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Our mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, administer Ohio's motor vehicle laws and preserve the safety and wellbeing of all citizens.

What You'll Do

Ohio Department of Public Safety - Director's Office/Information Technology (App Architecture-Cyber Security)

Report in location: 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223

Work hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm (On call 24 hrs/7 days)

(CURRENTLY HYBRID ELIGIBLE) Will report into the office 2 days a week and telework 3 days a week (May be subject to change)

PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY: Security Software & Hardware

SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY: Computer/Digital Forensics

Duties

IT position with high level knowledge of Networking & IT Security fields. In-depth knowledge of Cyber Security, Security Incident Response, & Security Frameworks (e.g., NIST, SANS, etc.). Daily duties include but not limited to:

Participate in architecting & administering security systems, including new installs, break-fix, maintenance, upgrades & troubleshooting;
Participate during incident response situations; represent ODPS in a technical manner as needed; Review & educate other incident participants as needed;
Receive alerts & monitor tools provided by OIT & OISP to analyze, interpret, investigate & resolve security issues & concerns located within the DPS environment. (e.g., Albert, Appscan, Qualys, etc.); Take the lead & collaborate with desktop/user support networking & server administrators to address production system concerns.
Work closely with OIT on security projects & initiatives;
Receive alerts & monitor tools provided by DPS ITO to analyze, interrupt, investigate & resolve security issues & concerns located within the DPS environment (e.g., Splunk, centralized logging, Flexera, DatAdvantage. Etc.);
Assess network & information system activity; Perform event correlation, analysis of malicious activity indicators, based on review & access to multiple security tools & services; Automate notifications & alerts when possible;
Respond to alerts (analyze, interpret, investigate, resolve) based on monitoring activity, for security (malware, malicious actor), & other purposes (malicious activity, misuse, etc.) assist on establishing procedures;
Manage, update, modify alerts, adjust/fine tune event correlation rules, etc. (e.g., filter false positives, increase

accuracy/relevance/effectiveness), create new rules based on threat changes/evolving risk, etc.;

Manage, Update, troubleshoot & administer anti-virus products, work with team and partners to ensure anti-virus upgrades occur smoothly, assist with customized dashboard & reporting, deals with exclusions & assist with virus discovery & recovery;
Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) & Web Application Firewall

(WAF) monitoring, reporting & escalation of discovery;

Web security gateway & web content filtering alert monitoring & alert dissemination & assist with remediation.
Provide data as requested to key, identified DPS staff for forensic review &/or administrative investigations;
Functions as project team member, is team-oriented, & capable of extending contribution beyond security functions to support other IT functions;
Research & provide input regarding requests for software, new security tools & technologies. Be available to work with architects & development staff to design solution for DPS.

Job duty, knowledge, skill, and ability statements at a lower-level are understood to be able to be performed at any higher level.

60 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating effectiveness and risk of it processes, recommending changes in IT procedures to meet customer needs, and evaluating and/or researching hardware and/or software solutions and providing feedback to project team or higher-level staff including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

Or completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems; 42 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating effectiveness and risk of it processes, recommending changes in IT procedures to meet customer needs, and evaluating and/or researching hardware and/or software solutions and providing feedback to project team or higher-level staff including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.
Or completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; 36 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating effectiveness and risk of it processes, recommending changes in IT procedures to meet customer needs, and evaluating and/or researching hardware and/or software solutions and providing feedback to project team or higher-level staff including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.
Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above. Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect the required, primary technology directly relating to the duties of the position. Only those applicants possessing the experience in the required, primary technology listed in the position description & job posting are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The job posting must list the required technology commensurate with the position in question.

Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect the required, primary technology directly relating to the duties of the position. Only those applicants possessing the experience in the required, primary technology listed in the position description (See Job Duties: PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY: Security Software & Hardware; SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY: Computer/Digital Forensics) are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The vacancy/job posting should also only list technology related experience commensurate with the position in question.

Job Skills: Information Technology

Technical Skills: Information Technology, Cybersecurity

Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Reasoning

Organization

Public Safety

Agency Contact Name and Information

Kristopher Croom | kacroom@dps.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Work Location

Charles D Shipley Building

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation

$38.84

Schedule

Full-time

Work Hours

See Below

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

OCSEA

Primary Job Skill

Information Technology

Technical Skills

Information Technology, Cybersecurity

Professional Skills

Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Reasoning

Primary Technology

Security Software and Hardware

Agency Overview

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