IT Security Specialist

State-of-South-Carolina; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Tuition assistance

Self-development opportunities

Job summary

The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) seeks a cybersecurity monitoring and incident management professional to protect state systems and data. You will monitor environments, respond to incidents, and produce reports for stakeholders.

Hybrid work schedule with tuition assistance and self-development opportunities. A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or related field (or equivalent experience) and strong communication and analytical skills are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of security administration for various operating systems and software.
• Ability to write detailed technical documentation on security procedures.
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of information risks, concepts, and principles.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, identifying, reporting, and resolving security incidents of increasing complexity.
• Preparing monitoring reports and recommending corrective measures.
• Resolving more complex issues with directed infrastructure steps.
• Developing and improving event, alert, and reporting mechanisms.
• Creating moderate complexity procedures and playbooks.
• Producing attestation and collateral within deadlines.
• Assisting units with information security risk assessments.
• Translating security requirements into functional specifications.
• Assisting with development of security plans for various systems.

Skills

Self-motivated

Organized

Analytical

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field

Job description

Who we are:

At the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), we are funding a better state to live, work, and play. Offering excellent benefits, hybrid work schedules, tuition assistance, and self-development opportunities, we are a trustworthy partner to our customers and an innovative workplace that supports work-life balance and empowers our employees to reach their highest potential. Open the door to a career at the SCDOR and discover why 93% of our employees see how their work contributes to the SCDOR’s success—by collecting 95% of South Carolina’s general fund, our team serves with purpose and impacts the success of our community.

Learn more about why you should join our team at dor.sc.gov/careers.

We are looking for teammates who are:

• Self-motivated, efficient with their time, and eager to take initiative
• Organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and capable of independently prioritizing tasks
• Able to explain technical information clearly to audiences with varying levels of technical knowledge
• Passionate to learn new cybersecurity tactics

What you will do:

You will perform simple to moderately complex monitoring and incident management for SCDOR environments and provide technical solutions that serve to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.

Primary job duties include:

• Monitoring, identifying, reporting, and resolving simple to moderately complex problems affecting security and availability
• Preparing monitoring reports and working with the team to make recommendations on corrective measures
• Resolving more complex issues with specific directives to infrastructure for resolution with an emphasis on tracking incident progress
• Developing and improving event, alert, and reporting mechanisms for the team and stakeholders
• Creating moderately complex procedures and playbooks as assigned
• Producing attestation and collateral within the required time
• Assisting units with information security risk assessments
• Translating security requirements into functional specifications and requirements
• Assisting with the analysis and development of security plans for various systems

Either:

1. A bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or a related field and experience in the information technology field to include experience in a security-focused role OR
2. Relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis

Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning.

• Knowledge of security administration for various operating systems and software
• Ability to write detailed technical documentation on security procedures
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills
• Basic knowledge and understanding of information risks, concepts, and principles

• EEO: The SCDOR is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation.
• Hours: Flexible hours may be available from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week). You may need to work a shift that could be between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Job hours are subject to change based on availability of personnel.
• Telework schedule: This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per week after one year of employment with SCDOR.