Caltrans · 1 day ago
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III
Sacramento County, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$9,507/mo - $12,740/mo
6+ years expCaltrans is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to improving lives and communities through transportation. They are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Architect to lead the security architecture for the enterprise network and cloud technology, ensuring the security of systems, networks, and applications.
GovernmentOffice AdministrationPublic SafetyPublic Transportation
Responsibilities
Under the administrative direction of the Chief Information Security Office (CISO), Career Executive Appointment (CEA) of the Caltrans Security Services Division, the incumbent serves as a prime technical security architect within the Security Services Division
The incumbent will work to create and develop enterprise security standards to properly secure the enterprise network and cloud services architectures by providing direction and recommendations to effectively respond and adapt to the increasing organizational business and technical requirements and needs
The incumbent provides leadership and expertise for the security architecture for the enterprise network and cloud technology, including developing and overseeing the technical design and support for the California Integrated Travel Project (Cal-ITP) system and other Caltrans security systems, including the proper operation and configuration of firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS's), URL filtering systems, remote access, and highly technical security operational monitoring and logging equipment
The incumbent conducts research and provides input on strategic design decisions, serving as lead security architect for the design, implementation, and deployment of the network, applications, system resources, network access control solutions (NAC), operational technology (OT), and Internet of Things (IoT)
The incumbent will work closely with the California Integrated Mobility Program (CIM), Traffic Operations, Transportation Management Centers (TMCs) to increase the security controls and security posture
The incumbent also oversees the operational and maintenance duties related to all security infrastructure resources
The incumbent works both independently and/or collaboratively as the senior technical architect in a team on security issues and help guide other Information Technology (IT) professionals to properly and effectively secure systems, network and application design and integration
The incumbent provides expert guidance to improve Caltrans’ security posture and investigate security events; assists in the remediation of identified risks and vulnerabilities to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the organization’s sensitive data and associated data security standards as defined by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and other relevant data privacy and disclosure compliance requirements
Qualification
Required
One year of experience as an Information Technology Specialist II
Six years of information technology experience, two years of which shall include performance of highly specialized work in a lead or expert capacity on highly complex or specialized information technology systems or services in one or more of the major six domains or a closely related or emerging information technology field
A master's or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for four years of the required general information technology experience
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for three years of the required general information technology experience
An associate's degree from an accredited college may substitute for one year of the required general information technology experience
Education must include 15 semester units (or 22.5 quarter units) of information technology or closely related course work
Preferred
Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required
Company
Caltrans
From scenic backroads to the busiest freeways, Caltrans keeps California moving.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$102.39MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
2024-09-01Grant· $102.39M
Leadership Team
Anthony Presto
Chief Public Information & Legislative Affairs Officer
Justin Kunert, P.E.
Senior Transportation Engineer - Partnering Program Manager
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