Senior Information Security Officer: Lead Security & Compliance

California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation seeks a Senior Information Security Officer to lead department IT security efforts from the Sacramento office. The role focuses on protecting systems, leading incident responses, and guiding security policy across the agency.

Under the CISO, the SISO will monitor compliance with state and federal regulations, including NIST, SAM and SIMM, and coordinate investigations and risk mitigation activities. Final filing date 2026-09-13.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in information technology or related field; substitution rules apply.
• Education may substitute for experience per state rules (4 or 2 years).
• 15 semester units (or 22.5 quarter units) of IT coursework required.

Responsibilities

• Protect DFPI IT systems from threats and lead security incident responses.
• Develop security policies, processes and reporting for compliance.
• Assist CISO to ensure regulatory compliance (NIST, SAM, SIMM, Civil Code).

Skills

Information security

Incident response

Policy development

Education

Bachelor’s degree (IT or related)

Associate’s degree substitute

IT coursework 15 units

Job description

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation seeks a Senior Information Security Officer to lead department IT security efforts from the Sacramento office. The role focuses on protecting systems, leading incident responses, and guiding security policy across the agency.

Under the CISO, the SISO will monitor compliance with state and federal regulations, including NIST, SAM and SIMM, and coordinate investigations and risk mitigation activities. Final filing date 2026-09-13.