Cyber Security Administrator (Remote From Anywhere In Colorado)

Department Information

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The work of employees at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is challenging and diverse because the needs of agencies, customers and Coloradans constantly evolve. But our focus never changes: improve the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. We're building one of the nation's leading government IT organizations by reimagining how we support agencies, building first-of-their-kind applications, and creating an inclusive, collaborative culture, together. Join us in the important work of providing equitable access to services.

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Description of Job

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT’s hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these items are not used by OIT’s hiring team. 

Looking for a fresh challenge in Cyber Security in the public sector? If you're a specialist with expertise in information security technologies, intrusion detection, assessment tools, encryption, and application development, we have the perfect opportunity for you. 

We are looking for a Cyber Security Administrator at the Governor's Office of Information Technology for the State of Colorado. In this role, you will take on new environments, tools, or networks and address how to operationalize new and existing security policies, ensure new environments are compliant, automate scanning and logging in, and design how activities will be implemented.

But that's not all. You will have the opportunity to work with existing tools and implement new ones. Additionally, you will create standard controls and assist with other tasks as necessary.

So, if you have practical experience with security information systems, and a strong understanding of network, application, and hardware platform security best practices, we'd love to hear from you. Let's work together to keep our public systems secure, supporting the critical work of OIT.

Some of the day-to-day duties include:

• Develop different types of security tools.
• Ensure IT environment domains are secure.
• Address any issues, events, incidents, vulnerabilities, or weaknesses.
• Implement and follow cyber security policies, standard pools, and best practices.
• With audit findings, assist with the remediation of compliance issues and vulnerabilities that have been found via analysis.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis. 

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows: 

Minimum Qualifications:

A minimum of one (1) year of increasingly challenging work experience in the information technology field.

Substitutions:

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications. 
• Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications. 
• Additional, appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated information technology experience. 
• At least one professional certification to include: A+, Network+, Security+, etc. or the ability to acquire within 6 months of hire.

Conditions of Employment:

OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. 

Positions supporting some agencies such as the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety will also require a pre-employment drug test. 

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed. 

Supplemental Information If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado. 

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

Our application process and what to expect after you apply are described in the videos found here.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. 

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at OIT_HR@state.co.us or call (303) 764-7900.

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need. 

The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.