Salary : $5,462.00 - $9,833.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OTS 111026B MDM
Department: Division of Administration-Office of Technology Services
Opening Date: 11/10/2026
Closing Date: 11/24/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this JobThe Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Infosec section. Req. 228158
This position is within the Office of Technology Services (OTS) and serves as an information security compliance subject matter expert by providing guidance, recommendations, and consulting with various key stakeholders within state agencies and operational OTS service areas on matters related to information security. This position receives direction and priority from the Director of Compliance and Risk Management while working alongside additional members of the State's Information Security Team.
This position is additionally responsible for monitoring, validating, and improving internal and external control mechanisms, while enabling and coordinating with State and Federal agencies to work effectively and productively. This position is primarily dedicated to identifying and reducing risk to an acceptable level while striving to align with operation goals and objectives to ensure the recommendations provided support and enable the operational needs of the State.
As an assigned member of the Information Security Team, this position will perform each duty with the highest level of integrity and confidentiality while supporting assigned agencies and OTS service areas with excellent customer service and unwavering professionalism.
Minimum QualificationsSix years of experience in information technology; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in information technology; OR
An associate's degree in information technology plus four years of experience in information technology; OR
A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in information technology; OR
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus three years of experience in information technology; OR
A master's degree plus three years of experience in information technology.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.
Job SpecificationThe official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other InformationJob Duties:
• Serve as an Information Security Compliance Officer and federal/state liaison for FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Supports the Director of Compliance and Risk Management in coordinating and overseeing statewide information security compliance activities, including compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and security frameworks, in collaboration with senior OTS Information Security Officers.
• Reviews and provides recommendations on all contractual instruments such as Contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs), and Data Use Agreements (DUAs) to ensure compliance with privacy and information security standards, and to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information shared between customer agencies or with third parties.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of compliance frameworks addressing various Federal and State regulations, including but not limited to: Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Federal Tax Information (FTI), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Social Security Administration (SSA), and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) requirements.
• Provides guidance and subject matter expertise in information security risk management across enterprise initiatives. This includes conducting risk assessments, identifying control gaps, and recommending mitigation strategies to support secure systems development and operations
• Coordinates with agency Information Privacy Officers and Legal Counsel to align security and privacy compliance efforts. This includes collaborative development and enforcement of policies, procedures, and incident response protocols to ensure consistent application of regulatory requirements.
• Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed by OTS Leadership.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
Career Progression: This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as an IT Statewide Infosec Officer 1 or 2.
Compensation: The salary range listed on the job posting reflects the pay grade minimum and maximum for the IT Statewide Infosec Officer 1 job title. The salary range pay grade minimum and maximum for the other levels of the career progression group can be viewed using the links below:
Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Resumes
WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
For further information about this vacancy, contact:Danielle Martin
HR Analyst
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email:
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Do you have a bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field?
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If you answered yes to the above question, please list your qualifying hours below in the following format: Course, hours, institution. If you answered no, enter N/A.(Ex. GEOG 4041 - Field Methods in Physical Geography - 3 hrs - LSU)
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Provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor's in biology at Louisiana State University, May 2012)If you have not completed a degree, enter N/A.
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Describe your experience with developing, implementing, reviewing, updating, and enforcing policies and procedures for broad organizational use.
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Describe your experience with working across multiple organizational teams, vendors, and business partners for project management. Discuss your organization and documentation skills.
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Describe your approach to mentoring and managing a team of professionals.
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Describe your approach to communicating technical information to organizational teams, vendors, and business partners.
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Describe how you would manage multiple year-round programs that require reporting and information gathering at specific intervals throughout the cycle.
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