The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI), part of the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), is seeking an agency procurement officer/assistant deputy director (Career Executive Assignment) for the Enterprise Operations Division.
OTSI provides project management, oversight, procurement and support for a multibillion-dollar portfolio of high-criticality projects. According to the job posting, the position includes these two roles:
- Agency procurement officer (APO): This agency role entails procurement oversight and advisory by serving as the procurement executive for CHHS. The incumbent is responsible for developing and promulgating state-compliant, agencywide policies related to procurement, contracting and vendor management for contracts related to technology and data solutions. The APO produces procurements that are cost-effective, coordinated, and aligned with strategic objectives.
- Assistant deputy director: Responsible for the Acquisition and Contracting Services Division (ACSD) within OTSI’s Enterprise Operations Division. The incumbent provides procurement strategic leadership by supporting CHHS and its member departments for highly complex procurements.
More details about the role can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $11,778 to $14,032, and the application deadline is Sept. 5.
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is seeking a senior cyber security operations engineer (IT Specialist III) to help lead security operations planning and serve as the team lead for the Security Operation Center (SOC).
According to the job posting, other duties include:
- Develop documentation, including design diagrams, operating procedures, root cause analysis, reports, troubleshooting and responses for audits and assessments.
- Perform complex cybersecurity event analysis in areas such as spam/phishing messages, suspicious/malicious network, and system activity and Wi-Fi security.
- Perform advanced cybersecurity monitoring tasks including threat hunting, network forensics and malware analysis to proactively identify and mitigate potential security threats to an organization’s network and system.
- Proactively identify and mitigate potential security threats to an organization’s network and systems and document necessary information to provide support for incident response, investigations and compliance reporting.
Desirable qualifications, according to the job posting and duty statement, include:
- Experience leading incident response teams
- Working knowledge of and experience in an SOC environment
- Experience with mitigating risks and threats within an enterprise environment
- Ability to apply a wide variety of security controls to information systems and processes
- Ability to develop clear, accurate, and concise reports, issue papers, correspondence, and other types of written communication to document security reports, requirements, concerns, and decisions
The position has a monthly salary range of $9,230 to $12,369, and the application deadline is Sept. 10.
The Employment Development Department (EDD) is seeking candidates for an IT Specialist II role in the BI Data Analysis and Reporting Group (DARG), serving as a technical specialist or lead to lower-level staff on complex systems or studies.
Responsibilities of the position include:
- Gathering analytics or reporting customer requirements and providing technical guidance for the design, development, test, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise-wide business intelligence initiatives.
- Coordinating the response to exceptional conditions, such as errors in incoming data sets, and overseeing top-level configuration management of outward-facing system components (defining users, organizations, categories, etc.).
- Performing complex data analysis and modeling, and hands-on data integration package and report development.
- Completing data analysis using Structured Query Language (SQL) Python and Global Information Tracker (GIT) based on customer requirements.
- Building reports in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and visualization through Tableau dashboard.
Desirable qualifications for the position, according to the job posting, include:
- More than five years’ in-depth knowledge and experience in SQL and Python scripting.
- More than two years’ in-depth knowledge and experience in data analytics and data modeling.
- More than five years’ experience in reporting tools SSRS and Tableau.
- Between two and four years’ experience in customer interaction, requirement analysis and documentation.
The role has a monthly salary range of $8,374 to $11,220, and the application deadline is Sept. 21.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking an enterprise architect (IT Specialist II) to be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the IT portfolio of the DMV’s comprehensive technology landscape.
The architect role is a comprehensive one within the organization, primarily focused on crafting a detailed blueprint of the networked systems architecture, the job posting says. “This blueprint serves as a foundational structure, illustrating the interconnected IT architecture and technological components essential for the organization’s operations. A critical aspect of their role involves incorporating considerations for security, compliance and risk management at every stage of design and development to ensure robust and secure solutions,” the posting says.
The architect “spearheads the implementation of the designed IT architecture, overseeing the project from inception to successful completion, guaranteeing that the final execution aligns with the initial vision and business requirements,” the posting says.
Desirable qualifications for the role, according to the posting and the duty statement, include:
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, systems engineering or a related field.
- Advanced certifications such as TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), Zachman Framework, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in an IT architecture role, with a demonstrated track record of developing and implementing enterprise architecture strategies and solutions.
- Extensive experience in project management, including planning, executing and overseeing large-scale IT projects, and proven expertise in designing and implementing secure, scalable IT systems and infrastructure.
- Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
The position has a monthly salary range of $8,374 to $11,558, and the application deadline is Sept. 11.
