Information Systems Security Architect - Health Care Agency

Job Description:

Information Systems Security Architect - Health Care Agency

Description

Description

What We Offer

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee with this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree, OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Annual Leave - 208 hours per year, increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.
• Annual Leave Redemption - The ability to "cash in" or redeem up to 100 hours of Annual Leave per year after using 80 hours in the preceding twelve months.
• Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans - Full time employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans: Tier one for employee only is $509 per biweekly pay period, tier two for employee plus one is $779 per biweekly pay period and tier three for employee plus family is $983 per biweekly pay period.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pre-tax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan - Both the County and employees contribute to the County's Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible, reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems, such as PERS.
• Holidays - 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

The Department

The Information Technology Services Department works with every Ventura County department/agency to provide the necessary technology infrastructure and consulting/contracting services to meet ongoing and emerging business needs, including project management, business process improvement, applications support, voice/data infrastructure, data security, threat and vulnerability/risk management, and extended staffing.

The Position

Under the direction Manager of Applications Development (MAD), the Information Systems Security Architect supervises and maintains assigned areas of the security infrastructure within the County-wide computer network. This position is responsible for supporting complex security systems, software programs, and hardware devices, which are used to provide protection for the County-wide computer network. At times, this security support may be required during nights, weekends, and holidays.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have considerable experience in supporting network security for a large enterprise of numerous stakeholders that have diverse business needs including specific knowledge of and experience with firewalls, domain name servers, email services, proxy services, virtual private networks, intrusion protection services and authentication techniques. The ability to maintain positive productive relationships with internal and external customers and vendors as well as excellent communication skills is also required.

The Information Systems Security Architect is a management position and is exempt from overtime. The position is eligible for benefits at the MB3 level.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill present and future Regular, Temporary, Fixed-term, Intermittent, or Extra Help vacancies. There is currently one (1) Regular, Full-time vacancy within the Information Technology Services Department.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE:Monday, May 5, 2025

CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.

Examples Of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Manages and maintains network security devices such as firewalls, authentication servers, DNS environment, and vulnerability scanners;
• Manages endpoint and email security systems;
• Ensures that information security solutions are consistent with the County’s Information Technology Security Policies, Standards, and Guidelines;
• Determines the appropriate architecture and technical requirements to address network security needs for the County. Assesses risks and determines the appropriate strategies for network security;
• Performs analytical tasks in support of management in order to help assess risks and determine appropriate strategies for network security;
• Researches, tests, and implements technical security solutions and hardware devices in support of the County’s security goals;
• Creates and maintains remote network access using Virtual Private Network (VPN) accounts, including site to site and remote access;
• Reviews network and computer documentation in support of the Network Security Certification process;
• Conducts security assessments relating to current and new operations in order to evaluate and identify security improvement opportunities and verify compliance;
• Investigates, recommends, and implements appropriate corrective action for data security incidents;
• May supervise others on systems security related projects;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
Considerable education, training or experience with data networks and computer operating systems and/or hardware/software support which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able and willing to work long hours to resolve production problems or meet project deadlines as needed;
• Must be able and willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a standard rotating on-call basis as needed;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.

DESIRED:

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification and/or other similar security related certifications;
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, or a related field;
• Experience with Check Point technologies (Firewall’s, VPN, IPS, NAT, Web Filtering, EDR, Email Security, etc.);
• Experience in a healthcare environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Comprehensive knowledge of:

• Information systems, security principles and practices.

Working knowledge of:

• Data networks;
• Network security topologies;
• Remote access services;
• Firewalls and authentication techniques;
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification and/or other similar security related certifications.

Comprehensive Ability to:

• Identify data security risks and formulate strategies to manage the risk;
• Establish and maintain effective relations with ITSD staff, personnel from other departments and vendors;
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Develop effective plans to achieve objectives.

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. Your application must be received by the County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online, please refer to our website at www.ventura.org/jobs . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

Note to Applicants: Sufficient information must be provided under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however, it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER CANDIDATES: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here for additional information.

APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying
All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying
All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:
A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence. Responses such as "See Resume" or "Refer to Resume" are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.

ORAL EXAMINATION - 100%

A job-related oral examination will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating examinees' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

NOTE: If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an oral examination will not be conducted. Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough post offer, pre-employment background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record will be required for this position.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For further information regarding this recruitment, please, contact Mary DeWeese by email at mary.deweese@ventura.org or by telephone at (805) 645-1362.

YOUR BENEFITS AS A COUNTY OF VENTURA EMPLOYEE

MANAGEMENT

To learn more about Benefits, Retirement, and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), see links below.

• Benefits website or you may call (805) 654-2570.
• Retirement FAQ's
• Memorandum of Agreement

Union Codes:MB3, MB4, MS, MT,MCC, MU

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

Salary:

$114,232.68 - $159,941.44 Annually