JC-532865 Chief Information Security Officer

This posting states its location as Sacramento County rather than a street address. The work is assigned within that county.

Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER II

Under administrative direction of the Department's Chief Information Officer, the Information Technology Manager II (ITM II) serves as the Department's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Department AI Cybersecurity Officer. The CISO is the executive responsible for establishing and directing the Department's enterprise information security, cybersecurity, privacy coordination, data protection, risk and compliance, security architecture and engineering, security operations, technology recovery, and artificial intelligence security programs. The CISO is responsible for establishing and enforcing enterprise information security policies, driving long-range security strategies, and overseeing the Information Security Branch to ensure alignment with the Department’s IT strategic direction. The position provides expert leadership in risk management, threat mitigation, vulnerability assessments, security incident investigation, security compliance, security architecture planning, disaster recovery, and security agreements with external partners supporting our programs in Headquarters, the 21 regional centers, and state-operated facilities. The CISO maintains enterprise accountability for safeguarding the Department’s IT infrastructure, networks, devices, and data, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical information assets. This includes developing and maintaining policies and controls necessary to protect Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for more than five hundred thousand individuals served across highly complex applications, 21 regional centers, state-operated facilities, and over 29,000 community service providers.

This recruitment is being conducted in anticipation of budget approval. Final hiring is contingent upon approval of funding. 

Effective July 1, 2025, State employees are subject to a salary reduction of three percent in exchange for five hours per month of the Personal Leave.

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Working Conditions

Open-spaced partitioned offices. Prolonged periods utilizing a computer most of the time. Occasional travel including overnight or day trips for covered California locations. May require 24/7 on-call support as well as weekend support responsibility.

Under Government Code 14200, this position is a hybrid, in-office/telework position, and may be subject to change. Incumbent can be required to report to the office, or any designated location at any time. Telework agreements can be modified and/or cancelled at any time. All commute expenses to the reporting location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

Pursuant to California Government Code requirements, candidates must be residents of the State of California at the time of appointment.

This position requires lawful authorization to work in the United States. The Department does not sponsor employment visas for this position.

Qualifications

Special Requirements:

• If you are using list eligibility from an on-line exam to qualify for this position, you MUST include with your application any documentation (i.e., copy of transcript, degree, license, etc.) to verify meeting the MQ's or you may not be considered for the position
• The MQs will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment
• If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the MQs of the classification, the applicant may not be considered and withheld from the eligible list

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