IT Manager II

Annual Salary Range IT Manager II: $135,696 to $180,902

FLSA Exempt

The Office of Information Technology (IT) is responsible for enabling State Bar’s internal and external stakeholders by the management, implementation, and maintenance of an organization's technology to support of State Bar’s mission and goals. The office’s primary goals are to build and maintain functional capabilities, to support innovation and to ensure that all systems are running smoothly, efficiently, and securely to support the needs of the organization and its stakeholders.

The IT Operations & Security division within the Office of Information Technology manages the State Bar’s core technology environment, including infrastructure, end-user support, and cybersecurity. The division ensures that systems remain secure, reliable, and accessible so staff can work effectively and the public can access essential State Bar services. These functions form the technological backbone of mission-critical operations across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and technical leader responsible for managing an organization's cybersecurity efforts. They excel in implementing and maintaining robust security measures to protect IT infrastructure, systems, and data. With strong collaboration skills, they work with internal teams and external partners to integrate security across operations, enhance cybersecurity visibility through dashboards, and automate security monitoring and incident response workflows.

They also bring hands‑on experience with core infrastructure operations and are comfortable leading both security and operational teams.

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Manager serves as the State Bar's lead cybersecurity manager, providing strategic leadership and hands‑on technical expertise to protect the State Bar's hybrid technology environment, including its data centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. This position leads the cybersecurity program, including security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and security policy, and oversees assigned infrastructure services that support a secure and resilient technology environment.

The manager leads a team of technical specialists, manages security and infrastructure vendors, and partners closely with the Infrastructure and Cloud, Applications, and end‑user support teams to integrate security across operations. This role reports on cybersecurity risk and operational status to senior leadership.

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

• Execute the organization's risk‑based cybersecurity strategy to protect systems, data, and operations.
• Establish, enforce, and continuously improve security policies, standards, and procedures aligned with organizational goals.
• Serve as the hands‑on technical lead for security incident response, directing triage[LJ1.1][VL1.2], investigation, containment, and recovery, including log, endpoint, and network analysis and digital forensics, and coordinate vendors and partners during an event.
• Develop, test, and maintain the incident response plan, and run tabletop and recovery exercises that prepare technical teams and leadership to respond.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to integrate security across all aspects of operations.
• Enhance cybersecurity visibility by developing dashboards that provide actionable insights for executives and IT teams.
• Oversee the design and implementation of secure IT architectures in collaboration with technical teams.
• Automate security monitoring and incident response workflows using SOAR frameworks.
• Oversee security monitoring and…