State Agencies Seeking Candidates for Leadership, Specialty Roles

Departments in state government are recruiting for key roles in technology.

The State Water Resources Control Board is seeking a privacy officer (IT Manager I) to lead the Water Boards Privacy Program, overseeing project planning and management of privacy-related work efforts.

According to the job posting, the privacy officer also provides consultation to customers, project teams and executive management on risk analysis, mitigation strategies, protection of data, and other privacy-related assets and ensures adequacy of implemented safeguards. Additional duties include:

• Leading strategic business and tactical planning, development, and maintenance of policies, processes, standards, and procedures related to the privacy of informational data and systems
• Consulting and advising the director, executive staff, program managers and division chiefs on information security matters
• Meeting and conferring with high-level professionals from other states, corporations and agencies regarding matters affecting privacy policy and procedures, and representing the Water Boards as a member on national and state security organizations and/or committees
• Advising the chief information officer of all pertinent security and privacy measures and precautions needed to protect Water Boards

More details about the role can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $9,114 to $12,213, and the application deadline is Dec. 2.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is seeking an IT operations manager (IT Manager I) to lead Infrastructure Operations, consisting of Platform Services and Network Operations and Administration.

“The incumbent is responsible for the services and infrastructure that enable the delivery of systems and applications that enable the business operations of the authority,” the job posting says. The manager “provides expert consultation on complex technical IT-related issues and provides leadership and direction to a diverse group of IT professionals and contract staff with different skill sets.”

Desirable qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field, possession of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Associate or Professional certification(s), and three years of related supervisory or managerial experience in infrastructure/platform services or related services
• Experience with implementing, maintaining, optimizing and automating solutions and services in AWS; experience with managing virtual servers and desktops such as VMware ESXi, vCenter, Horizon View Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Amazon Workspaces; and experience with LAN, WAN, SAN, and IaaS and access control lists, firewalls, web content filters, load balancers, intrusion prevention/detection systems, and switches
• Experience with networking practices including routing protocols such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Site-to-Site Virtual Private Networks, wireless and Network Access Control (NAC)
• Ability to prepare and produce clear and concise documentation (e.g., operations manual, disaster recovery procedures, operational recovery plans, security policies, etc.)
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced achievement-oriented environment and work under pressure to meet deadlines

Applicants must submit a statement of qualifications responding to these prompts:

• How have you managed infrastructure teams with cloud, on-premises and virtualization environments, and what strategies did you use to ensure smooth integrations and scalability?
• Can you describe a time when you led a team through a significant infrastructure change or migration, particularly related to cloud or virtual? What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
• How do you approach network operations management in a multicloud or hybrid cloud environment, and what best practices do you implement to ensure network reliability and security?
• How do you prioritize and allocate resources within your team when managing both day-to-day infrastructure and long-term strategic operations?

More information about the role can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $9,114 to $12,213, and the application deadline is Nov. 17.

The California Health and Human Services’ (CalHHS) Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI) is recruiting for a senior IT procurement and contract analyst (IT Specialist II) to work independently as a subject matter expert and specialist, providing consultation to CalHHS departments for complex IT acquisitions and contract management.

OTSI “provides project management, oversight, procurement, and support services for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of high-criticality projects,” the job posting notes.

“The analyst advises on and leads procurement-related activities, working directly with the agency procurement officer, executive management, and project teams,” according to the duty statement. “The incumbent must possess expert knowledge in state IT acquisition methods (LPA, formal, informal, non-competitive, etc.) and contract management.”

Desirable qualifications include mastery of the state’s procurement discipline and:

• In-depth knowledge of state IT and non-IT laws, regulations, policies and procedures
• Extensive knowledge, expertise and experience in leading and/or conducting competitive and leveraged procurements, and extensive knowledge and experience in contract and vendor management
• Excellent procurement and contract management knowledge, skills and experience
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems involving varied levels of complexity and risk and to build and maintain good working relationships with OSI staff, federal partners, state control agencies and departments, counties, and other public/private entities

More information about the role can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $8,374 to $11,220, and the application deadline is Nov. 14.

Also of interest to procurement professionals is a recruitment by the California Department of Technology (CDT) for a senior procurement officer (IT Supervisor II) to serve “as an integral member of the Acquisition and IT Program Management Branch (APMB),” interacting with the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative (MMBI) business team and exercising responsibility for the management of complex acquisitions related to non-delegated broadband, IT and telecommunications projects.

Desirable qualifications for the role, according to the job posting and duty statement, include:

• A strong understanding of broadband, IT and telecom project procurement methodologies and fundamentals and “a clear sense of project, contract and vendor management methodologies and best practices.”
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong negotiating skills, and, particularly, the ability to represent CDT effectively with all levels of government, control agencies, the Legislature, key customers, stakeholders and internal staff
• Ability to develop and evaluate alternatives, make decisions and take appropriate action, and establish and maintain priorities
• A high degree of initiative, independence of action and originality; good independent judgment; and the ability to plan, coordinate, manage and direct the activities of various teams and/or staff
• Must be proficient in Word, familiar with Excel and Visio software, and have a working knowledge of PeopleSoft ERP and Fi$Cal/Cal eProcure, ServiceNow, Adobe products, and SharePoint, as they will be used regularly.

The monthly salary range is $8,256 to $11,063, and the application deadline is Nov. 15.