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Mission: Every day,Montana Department of Justiceemployees are dedicated to ensuring the well-being and rights of the people of our great state. The Department of Justice does the right thing for the right reason. If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a team that builds a culture of character and excellence, demonstrates collaboration and selfless public service, and upholds the law while pursuing public safety, the Department of Justice may have a career for you! About Us: Hello! We’re the Justice Information Technology Services (JITS) team at the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ). We serve the Montana Attorney General providing vital Information Technology (IT) infrastructure which Montanan’s rely upon to support state and local law enforcement. Our team is dynamic and collaborative, and we have a big impact. We manage the IT systems, services, and interfaces to support approximately 900 DOJ employees, and over 3,000 Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIN) customers across the state working together to make a difference. JITS supports DOJ staff involved with legal cases concerning the State and its people, Montana missing persons, victim services, children’s justice, consumer protection, criminal investigations, highway safety, motor vehicle operations, gambling control, criminal history information, and forensic laboratory services. This is a long list of vital services but if you enjoy diversity, this challenging, exciting, and rewarding position may be what you are looking for. The Role: The Cybersecurity Architect ensures that security requirements necessary to protect the DOJ mission and business processes are addressed in all aspects of enterprise architecture. What You’ll Do: Participate in system planning and design, risk assessments, technical audits, problem resolution, and collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure security functions are integrated into all phases of the system lifecycle. Mentor information technology personnel on best practices, and security trends. What We’re Looking for: An experienced Security Analyst, IT systems or Network administrator with at least 3 years of progressively increasing responsibility and demonstrated experience working with security systems, desktops, server, and network infrastructure. The candidate will be seeking to work in a collaborative environment, is flexible working with others, and willing to work nights and weekends if necessary. All combinations of experience, and educations will be considered. If you think your experience would qualify you for this role, please apply. Why Join Us? * * Awesome Benefits: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, health, dental, vision coverage, and retirement plans. * Student Loan Forgiveness: Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. * Fun Work Environment: Be part of a team that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration. *Ready to Apply? This is a permanent full-time position and located in Helena, Montana. Special Information: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months. Eligibility to Work: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a "green card". The State of Montana does not sponsor. Applicant Pool Statement: If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection. Telework Eligibility: This position isrequired 3 days in office per week. Job Overview: The Cybersecurity Architect ensures that security requirements necessary to protect the DOJ mission and business processes are addressed in all aspects of enterprise architecture. The incumbent will work to implement security controls in support of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Participate in system planning and design, risk assessments, technical audits, problem resolution, and collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure security functions are integrated into all phases of the system lifecycle. Mentor junior information technology personnel on best practices, and security trends. * Day-to-day duties are focused onworking in collaboration to: o Design, Develop, implement, and integrate security protocols and procedures into all DOJ systems (mobile devices, endpoint, servers, network). o Conduct security reviews and assessments. o Investigate and resolve security events. o Produce hardened baseline images for workstations and servers. o Design host-based firewalls. o Design file level access controls. o Design application whitelisting. o Design User account controls. o Design hardened networks. o Design micro segmentation networking. o Design secure VPN solutions to connect remote sites and workers. o Design and manage Next generation firewalls policies. o Design and manage Intrusion detection and prevention systems. o Design and manage Application Security Manager (ASM) and Web Application Firewalls (WAF) policies. o Design virtualization and containerization technologies securely. o Design disaster recovery, and data backup solutions that follow the 3-2-1 principle. o Design software deployment packages. o Deploy security patches in a timely manner. o Design any other technology not listed, but paramount and vital to the continuity of DOJ operations. Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field. * Four years of experience in network or systems administration on an enterprise level. /Other combinations of education, certification or experience may be substituted./ Preferred Qualifications: * *2 years of experience managing endpoints (workstations, mobile devices, etc.) * 2 years of service desk experience * Demonstrated knowledge of cyber security landscape -- threats, trends, technologies. * Demonstrated knowledge of proactive network and system searches to detect and isolate advanced threats. * Experience with building network and application security solutions typically found in an enterprise-level IT infrastructure. * Demonstrated knowledge of: o Windows (Workstation and Server) o Linux (RHEL, Debian, CentOS, etc.) o VMWare ESXi or other Virtualization technology o Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) o Cloudflare WAF o F5 Big IP o Firewall Administration o OSI Model o TCP/IP o Routing, switching, VLAN, WLAN technology. o IPSec and VPN administration o Active Directory o Endpoint security o Databases o IDS and IPS o Security event monitoring o Antivirus technologies o Software packaging and deployment o Programming / Scripting Languages *Special Instructions: The selection procedures to be used in evaluating the applicant's qualification may include, but are not limited to, an evaluation of the résumé, a structured interview, performance test, academic transcripts, reference/background checks and fingerprint checks. Additional materials, references or information submitted by the applicant, but not requested, will not be considered. Successful applicant(s) will be subject to: * Criminal History Fingerprint / Name-based Check * Intensive Background Check * Driving History HOW TO APPLY: * /To be considered for this position, you must attach a resume at the time of application/. Tip: When attaching your resume, you must mark the attachment as a “Relevant File”. _Your Resume_: Please include all work experience as well as job duties that demonstrate your qualifications for this position. Include dates of employment (month & year- start & end) and the reason you left each job. A complete online state application is not required. To initiate an application, attach the resume to be considered for this position. Failure to attach résumé will result in an incomplete application that will not be considered further. Only electronic applications will be accepted. Materials submitted but not requested will not be considered in the selection process. All documents for Veteran or Disability preference must be received or date stamped by the closing date. Please submit preference documentation to Terri Christianson atTerese.Christianson@mt.govviaFile Transfer Service. To request an accommodation with the application process, please contact the HR office. Your service is rewarded with competitive compensation and generousState of Montana Benefits. * Medical, dental and vision coverage * Retirement plans * Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays * Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts * Employee Assistance Program State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This Organization Participates inE-Verify. Minorities are under-represented in this position and are encouraged to apply. This position is/may be covered by a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA). Title: *Cybersecurity Architect Location: Helena Requisition ID: 24143370

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