IT SECURITY - JOURNEY

The Opportunity :

The Information Technology Office provides full scope IT service to all staff and resides under the Administrative Services division. The IT Office is staffed under four main groups – Service Desk Support, Application Development, Infrastructure & Systems Support, and Security.

This position works within the Security group providing support to the entire agency. This position reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer.

Important Notes

WSDA is recruiting for a full-time non-permanent IT Security- Jou rney position within the Director's Office. This position is eligible for a flexible / hybrid schedule and will need to report to the WSDA Headquarter Office located in Olympia, Washington. This position is non-represented.

The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The typical starting salary for this position is : $84,120-$110,364 annually.

Include but not limited to :

• Establish security routines and practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of agency resources and data. Conduct security evaluations, audits and reviews, including penetration testing exercises and implement corrective actions. Act as the agency's expert for security architecture.
• Conduct yearly audits in accordance with the Washington State Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) policy.
• Evaluate current and potential software and hardware to maintain security baselines from National Institute of Standards and Technology, Center for Internet Security, and Washington State Office of CyberSecurity.
• Perform risk and vulnerability assessments of current and potential information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and suitability for the agency infrastructure.
• Apply advanced technical security knowledge in network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security policies, plans and procedures.
• Operate and manage daily aspects of the agency's Information Systems Security Program.
• Develop innovative solutions for a defensive posture against known and unknown threats.
• Utilize complex processes to detect network and computer anomalies related to malicious behavior.
• Analyze complex data generated by the security logging systems to detect intrusion, contamination, exploitation, unauthorized behavior and other malicious indicators of compromise against agency's information systems.
• Perform network forensic analysis of compromised systems to determine scale and scope of exploitation.
• Conduct vulnerability analysis of information systems and interpret results using industry accepted tools and practices to ensure information systems are maintained in a high-state of security and hardened against common exploits.
• Audit active directory user, group and computer objects for accuracy.
• Audit endpoint security policies, tasks and all related processes to ensure they are utilizing industry best practices.
• Act as the agency's expert for security operations and IT related incidents.
• Respond to initial and emergent incidents identified internally and externally. For critical information incidents acts as a first responder and incident command for agency staff.
• Act as the point of contact for and coordinates with governing agencies such as OCIO, WaTech and SAO to respond to statewide incidents.
• Act as the subject matter expert with other technical staff and incident stakeholders (internal and external), the CIO and operations manager to provide expert security intelligence.
• Act as a subject matter expert in information security operations requirements for agency projects and efforts including assessing security risks and providing technical expertise based on comprehensive knowledge of system, network, and security knowledge to solve security issues.
• Create documentation for Disaster Recovery and Backup / Recovery systems.
• Administrate backup and recovery solution for systems data backup, data retention and systems recovery.
• Coordinate and document process and procedures for Disaster Recovery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues when necessary.

Who should apply?

Professionals with :

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

Employee Benefits

Equity at WSDA

The Department of Agriculture recognizes, appreciates, supports, embraces, and respects all cultural identities and backgrounds while we collaborate in authentic ways. We hire amazing people that share in the commitment to our Pro-Equity Anti-Racist (PEAR) strategic plan, our Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act implementation plan, and our unique needs and desires for belonging, respect, and inclusion.

Contact Us

Should you have any questions regarding this position or the online application, contact the Human Resource Office at Recruitment@agr.wa.gov.

Veteran's Preference

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214, or other verification of military service. For additional information on Veteran's Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, click here.

Persons with a disability

Persons with a disability, who need assistance with their application or need this announcement in an alternative format, may call 664-1960 or toll free (877) 664-1960. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

How to apply :

You must complete your careers.wa.gov profile and answer the supplemental questions. In addition to completing the online application, and supplemental questions applicants must attach the following documents to be considered for this position :

By submitting these materials, you are indicating that all information is true and correct. The state may verify information. Any untruthful or misleading information is cause for removal from the applicant pool or dismissal if employed. Applications with comments "see attachments" will be considered incomplete.

For more information about the Washington State Department of Agriculture, visit us at www.agr.wa.gov.

Applications received via e-mail will not be accepted in lieu of applying through the state's online recruitment system.

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