Senior Enterprise System Architect (Information Systems Specialist 7)

Department Of Environmental Quality • Portland, OR

76d • $6,671 - $10,080 • Remote

About The Position

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality strives to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable environment that embraces and values diversity. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We strive to be a workplace where we share our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals, and while collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations. We celebrate and appreciate diversity, champion equity, and treat each other with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or physical or mental disability. Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Oregon's environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Oregon at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). At DEQ, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Oregon's air, land, and water. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a Senior Enterprise System Architect (Information Systems Specialist 7) in Portland, Oregon. This position is limited duration for 12 months with the potential of being extended or made permanent pending Budget and Legislature approval. Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency's mission to protect and improve Oregon's environmental quality.

Requirements

• 6 years of information systems experience, OR 4 years of information systems experience and an Associate's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, OR 2 years of information systems experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related degree, OR Master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to write information systems security documentation, including alerts, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Experience providing enterprise-level technical and security controls coordination between multiple entities within a federal, state and/or local government environment.
• Demonstrated experience creating configuration requests, testing, and maintaining implemented firewall rules and related security infrastructure devices.
• Demonstrated experience configuring, administering, and maintaining cloud security infrastructure objects.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud information security concepts, best practices, application of NIST standards, and CIS controls.
• Knowledge of information security concepts, best practices, application of NIST standards, and CIS controls.
• Demonstrated experience and application of Information Technology Infrastructure Library concepts in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to support enterprise-level development operations, including application deployments, security certificate creation, and application configuration management.
• IT acumen including a broad knowledge of, and ability to use, a variety of computers, software, scripting languages, application programming interface connectivity, networking, and security information systems.
• Expert knowledge of and experience with Microsoft software, Cisco networking, cloud-based solutions, and general IT security standards.
• Experience being responsible for security management in a multi-platform environment.
• Experience providing strategic direction, research, design, development, implementation, and operational support for hybrid server-based infrastructures and solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to use critical thinking and analytical skills to form independent judgment, initiative, and decision-making.
• Demonstrated understanding of the historical impacts for marginalized and underrepresented communities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide strategic direction, enterprise-wide planning, research, design, development, implementation, and operational support of Agency-wide hardware/software computer facilities.
• Manage server operating systems and local and wide-area network communications security.
• Oversee aspects of security management in a multi-platform environment with over 800 user accounts and 3 security platforms.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for the employee and their qualified family members.
• Paid sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• Opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Administration of Environmental Quality Programs
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree