Security Operations Specialist (Central)

The California Department of Developmental Services (Department) is the agency through which the State of California provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities.

These disabilities include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and related conditions. Services are provided through state-operated developmental centers and community facilities, and contracts with 21 nonprofit regional centers. The regional centers serve as a local resource to help find and access the services and supports available to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be numbered in the same order as the following areas, typed in 12-point Arial font, single spaced, and be no more than two pages in length. Applicants must respond to each of the four questions below, providing specific examples from their education, training, or professional experience. Responses should clearly describe individual responsibilities, technologies utilized, actions performed, and results achieved. Applicants who fail to answer the questions or submit an SOQ may not be considered.

1. Describe your experience identifying, analyzing, and managing security vulnerabilities across enterprise IT environments. Include the vulnerability scanning or security management technologies you have used, how you evaluated findings, and your role in developing or implementing corrective actions.

2. Describe how you would identify and address gaps in vulnerability scanning coverage across an enterprise environment containing workstations, servers, network devices, and cloud resources. Include how you would validate asset coverage and report unidentified or unmanaged assets.

3. Describe your experience applying security standards, system hardening requirements, or configuration management practices to Windows desktops, servers, network infrastructure, or cloud environments. Explain how you evaluated compliance, identified deviations, and ensured corrective actions did not negatively impact system operations.

4. Describe your experience analyzing technical security information, such as vulnerability scan results, system logs, or published Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), and communicating your findings to technical staff or management. Provide an example of how your analysis or reporting supported a security decision, remediation activity, or operational improvement.

If you are using list eligibility from an on-line exam to qualify for this position, you MUST include with your application any documentation (i.e., copy of transcript, degree, license, etc.) to verify meeting the MQ’s or you may not be considered for the position.

The MQs will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the MQs of the classification, the applicant may not be considered and withheld from the eligible list.

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Who May Apply

How To Apply

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required and is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The SOQ serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing.  SEE “SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS” ABOVE FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.