Senior Information Security Officer (Information Technology Specialist II) - Sacramento

About the DFPI

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) protects consumers and oversees financial service providers and products. The DFPI supervises the operations of state-licensed financial institutions, including banks, credit unions and money transmitters. Additionally, the DFPI licenses and regulates a variety of financial service providers, including securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers, payday lenders and other consumer finance lenders. The DFPI offers benefit packages, competitive salary, a robust training program and opportunities for advancement.

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Senior Information Security Officer

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II

$8,625.00 - $11,905.00

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

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Sacramento County

In Office

Permanent, Full Time

Effective July 1, 2025, The California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each full-time employee shall receive a reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits, monthly. The salary range(s) included in the job advertisement do not reflect the reduction in pay. SEIU Bargaining units (1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21) will receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours of PLP 2025 per month.

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is recruiting for one Permanent, Full-time Information Technology Specialist II position within the Information Technology Services Division. This position is to be located in the Sacramento office. This recruitment may be used to fill subsequent vacancies of thispositionwithin the next 180 days.

Under the general direction of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO, IT Manager I) the Information Technology Specialist II will serve as department’s Senior Information Security Officer (SISO).

The Senior Information Security Officer (SISO) will ensure DFPI IT systems are protected from threats, lead the response to privacy and security incidents, perform incident investigations and analysis, develop security policies and processes, and report compliance to state and federal agencies. The SISO will assist the CISO in maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations including California Civil Code, the State Administrative Manual (SAM), the Statewide Information Management Manual (SIMM), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Final Filing Date: 9/13/2026

Applicants will need to take and pass the online Information Technology Specialist II exam/assessment to be eligible to apply for Information Technology Specialist II positions. Please visit:

One year as an Information Technology Specialist I; or

Five years of information technology experience, one year of which shall include experience in a lead or expert capacity performing a variety of progressively responsible technical or analytical tasks for computer systems or services in one or more of the major six domains or a closely related or emerging information technology field.

A bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for four years of the required general information technology experience. An associate's degree from an accredited college may substitute for two years of the required general information technology experience. Only one degree may be used for substitution.

When using education to meet minimum qualifications, education must include 15 semester units (or 22.5 quarter units) of information technology or closely related course work.

Closely related course work refers to a course of study involving the study of computing, such as software engineering, computer engineering, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information System, and computing technology.

Consider a rewarding and challenging career with the DFPI!

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