PSO NCFAST Manager

Agency

Division

Job Classification Title

IT Security & Compliance Manager I (NS)

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Grade

DT11

About Us

North Carolina State Government is one of the states largest employers with over 76000 employees all working toward a common goal: a safer and stronger North Carolina. We are a large organization comprised of various agencies offices and universities each providing important public services.

Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits including a variety of leave options professional development opportunities insurance and more. To learn more about the benefits of being a North Carolina state employee visit the N.C. Office of State Human Resources website.

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Description of Work

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in collaboration with our partners protects the health and safety of all North Carolinians and provides essential human services. DHHS Privacy and Security Office (PSO) provides enterprise-wide Privacy Security and regulatory requirements leadership and solutions to the department and their partners so that they can be following Federal and State regulatory requirements.
DHHS PSO works with business divisions vendors and counties to help ensure the confidentiality availability and integrity of automated information systems to meet their business goals. The Privacy and Security Office consist of two primary function areas: Information Risk Management and Information Security Management.

The Department of Health and Human Services Privacy and Security Office (PSO) is a unit which is located within the Office of the Secretary Operational Excellence Privacy and Security Office. The PSO provides leadership and direction for the departments privacy security Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) and compliance activities. This office ensures that Federal State and Department-wide privacy and security requirements are met for protecting information and technology and for instituting polices standards or other associated materials that support these compliance efforts.

The primary purpose of this position is to lead the privacy and security efforts for the North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NCFAST) program. This role ensures that NCFAST maintains full compliance with federal and state privacy and security requirements while protecting sensitive data across a large complex statewide technology environment. The position provides strategic leadership operational oversight and expert guidance on privacy security risk and compliance activities for NCFAST. The core responsibilities include Privacy and Security oversight Governance Compliance Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Contract and Vendor Security Federal and NC State Collaboration Leadership and Staff Management.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Grade Range: $91600.00 - $160299.00

Recruitment Range: $87617.00 - $125000.00

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Experience in privacy cybersecurity IT risk management or a related field.

• Experience conducting incident management vulnerability management and access control reviews.

• Experience supervising staff in a technical or compliance-oriented environment.

• Knowledge of federal security frameworks (NIST MARS-E IRS Pub 1075 FISMA).

• Experience coordinating with federal oversight entities such as USDA ACF and CMS.

The Office of the Secretary serves as the executive leadership arm of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) guiding the Departments mission to improve the health safety and well-being of all North Carolinians. Through strategic oversight and collaborative leadership the Secretarys Office supports the effective coordination of over a dozen core divisions ensuring that agency-wide priorities are aligned resources are used responsibly and services are delivered with equity and impact.

Compensation and Benefits

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options standard and supplemental retirement plans and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation sick and community service addition paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit website forState Benefits.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employerthat embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federallaws state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS: uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications internal equity and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

In accordance with the Governors Executive Order 303 our agency supports second-chance employment for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved. We invite all potential applicants to apply for positions for which they may be qualified.

Application Process

Be sure to complete the application in its entirety. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.

• Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the following: Education including high school and all degrees obtained Work Experience and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.

• Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions you must provide supporting information within the Work Experience section of the application to support your answers.

• Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM the day before the closing date.

• Applicantsmaybe subject to a criminal background check. All candidates selected for positions considered Positions of Trustwill besubject to a criminal background check.

• Due to the volume of applications received we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application please log in to your account. Upon the closing date applications are Under Review and will be screened by Human Resources for qualified applicants. The hiring process may take several weeks.

• Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts and degree evaluations may be uploaded with your State of North Carolina/Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent.

• For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service please visit the NACES membership website at Credit Verification

  Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts degree evaluations and cover letters may be uploaded with your application.

  Veterans and National Guard Preference

  • Applicants seeking Veterans Preference must attach aDD-214 Member-4 Form(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.

  • Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS) along with the state application if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.

  • Applicants who are former members of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22 along with the state application.

  ADA Accommodations

  Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) DHHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment DHHS will ensure that people with disabilities or known limitations covered by the PWFA are provided with reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact the person indicated below.

  CONTACT INFORMATION:

  If there are any questions about this posting please contact Talent Acquisition at. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.

  Minimum Education and Experience

  Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

  Bachelors degree incomputerscienceor a related IT field or closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution andtwo yearsof progressive experience in IT Security or closely related area

  OR

  Associate degree incomputerscienceor a related IT field or closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive experience in ITsecurityor closely related area

  OR

  An equivalent combination of education and experience.

  EEO Statement

  The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

  Recruiter:

  Dejah Victoria Seksay

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