at Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
This position serves as an Information Security Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), supporting the Department of Human Services (DHS), in performing complex professional software security evaluations and implementations for Integrated Eligibility Systems (IES) and functions as an advanced specialist in security administration, audit, and quality assurance. In this role, you will evaluate and implement security administration software tools. Additionally, you will serve as an advanced specialist in security administration, establishing and monitoring access to the IES system and generates appropriate security administration reports.
Essential Functions
- Under administrative direction, serves as a Information Security Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), supporting the Department of Human Services (DHS) performing complex professional software security evaluations and implementations for Integrated Eligibility Systems (IES) and functions as an advanced specialist in security administration, audit, and quality assurance.
- Consults with user and technical staff regarding audits and quality assurance functions and works to remediate external audit findings at a state and federal level.
- Serves as an advanced specialist in security administration, establishing and monitoring access to the IES system and generates appropriate security administration reports.
- Consults and coordinates in-depth studies involving substantial technical research and systems analysis of new system development and re-engineering of large complex systems to ensure system security, audit and quality assurance considerations are addressed.
- Produces sophisticated IES documentation consisting of IES hardware, software, and audit documentation and develops, compiles, and provides written documentation of software configurations.
- Works with vendors and internal staff on documenting and providing resolutions to reported problems to existing IES security software systems.
- Provides end user support for IES security access and assists end user support staff in resolving complex IES security access problems.
- Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field by continuing education through online training platforms, attendance in meetings, training sessions, seminars and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques and procedures.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
