INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II

at  Department of Technology

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Under the general direction of the Mission Support Branch (MSB) Chief, Information Technology Manager II (IT Mgr II) and the functional direction of the Cyber Operations Branch (COB) Chief, IT Mgr II, the Information Technology Specialist II (IT Spec II) serves as the California Department of Technology’s (CDT’s) Cyber Defense Analyst of the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal CSIC) Incident Response (IR) team as part of the Homeland Security partnership. The Cal CSIC serves as the central organizing hub of the state government’s cybersecurity activities. The Cal CSIC’s mission is to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents that could damage California’s economy, its critical infrastructure, or public and private sector computer networks in the state. Within the Cal CSIC, the MSB provides the following functions: Business Operations; Cyber Policy & Strategic Planning; Vendor Management; Partner Integration; Information Technology (IT) Engineering; and Metrics Collection & Reporting. The MSB develops, implements, enforces, and maintains processes, practices, and (as needed) policies related to the Cal CSIC. The MSB ensures that the Cal CSIC is compliant with all applicable legal, statutory, regulatory, and best practice requirements. Within the purview of the Incident Response team for security operations people/process/technology triad, the Cal CSIC has five main objectives: 1. Identify the threats and vulnerabilities/weaknesses present within the protected Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. 2. Protect, through security technology and processes, the assets and data present within the protected IT infrastructure. 3. Detect threats or malicious events present within the protected IT infrastructure. 4. Respond to security incidents within the protected IT infrastructure. 5. And assist as appropriate in the recovery from malicious events within the protected IT infrastructure.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
This position physically reports to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) at 10390 Peter A McCuen Boulevard, Mather, CA 95655. Work is conducted in a professional office environment. Business dress, according to current office policy, is required. This position requires the ability to work excess hours, to effectively work under pressure to meet deadlines, use of a computer to communicate and prepare written materials, and the ability to travel to meetings, training, and conferences at various locations.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

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