IT Statewide Director 2 (16858, Spa)

• Overseeing the states capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Seven years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

An associates degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology computer science engineering mathematics or business analytics field plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A masters degree plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

Information Security Risk Management
Direct the Information Security Compliance section. Serve as the OTS Information Security Team Lead Compliance Officer for multiple Federal and State Regulatory Compliance including but not limited to Protect Health Information (PHI) Personal Identifiable Information (PII) Federal Tax Information (FTI) Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS).
Conduct and/or provide guidance and direction for information security risk management services by providing security analysis evaluation mitigation and solution recommendations for projects and initiatives.
Conduct and/or provide guidance and direction for information security activities including but not limited to enterprise-wide or agency-specific application access controls endpoint configuration network monitoring vulnerability management system event monitoring and user training.
Conduct or provide guidance in the planning design implementation documentation and validation of security solutions created to safeguard critical and confidential resources networks computer systems and data elements.
Conducts meetings with multiple agency executive staff administrators end users vendors and other personnel to discuss and resolve operational problems plans and other administrative issues.
Approves the implementation of standards and practices.
Implement long- intermediate or short-range goals and objectives for all Information Security Compliance tasks projects and team members.

Regulatory and Audit Compliance
Manages and directs State and Federal Security Regulatory Compliance through the Information Security Officers.
Coordinate and manage all regulatory-required third-party audits or attestation or self-audits or self-attestations.
Coordinate and manage the monthly quarterly and annual required reports Plan of Action and Mitigation (POA&M) Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and other documents as required for State and or Federal regulatory compliance.
Conduct periodic reviews and assessments to ensure the integrity confidentiality and availability of the State Wide information system and services are maintained to State and Federal regulatory requirements.
Collaborates with multiple agencies Information Privacy Officers and Legal Teams to ensure alignment between security and privacy compliance programs including policies practices and investigations.
Serve as the liaison for the Information Security Compliance Team with State and Federal Agencies.
Review and make recommendations on all Contracts Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) or Data Use Agreement (DUA) between OTS and third parties and or other agencies for privacy and information security compliance requirements.
Submit recommendations to senior management to improve the protection of confidential and or restricted data which the State collects and processes.
Recommend solutions provide guidance coordinate resources produce documentation communicate and execute action plans to address all audit findings in a timely and agreed upon manner.
Produce consistent reports and updates to ensure management is provided with clear and current status of regulatory compliance and audit findings

Continuous Education and Awareness
Attend classes seminars webinars and professional conferences to maintain or improve Information Security knowledge and skills while also staying abreast of industry best practices for risk management techniques and methods.
Research review and evaluate related technologies processes and approaches to identify opportunities to enhance existing information security services.

Additional Responsibilities
Performs all other tasks special projects analysis studies and plans as directed by OTS Leadership.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:This vacancy will be filled by promotion of a current permanent status Office of Technology Services employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Prior to a new hire a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers. Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-Verify system.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education).Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about thisposting please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email: