Information Security Officer

Title: Information Security Officer

State Role Title: 39113

Hiring Range: Up to $105,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services’ (DBHDS) Office of Information Security is seeking four (4) highly skilled professionals to implement and manage the Enterprise Information Security Program, by providing support for DBHDS Central Office and facility locations. These positions will provide guidance on security and privacy issues to all levels of agency staff; manage security activities in risk management, resource provisioning, disaster planning and recovery, application security, incident management and data preservation, user training and physical security; and interact with DBHDS IT, Central Office, and facility staff to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DBHDS facility resources and information. These positions will also regularly handle confidential and protected information; keep current with federal, state, agency, and other regulatory agents’ plans, policies, regulations, requirements, and standards; regularly interact with facility and agency users, agency or external senior management and/or representatives, including Commonwealth Security and Risk Management (CSRM), the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in the fields of Information Security and/or Information Technology. Knowledge of security in a government environment where a third party performs infrastructure services. Knowledge and understanding of information technology and security including operational security, applications security, physical security, management, and strategic planning. Superior oral and written communications skills. Security experience in a technical environment that primarily includes Office 365, Cloud applications, Vendor Hosted Apps, Firewalls, Active Directory, Virtual Private Networks, Windows, SQL Server, and industry standard programming languages. Knowledge of federal, state, agency, and other regulatory agents’ policies, regulations, plans, standards, laws, etc.

Additional Considerations

Experience with Electronic Health Records and HIPAA. Industry standard certifications such as Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or the ability to become professionally or COV certified within one year required.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.