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IT STATEWIDE DIRECTOR 2 (16858, SPA)

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IT STATEWIDE DIRECTOR 2 (16858, SPA)

Salary

$6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

OTS 110525E ERG

Department

Division of Administration-Office of Technology Services

Opening Date

11/05/2025

Closing Date

11/10/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-319. This position is located in the Strategy, Planning & Administration Section. Req. 214311

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff.

This position is within the Office of Technology Services (OTS), Strategy and Planning area and serves as the information security compliance subject matter expert by providing guidance, recommendations, and consulting with various key stakeholders within state agencies and operational OTS service areas on matters related to information security. This position directs the OTS Information Security Compliance section and receives direction and priority from the Chief Information Security Officer while working alongside additional members of the State's Information Security Team assisting in designing, developing, documenting, communicating, and implementing enterprise information security strategies and solutions to balance security recommendations with business need. This position is additionally responsible for monitoring, validating, and improving internal and external control mechanisms, while enabling and coordinating with State and Federal agencies to work effectively and productively. This position is primarily dedicated to identifying and reducing risk to an acceptable level while striving to align with operation goals and objectives to ensure the recommendations provided support and enable the operational needs of the State.

As an assigned member of the Information Security Team, this position will perform each duty with the highest level of integrity and confidentiality while supporting assigned agencies and OTS service areas with excellent customer service and unwavering professionalism.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

+ Overseeing the state’s 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

Minimum Qualifications

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 associate's degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelor’s 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 master’s 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.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=175140) .

Job Duties and Other Information

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, practice,s 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 score is 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 applicant’s 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 government's E-Verify system.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be 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 this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: [email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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