IT Statewide Infosec Officer 1, 2

In this role, you will serve as an IT Statewide Information Security Compliance Officer with statewide responsibility for compliance guidance, risk reduction, and coordination with federal and state stakeholders to support secure information handling across agencies and OTS service areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an Information Security Compliance Officer and federal/state liaison for the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Support the Director of Compliance and Risk Management in coordinating and overseeing statewide information security compliance activities, including alignment with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and security frameworks in collaboration with senior OTS Information Security Officers.
• Review and provide recommendations on contractual instruments including Contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs), and Data Use Agreements (DUAs), ensuring privacy and information security standards are addressed and sensitive information shared with customer agencies or third parties is protected for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and monitoring of compliance frameworks for Federal and State regulations. This includes areas such as Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Federal Tax Information (FTI), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), SSA, and CJIS requirements.
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise for information security risk management across enterprise initiatives, including conducting risk assessments, identifying control gaps, and recommending mitigation strategies to support secure systems development and operations.
• Coordinate with agency Information Privacy Officers and Legal Counsel to align security and privacy compliance activities, including collaborative development and enforcement of policies, procedures, and incident response protocols.
• Perform other tasks, special projects, analyses, studies, and plans as directed by OTS Leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Six years of experience in information technology; or
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in information technology; or
• An associate’s degree in information technology plus four years of experience in information technology; or
• A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology; or
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus three years of experience in information technology; or
• A master’s degree plus three years of experience in information technology.

Experience substitution: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours, substituting for up to four years of experience in any field.

Note: A certification in an approved area may be substituted for education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Benefits

• Insurance Coverage (more information: https://info.groupbenefits.org/)
• Parental Leave (up to six weeks paid; more information: https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx)
• Holidays and Leave (paid holidays listed; additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor)
• Sick and annual leave (earned; accrual rate increases as years of service increase)
• Retirement (eligible to participate in various retirement systems, including LASERS, TRSL, and LSERS)

Position and Career Details

• Appointment Type: Filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
• Career Progression: This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as an IT Statewide Infosec Officer 1 or IT Statewide Infosec Officer 2.
• Compensation: The salary range listed reflects the pay grade minimum and maximum for the IT Statewide Infosec Officer 1 job title. Salary range pay grade minimum and maximum for IT Statewide Infosec Officer 2 can be viewed using the links provided in the posting.

Application Requirements and Screening

• No Civil Service test score is required for consideration.
• Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on the application.
• Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
• Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process.
• Prior to a new hire, a background check will be conducted, including a criminal record check.
• Information from the background check will be considered when determining suitability and competence to perform the position.
• A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers.
• Prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing.
• New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-Verify system.
• Applicants must include information supporting eligibility in the application, including relevant, detailed experience and education.

For further information about this vacancy, contact Danielle Martin, HR Analyst, Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources via [email protected].

Role Location and Salary

• Location: Baton Rouge, LA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 5,462 - 9,833 per monthly