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Regional Government Services Authority · 2 days ago

Security Analyst II

Regional Government Services Authority is seeking a Security Analyst II to lead Identity and Access Management functions within the CalSAWS Security Operations team. The role involves protecting systems and data from unauthorized access, developing security standards, and supervising Security Operations staff while collaborating with various teams to ensure secure cloud environments.

Government Administration
Hiring Manager
Annie Kavanagh
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Responsibilities

Leading the Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, including supervision of one or more Security Operations Analysts
Contributing to the design, development, and review of security-related work products and deliverables, including:
Designing, building, and supporting AWS account and service architectures with a strong focus on IAM
Governing multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, Organizational Units, and Service Control Policies to enforce least-privilege access and security guardrails
Defining and managing IAM roles for secure cross-account access using tightly scoped trust policies
Leading IAM best practices, including role-based (RBAC) and attribute-based (ABAC) access control strategies
Partnering with platform and application teams to integrate IAM roles into CI/CD pipelines and AWS workloads using temporary credentials and least-privileged access models
Assisting with investigation and response to security incidents related to suspected intrusion events
Compiling, validating, and reporting security metrics for management review
Documenting technical security processes, procedures, and standards
Assisting with security risk identification, issue resolution, escalation, and tracking
Supporting compliance strategies and assessing risks of non-compliance with state and federal IT security regulations and standards
Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements

Qualification

IdentityAccess ManagementAWS SecuritySecurity Incident ResponseCloud Security StandardsCompliance StrategiesRisk AssessmentTechnical LeadershipDocumentation SkillsSoft Skills

Required

A bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline and three (3) years of recent, highly responsible experience in supporting the security of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, and network protocols in a large information technology organization
Two (2) years of experience administering an IT security program at the level of a Departmental Information Security Officer I
Five (5) years of recent, progressively responsible experience implementing information systems or managing or assisting in the management of an information technology organization, including three (3) years leading an IT-related security and/or privacy program on a full-time basis

Preferred

AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate
Google Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Azure Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Azure Administrator or Azure Security Engineer Associate

Company

Regional Government Services Authority

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Regional Government Services Authority (RGS) was formed in 2001 to help local governments meet three challenges: decreasing revenues, increasing demands (and costs) for services, and loss of experienced staff.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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