IT Statewide Senior Engineer (, SPA )

About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-317. This position is located in the Strategy Planning & Administration Section. Req. 221080

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 States 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) and serves as a subject matter expert responsible for managing and supporting the States enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions. The incumbent provides technical expertise for identity lifecycle management authentication authorization and privileged account controls across state agencies to ensure compliance with statewide information security policies and NIST standards. Working under the direction of the Enterprise Access.

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

• Overseeing the states 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 associates degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelors 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 masters 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 found here .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:
Administer and maintain enterprise IAM technical solutions including user provisioning deprovisioning and access governance.
Manage authentication authorization and single sign-on (SSO) integrations across agency applications.
Ensure IAM configurations align with NIST SP 800-53 control families (Access Control AC Identification and Authentication IA and Audit and Accountability AU).
Monitor system performance implement updates and coordinate with other OTS security and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability and reliability.
Configure and maintain PAM solutions to manage privileged credentials service accounts and session monitoring.
Manage least privilege and just-in-time access principles for elevated accounts.
Perform access audits enforce password vaulting and ensure logging and reporting meet compliance requirements.
Collaborate with cybersecurity operations to detect and respond to anomalous privileged activity and privilege escalation
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 complex technologies processes and approaches to identify opportunities to enhance existing Information Security services.
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 a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

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.

*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.

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 applicants 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 governments E-Verify system.

For further information about this posting please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email:

Required Experience:

Senior IC