Serves as a Senior Security Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), supporting the Get Covered Illinois (GCI) Program under the Department of Insurance (DOI).
Performs complex and specialized professional work in the administration and management of cybersecurity risk, adhering to NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and other applicable federal frameworks.
Coordinates network planning, administration, and operations activities in support of the HIX platform and related systems.
Functions as IT liaison interacting with third party information system vendors, other state agencies and outside entities.
Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience in security or a related Information Technology field.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience implementing, reviewing, analyzing, monitoring and maintaining IT security controls, including application of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 or comparable cybersecurity frameworks for enterprise information systems.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience performing risk assessments, vulnerability management, or threat intelligence activities within an enterprise environment, including data protection operations such as encryption, intrusion detection, firewall management, and malware protection.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience administering or supporting enterprise-level cybersecurity technologies and tools to safeguard information systems, applications, and infrastructure.
Preferred: Three (3) years of professional experience managing or coordinating business continuity, disaster recovery, or incident response activities, including development, testing, and documentation of related plans.

Benefits

Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per year
13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

cybersecurity risk managementNIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5risk assessmentsvulnerability managementthreat intelligencedata protection operationsencryptionintrusion detectionfirewall managementmalware protection

Soft skills

communicationcoordinationinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvinganalytical thinking