Information Technology Specialist I

Digital Financial Assets Systems Integration Specialist

Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I

Job Code #: JC-529128

Position #:

-143

$6,513.00 - $8,729.00 A

$7,163.00 - $9,599.00 B

$7,864.00 - $10,537.00 C

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:
Information Systems Division

The Office of the State Controller (SCO) is the destination employer within the State of California. As California’s chief fiscal officer, the Controller’s Office ensures accountability and transparency of California’s financial practices while promoting fairness and opportunity for all. Here, you’ll work in a collaborative and supportive environment with diverse opportunities for professional growth and development. A career with the SCO offers meaningful work that directly impacts the state’s future.

The Information Services Division (ISD) of the California State Controller’s Office is the technology hub that drives innovation and efficiency across the agency. ISD is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing critical IT systems that support the State’s payroll, accounting, and financial reporting functions. If you're passionate about software development, cybersecurity, data management, or IT project management, ISD offers a dynamic environment for tech professionals looking to make a meaningful impact.

Under the general direction of the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (DCISO), the incumbent provides journey-level technical support for systems related to virtual currency and digital financial assets, including secure interface operations, application support, systems administration functions, security testing support, and troubleshooting. The incumbent supports implementation and maintenance of secure data exchanges, interfaces, APIs, file transmissions, databases, and system configurations used to process program transactions and communicate with third-party service providers.

The incumbent is responsible for maintaining technical procedures and support documentation, assisting with governance and compliance support activities, supporting vulnerability remediation and penetration testing, monitoring system health and issue queues, and troubleshooting digital financial asset systems and other related systems. The incumbent may use approved security tools, including Burp Suite, to assist with testing, validation, and defect analysis under established procedures.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following.

Candidates must have the ability to perform the following essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Information Technology Specialist I duty statement tasks are to be carried out under general supervision and following industry standard unless specified.

• Digital Financial Assets Systems Integration and Interface Support. Implement, maintain, monitor, and enhance secure interfaces, APIs, file transfer processes, certificates, service accounts, and related technical components supporting digital financial asset operations. Coordinate technical changes with vendors and third-party integrators, support interface configuration and testing, review processing issues, and help ensure stable system connectivity, accurate data exchanges, and timely transaction processing.
• Production Operations and Technical Troubleshooting. Review logs, monitor system health, analyze processing failures, and resolve application, interface, authentication, connectivity, database, and job scheduling issues affecting digital financial asset systems and related interfacing systems. Troubleshoot incidents, document findings, coordinate corrective actions with technical teams and external partners, and provide production support to maintain operational continuity and service reliability.
• Systems Administration, Configuration, and Documentation. Support systems administration functions, configuration management, environment support, technical procedures, run books,…