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Agencies Seeking Expertise in Security, Customer Engagement

Recruitments are underway by the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, the Financial Information System for California, and the Department of Health Care Services.

State government agencies are recruiting for IT professionals with expertise in information security, customer engagement, and risk and compliance.

The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI), part of the California Health and Human Services Agency, is seeking an agency information security officer (AISO) to lead the planning and development of CalHHS’ Information Security Strategy and related policies and standards.

The AISO (IT Manager II) “drives corresponding tactical activities aimed at increasing the information security maturity level of CalHHS entities’ information assets,” the job posting says. The AISO will work closely with other security officers and the California Department of Technology’s Office of Information Security and the California Office of Emergency Services’ Cyber Security Integration Center (Cal-CSIC) to understand needs and priorities.

The OTSI, formerly known as the Office of Systems Integration, provides project management, oversight, procurement, and support services for a multibillion-dollar portfolio of high-criticality projects.

Desirable qualifications for the position include:
  • Experience as an information security officer or a chief information officer with specific cybersecurity and privacy-related responsibilities, including incident response, compliance and implementation of a plan for security compliance maturity.
  • Preparing and leading the execution of enterprise security strategies and/or tactical road maps.
  • Assessing planned enterprise and solution and service architectures to determine alignment with enterprise security strategies, standards and policies.
  • Monitoring compliance with the organization’s information security policies and procedures among employees, contractors and partners and resolving potential issues as needed.
  • Demonstrated use of and application of cybersecurity, risk management and control frameworks (such as National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, NIST Risk Management Framework, and NIST 800-53 controls); working knowledge of regulatory requirements including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and familiarity with MARS-E requirements and the California Information Practices Act.

More details about the role can be found in the duty statement. The position has a monthly salary range of $10,421 to $12,668, and the application deadline is Oct. 2.

The Department of FI$Cal (Financial Information System for California) is seeking a section chief (IT Manager I) to oversee the Information Systems Security Management Section within the Enterprise Security Services Office of the Information Technology Division.

Reporting to FI$Cal’s chief information security officer, the section chief will exercise “full management responsibility,” the job posting says, including direct oversight of nine IT specialists and consultants.

“This position requires the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and may require excess hours to be worked,” the posting says. The incumbent should be available to travel as needed and to provide backup, as necessary, to ensure continuity of departmental activities. More details are available in the duty statement.

The position has a monthly salary range of $8,591 to $11,512, and the application deadline is Oct. 6.

The Department of Health Care Services is seeking a manager to oversee customer engagement (IT Manager I) to lead a team of business architects and business analysts who consult with customers and develop and manage business architecture and business analysis documentation, including business cases, process flows, architecture models, artifacts, policies, procedures and guidelines.

“If you love challenges, leading a dynamic team, working with customers, and want to put your critical thinking, strategic, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills to work, this could be the position for you,” the job posting says.

According to the posting and duty statement, duties of the position include:
  • Serving as a bridge between technical and business audiences of all levels.
  • Providing leadership and support to a team of business architects and business analysts, including consultants.
  • Developing, reviewing and providing expert feedback and guidance on concepts and business cases for internal customer needs.
  • Providing recommendations via presentations that guide the progress of DHCS business, systems and technologies via active collaboration with executives and subject matter experts.
  • Building relationships with executives, senior management, and internal and external partners.

This position has a monthly salary range of $8,591 to $11,512, and the application deadline is Oct. 6.
Dennis Noone is Executive Editor of Industry Insider. He is a career journalist, having worked at small-town newspapers and major metropolitan dailies including USA Today in Washington, D.C.