IT Professional 3 Security & System Administration

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze develop implement maintain and modify computer operations systems networks databases applications and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.

This position falls under the Governors Finance Office within the ERP Project Team in Carson City Nevada. The incumbent will be placed in the role of Security & System Administration with the potential to support additional roles in Access Control Reporting & Analytics Configuration or Data Management & Migration. Design develop and maintain security procedures system administration processes user access controls role-based security configurations and other technical components to ensure the ERP implementation remains secure compliant and operational. Administer and monitor user accounts security roles permissions and system access while ensuring compliance with established security policies standards and regulatory requirements. Review all new versions and releases of ERP software (and/or externally integrated applications as appropriate) to ensure security configurations access controls and system administration functions remain fully operational compliant and up to date. May serve as a member of the Technical Governance Team to help ensure that changes to the ERP solution maintain a secure stable functional and fully compliant environment for all agencies and users.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in computer science management information systems or closely related field and three years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations systems administration network administration database administration applications analysis and development and/or information security one year of which was at the journey level; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Professional II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users technicians vendors management and others.

Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specializations architecture operations and other records of work activities as required.

Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices laws policies and ethics.

Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions tracking and recording expenditures preparing purchase requests and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general direction incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may train supervise and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or serve as a project leader as assigned. Incumbents may function as a unit leader to include directing the activities of a branch IT support unit overseeing projects of limited scope and coordinating activities with other work groups. This is a supervisory level for Computer Operations and the journey level for Information Security positions.

This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Systems Administration:
Detailed knowledge of: Some positions require knowledge of specific departmental information systems.

Working knowledge of: principles of designing test procedures; principles practices and procedures required to design analyze and maintain software; principles tools and techniques as applied to writing and modifying programs; systems programming languages and techniques.

General knowledge of:capacity planning techniques; performance monitoring principles and related software products; telecommunication technology and related systems software; various systems software products and their interrelationships; vendor procedures for applying maintenance and temporary fixes.

Ability to: communicate effectively orally and in writing; evaluate and tailor information system hardware and/or software to meet local requirements; implement auxiliary software and subsystems; maintain effective working relationships with others; provide mid-level technical consultation and training; recommend and implement system changes.

Skill in: implementing changes to a variety of networking systems; managing large volumes of data on various storage media.

Information Security:
Working knowledge of:three of the ten security domains; current principles theories practices and procedures of information security management.

General knowledge of: general-purpose security controls; current information security trends and technologies.

Ability to: develop plans to safeguard against accidental or unauthorized modification destruction or disclosure of data to meet security needs; assess costs and present alternatives for the assigned area of responsibility; participate in long-term projects and strategic planning; organize resources and materials in order to meet project timelines; assess the security and/or vulnerability of information assets to assist in developing a risk assessment; analyze data solve problems and make appropriate decisions within three of the ten domains; provide effective and responsive customer service; establish and maintain positive working relationships with others; develop and implement information security training materials and workshops.

Skill in: technical writing report preparation and oral communication.

Recruiter Information: Darrell Morlan;

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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