Senior Security Operations Engineer

WORK ENVIRONMENT

When you join our team, you'll experience the flexibility, autonomy, trust, and collaboration we believe creates a safe, innovative, and thriving environment. After all, we[re hiring you not only for the skills and experiences you possess today, but also where you'll grow tomorrow.

• Collaborative environment
• Continuous Learning + education and conference allocation
• Business casual dress code

RESPONSIBILITIES

You'll primarily work with various information security-related technologies as we solve some of the biggest challenges facing the organizations we serve. You will be extected to approach technical decisions pragmatically to ensure the value of the work is the top priority. You'll demonstrate a strong aptitude for learning new skills as well as sharing and teaching your area of expertise. You'll plany an integral role in impacting team culture, practice, and engagement.

• Serve as lead for Legislature-wide information security initiatives
• Implement and operate security tools, working closely with Legislative IT teams to ensure timely remediation of vulnerabilities and exposures
• Collaborate with other LIS engineers to ensure operational excellence
• Create configuration and troubleshooting documentation
• Contribute to troubleshooting and technical support

Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Human Skills:

• Strong Communication Skills - written, verbal, listening, and questioning - ability to explain security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Problem Solver - understanding the problem, rather than just executing a task
• Self-starter, initiative, drive, willingness to engage in improving the team
• Continuous learning mindset - stay updated on the latest security risks and best practices
• Collaborative - building partnerships with LIS Engineering teams and Legislative agencies
• Passionate about advocating for improving security practices across the organization
• Able to work with business systems owners to identify critical assets, security posture

Technical skills:

Experience with enterprise networks, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and network security.

• NAC, identity management, authentication, and access management controls
• Implementing hardening techniques for Windows, Linux, and mobile devices
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating vulnerabilities in applications and networks
• Analyzing security logs to identify malicious activity and potential threats
• Detecting, analyzing, containing, and recovering from security incidents
• Experience configuring and using SIEM solutions
• In-depth understanding of cloud security policies and implement them in an organization
• Ability to build security policies and implement them in an organization
• Certifications desired: CISSP or SSCP

Supplemental Information

CULTURE

Our Vision:

LIS consistently provides information technology, strategic direction, and forward-thinking solutions that are vital to the smooth and efficient operation of Ohio's legislative processes serving the citizens of Ohio.

Our Guiding Principles:

• The first responsibility of Legislative Information Systems (LIS) is to the legislative organizations we support. Our work is vital to the smooth and efficient operation of Ohio's governmental processes and to the State's citizens. We work efficiently while reducing risk to our comforters.
• We prioritize operations and service uptime, minimizing the impact of outages.
• Our customers consider LIS a trusted advisor and rely on us for knowledgeable assistance on all technical needs.
• We communicate openly and honestly to build trust and confidence. Our customers and peers understand what we are doing and how it will affect them.
• We know that our best work comes through teamwork. We show others respect. We invite and encourage input from anyone who can help us do our jobs more effectively and efficiently.
• Our systems and legislative data are maintained in a safe and secure manner to provide data integrity.
• We adhere to fiscally responsible principles in IT spending, ensuring the greatest value for taxpayer money.

ADA Statement

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Drug-Free Workplace

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.