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). The position works closely with other IT stakeholders to support the agency’s cybersecurity program. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer performs vulnerability scanning, analyzes scan results, and supports the remediation of identified risks by recommending and validating corrective actions. They also assist 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 required to maintain a resilient environment. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer provides technical guidance and security architecture recommendations to support secure system design, configuration, and deployment. They help ensure that security controls align with NIST, CIS, and other applicable Federal and State cybersecurity standards and best practices. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will be the first POC for incident handling. This position supports incident response activities by investigating alerts, collecting technical evidence, and assisting in containment, eradication, and recovery efforts. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer may also contribute to tabletop exercises, security testing, and the 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 such as IT Programmers, Systems Analysts, Operators, Technical Support Specialists, Network Specialists, Database Specialists, vendors and supervisory personnel and to departmental management regarding future directions, customization, software or hardware enhancements and software or hardware purchase recommendations in designated area of specialization; Advises management in matters related to 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 in consideration of 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 designated area of specialization; Performs special assignments such as feasibility studies which involve long‑range planning and an understanding and evaluation of diverse technical options in designated area of specialization 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 Experience: Seven years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology‑related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology for four years of the required experience. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for four years of the required experience. Candidates may substitute 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. Candidates may substitute the 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 to include 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. Candidates may substitute 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 Frewall 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. Licenses, Registrations and Certifications

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Selection Process Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year. Examination Process The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position. Applicants must meet all minimum (and selective) qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying. Benefits

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Further Instructions Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application (and supplemental questionnaire) may be submitted to the State Board of Elections, 151 West St., Suite 200, Annapolis, MD 21401. Paper application materials must be received by 5:00 pm on the closing date for the recruitment. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. If additional information is required, the preferred method is to upload. If you are unable to upload, please fax the requested information to View phone number on click.appcast.io. Only additional materials that are required will be accepted for this recruitment. All additional information must be received by the closing date and time. For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. MD TTY Relay Service: View phone number on click.appcast.io. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country. 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