Deadlines Loom for Public-Sector IT Positions

Two career positions are open in public-sector IT, and the application deadlines are looming.

Wednesday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to apply for the position of IT Supervisor in the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, based in Auburn. Responsibilities include the following, according to the job posting: 

• Supervises a group of technology employees within an assigned technology work unit; selects and directs staff; plans, prioritizes, schedules, assigns and evaluates work; procures and provides resources to staff as needed; monitors and evaluates staff performance and quality of work; initiates informal and formal disciplinary actions as necessary.
  
• Recommends goals and objectives for assigned information technology operations and directs their implementation; establishes schedules and methods for assigned program area; develops and implements policies and procedures. Determines staffing needs for assigned work units/operational areas in order to achieve goals and objectives.
  
• Evaluates operations and activities of assigned unit/operational area and recommends improvements and modifications. Prepares various reports on operations and activities.
  
• Assumes responsibility for staff development and training; identifies individual training needs and works to ensure those needs are met.
  
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with co-workers, other County employees, and the public using principles of effective customer service.
  
• Reviews and approves programming, systems development and systems enhancement plans, work orders, consultant and related bills and purchase orders; prepares and monitors consultant agreements, reviews new and proposed laws, regulations, codes, methods, materials and techniques for application to projects; develops and implements procedures, standards and systems.
  
• Performs a variety of complex applications, network and/or professional technology troubleshooting and analysis duties as a working supervisor. Assists in solving problems regarding networking, telecommunications, operating, communications, business process analysis, and application systems.
  

The job description includes other requirements and qualifications. The salary range for this position is $103,646 to $126,006.

And the California Highway Patrol is seeking a Senior Security Engineer, a position that has a state classification of IT Specialist II.
The Senior Security Engineer “manages and maintains a library of security audit tools, and corresponding processes that can be used for system security testing, internal audits, forensic analysis, incident response, and diagnosis of security-related system issues” as part of the CHP’s Information Security Program, according to the job posting.

The person “oversees execution of approved information security projects, provides security engineering analysis on a variety of information systems, monitors trends in information technology and security that could have an impact on the security of the departmental applications and infrastructure, manages security alerts, events, and security incidents, including forensic analysis, and reports details of system-related breaches to the Office of Information Security (OIS) within the California Department of Technology.”

The position is responsible for offering “expert technical advice in performing the most complex technical security functions for the protection of the California Highway Patrol's infrastructure.”

The application deadline is Sept. 6. The position has a salary range of $81,324 to $108,972. More information is available in the job posting.