Senior Data Governance & Security Lead

Illinois Secretary of State; Town of Springfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Illinois Secretary of State seeks an Information Systems Advisor II - Data Governance & Compliance to lead the agency's data governance program, establish data standards, and ensure alignment with NIST and statewide cybersecurity requirements.

The role supervises governance analysts and technical staff, partners with Data Analytics, Data Operations, and Application Development, and implements Purview and Azure policy controls to support secure data handling and compliant reporting.

Qualifications

• Requires two years of college in CS and 4.5 years of relevant experience, including 1 year in supervision.
• Experience leading data governance, policy implementation, and security compliance.
• Knowledge of NIST-aligned data handling and enterprise cybersecurity standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of data governance frameworks.
• Supervise data governance analysts and staff development.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity and privacy to ensure compliant data handling.
• Collaborate with analytics, operations, and development teams on governance.
• Automate compliance controls and improve documentation.

Skills

Data governance

Policy leadership

Metadata management

Security awareness

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Supervision

Education

Two-year college coursework in CS

Tools

Purview

Azure Policy

Logic Apps

Azure Data Factory

Synapse

Job description

Office of the Illinois Secretary of State seeks an Information Systems Advisor II - Data Governance & Compliance to lead the agency's data governance program, establish data standards, and ensure alignment with NIST and statewide cybersecurity requirements.

The role supervises governance analysts and technical staff, partners with Data Analytics, Data Operations, and Application Development, and implements Purview and Azure policy controls to support secure data handling and compliant reporting.