INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I

California State Controller's Office; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

California State Controller’s Office in Sacramento is seeking a Digital Financial Assets Systems Integration Specialist to join the Information Systems Division. The role focuses on secure interfaces, APIs, and data exchanges within a mission-critical finance environment.

Under the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, you will support secure configurations, testing, and documentation to ensure reliability, data integrity, and compliance across digital asset systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with secure system interfaces and API integrations.
• Familiarity with vulnerability testing and security tooling.
• Ability to document technical procedures and run books.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for digital financial asset systems and interfaces.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate fixes.
• Assist with security testing and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain technical documentation and runbooks.

Tools

Burp Suite

Job description

Digital Financial Assets Systems Integration Specialist

Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I

Job Code #: JC-529128

Position #: 051-340-1402-143

$6,513.00 - $8,729.00 A

$7,163.00 - $9,599.00 B

$7,864.00 - $10,537.00 C

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Facility: Information Systems Division

The Office of the State Controller (SCO) is the destination employer within the State of California. As California’s chief fiscal officer, the Controller’s Office ensures accountability and transparency of California’s financial practices while promoting fairness and opportunity for all. Here, you’ll work in a collaborative and supportive environment with diverse opportunities for professional growth and development. A career with the SCO offers meaningful work that directly impacts the state’s future.

The Information Services Division (ISD) of the California State Controller’s Office is the technology hub that drives innovation and efficiency across the agency. ISD is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing critical IT systems that support the State’s payroll, accounting, and financial reporting functions. If you're passionate about software development, cybersecurity, data management, or IT project management, ISD offers a dynamic environment for tech professionals looking to make a meaningful impact.

Job Description And Duties

Under the general direction of the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (DCISO), the incumbent provides journey-level technical support for systems related to virtual currency and digital financial assets, including secure interface operations, application support, systems administration functions, security testing support, and troubleshooting. The incumbent supports implementation and maintenance of secure data exchanges, interfaces, APIs, file transmissions, databases, and system configurations used to process program transactions and communicate with third-party service providers.

The incumbent is responsible for maintaining technical procedures and support documentation, assisting with governance and compliance support activities, supporting vulnerability remediation and penetration testing, monitoring system health and issue queues, and troubleshooting digital financial asset systems and other related systems. The incumbent may use approved security tools, including Burp Suite, to assist with testing, validation, and defect analysis under established procedures. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following.

Candidates must have the ability to perform the following essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Information Technology Specialist I duty statement tasks are to be carried out under general supervision and following industry standard unless specified.

Duties Performed

• Digital Financial Assets Systems Integration and Interface Support. Implement, maintain, monitor, and enhance secure interfaces, APIs, file transfer processes, certificates, service accounts, and related technical components supporting digital financial asset operations. Coordinate technical changes with vendors and third-party integrators, support interface configuration and testing, review processing issues, and help ensure stable system connectivity, accurate data exchanges, and timely transaction processing.


• Production Operations and Technical Troubleshooting. Review logs, monitor system health, analyze processing failures, and resolve application, interface, authentication, connectivity, database, and job scheduling issues affecting digital financial asset systems and related interfacing systems. Troubleshoot incidents, document findings, coordinate corrective actions with technical teams and external partners, and provide production support to maintain operational continuity and service reliability.


• Systems Administration, Configuration, and Documentation. Support systems administration functions, configuration management, environment support, technical procedures, run books, implementation guides, and operational documentation needed to maintain secure and reliable services. Assist with setup and maintenance of service accounts, certificates, scripts, application settings, and other technical configurations, and help ensure support documentation remains accurate and current.


• Security Support and Penetration Testing Assistance. Support secure configuration activities, vulnerability review, remediation testing, compliance-related technical tasks, and application security testing for supported systems. Assist with penetration testing and validation activities, including use of approved tools such as Burp Suite to inspect traffic, reproduce issues, validate fixes, support security assessments, and document technical findings for review and remediation.


• Miscellaneous ISO Support. Perform other related technical and administrative duties to support Information Security Office priorities and organizational needs, including special assignments, support coordination, training support, documentation updates, issue tracking, customer support activities, and other work as directed.

Special Requirements

A resume is required.

A copy of your degree, transcripts, or degree evaluation is required.

A Statement of Qualifications is required; please see ‘Required Application Package Documents’ for instructions.

Take the required examination here: Information Technology Specialist I Examination

Required Application Package Documents

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.


• Resume is required and must be included.


• Degree and/or School Transcripts


• Statement of Qualifications - The Supplemental Questionnaire must be titled \"Supplemental Questionnaire\" at the top of the first page, typed in a minimum of 12-point fon t, single spaced, on 8.5\" X 11\" sized paper, and no more than 2 pages in length.


• Describe your experience implementing and supporting secure system interfaces such as APIs, file transfers, certificates, and service accounts. Include an example demonstrating how you ensured reliable data exchange and coordinated technical changes with vendors or third-party integrators.


• This position supports systems handling sensitive digital financial asset and security-related information. Describe how you have balanced operational urgency with confidentiality, integrity, availability, and compliance requirements when coordinating work with technical teams, business users, vendors, or external partners.


• Explain your experience supporting secure configurations, vulnerability remediation, or assisting with penetration testing activities. Describe tools or techniques you have used (e.g., Burp Suite), how you validated fixes, and how you documented findings for review and remediation.

Who May Apply

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California 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.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

Final Filing Date: 9/16/2026