telework:
Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Facility:
Headquarters

This position is located at our Headquarters office in Downtown Sacramento, CA.

The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is a member of the boards, departments, and offices (BDO) within the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA).

Our Mission:
To protect California’s people, communities, and environment from toxic substances, to enhance economic vitality by restoring contaminated land, and to compel manufacturers to make safer consumer products.

Our Vision:
All of California is thriving in a healthy environment.

Our Core Values: DTSC values diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization. We foster an environment where employees from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive. We believe the diversity of our employees is essential to inspiring innovative solutions. Together we further our mission to protect California’s people, communities, and environment from toxic substances, to enhance economic vitality by restoring contaminated land, and to compel manufactures to make safer consumer products.

Join DTSC to improve the lives of all Californians!

Department Website:

Come join our team of extremely talented, good-hearted, and fun spirited professionals. Whoever said changing the world was easy? It’s not. If you are up for the opportunity, you need to apply for this position. At the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), it is our mission to improve our California by protecting our environment from toxic and hazardous waste. We serve because we care!

• Maintain security components within DTSC's enterprise, including fulfilling security roles within Microsoft 365
• Advise and participate in the creation of information security standards and standard operating procedures, while also analyzing new and existing cloud software application integrations to ensure compliance with security requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to work on new cloud usage proposals and provide risk analysis for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings
• Advise, create, and actively participate in the design of new system planning, standards, and methods to support the organization's technology strategies, which includes creating secure solutions, encompassing various aspects such as cloud deployments, host-based security implementation, system hardening, and the deployment of security services like remote access, penetration testing, security architecture, threat hunting, fraud detection, network security, scanning services, log management, and security monitoring/systems
• Conduct audits and vetting software applications to ensure compliance with security requirements, and identify security concerns to protect DTSC assets
• Triage tool findings, summarize them in high-level reports, and implement approved remediation measures, to maintain a secure environment

• Information Technology Experience
• Information Security Certifications desired
• Information Security or Engineering Experience
• Information Security Tools Experience
• Information Security Project Experience
• Reading and writing ability to effectively communicate complex issues

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