IT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

GRADE 21

LOCATION OF POSITION State Board of Elections 151 West St. Suite 200 Annapolis, MD 21401 MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer serves as the SBE Technical Point of Contact (POC) for technical security matters and reports to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). This role works closely with IT stakeholders to support the agency’s cybersecurity program. Primary responsibilities include vulnerability scanning, analyzing scan results, supporting remediation of identified risks, and recommending corrective actions. The Engineer assists with system hardening, firewall rule reviews, endpoint detection and response (EDR), host‑based security controls, endpoint protection management, log analysis, and other technical security operations to maintain a resilient environment. They provide technical guidance and security architecture recommendations to support secure system design, configuration, and deployment, ensuring alignment with NIST, CIS, and other applicable federal and state cybersecurity standards. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is the first POC for incident handling, supporting incident response activities such as investigation, evidence collection, containment, eradication, and recovery. The role may also contribute to tabletop exercises, security testing, and development of technical response procedures and documentation. POSITION DUTIES Plans, designs and develops improvements and new or advanced systems or applications across an entire area of specialization in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology. Performs in‑depth analysis of various information technology alternatives to include consideration of technical matters, costs and compatibility with existing hardware or software, and prepares related narrative reports and technical documents. Develops the structure, methodology and use for major elements of an information technology discipline for use across hardware and software such as data element dictionary, operating system customization user screen definition and use, program development tools and program generators. Monitors the use of the particular information technology discipline in order to determine advances and changes necessary to achieve desired goals. Provides expert technical advice and guidance to information technology staff and supervisory personnel in the designated area of specialization regarding future directions, customization, software or hardware enhancements and purchase recommendations. Advises management in matters related to the designated area of specialization to maintain efficient and effective information support functions by recommending solutions or alternatives to problems, new projects and changes in objectives, considering factors such as availability of resources, cost effectiveness and overall program policies and objectives. Analyzes, designs and models broad projects and studies requiring critical resolution of difficult information technology issues in the designated area of specialization. Performs special assignments such as feasibility studies that involve long‑range planning and an understanding and evaluation of diverse technical options to determine the course of current and future information technology solutions, methods and standards. Keeps abreast of the state‑of‑the‑art in the specific information technology discipline by reviewing technical journals, attending technical classes, conferences and user groups and maintaining regular communication with hardware and software vendors. Performs other related duties. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Seven years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software. Candidates may substitute the following for the required experience: High school graduation or equivalency plus thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology‑related field, with coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology for four years of the required experience. High school graduation or equivalency plus one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for four years of the required experience. Experience operating computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output to process data on computer systems; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining computer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by developing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages, on a year‑for‑year basis for a high school education. Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology‑related field, including coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology, and three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for the required experience. U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Computer Systems Operations classifications or Computer Systems Operations specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year‑for‑year basis for the required experience. SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS Endpoint detection and response (EDR) or endpoint protection management. Firewall administration or network security. Vulnerability scanning and remediation. DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience administering and tuning enterprise EDR or endpoint protection platforms. Experience performing vulnerability scans. Experience with firewall rule review, network segmentation, and IDS/IPS or other perimeter security technologies. Experience working with security monitoring and logging tools. Experience with incident response or security monitoring. EEO STATEMENT People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity. #J-18808-Ljbffr State of Maryland