Please Note: A Statement of Qualifications or Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted along with your application to be considered for this position. Applications submitted without an SOQ may be disqualified for this position.
Do not include any confidential information in any documents (i.e., application, resume, or transcripts) you submit for this job vacancy. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents include but is not limited to: Social Security Number (SSN), birthday and/or age, photos, student/other ID number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, exam results, LEAP status, and marital status. Confidential information submitted via a CalCareer Account (electronic application) is automatically redacted upon submission.
You must provide direct responses to each of the numbered items listed below. Each individual response must be numbered and include the full text of the numbered items prior to your response. Please include specific examples of your education, training, and/or experience. Limit your SOQ to a maximum of two (2) pages, single-spaced, twelve-point Arial font.
Your SOQ must address the following:
1.Describe a project where you used Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep to deploy a scalable environment. How did you manage and ensure consistency across development, test, and production environments?"
2. Explain how you implement Least Privilege and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) across both on-prem Active Directory and Cloud IAM roles to protect sensitive social services data.
3. CDSS requires cost optimization. Give an example of how you identified and remediated "cloud sprawl" or unnecessary resource spending without impacting system performance.
4. Walk us through your process for remediating a high-severity vulnerability found during a scan. How do you balance the urgency of the patch with the need for system uptime (using tools like MECM/SCCM)?
5. As an ITS I, you are expected to provide guidance to junior staff. How do you approach creating runbooks or SOPs to ensure knowledge transfer within the team?
This position is subject to fingerprinting clearance by the Department of Justice.
You are required to complete employment history on the application form (STD 678). You may be disqualified from the hiring and selection process if the employment history is inaccurate or incomplete. Resumes will not take the place of employment history.
If you are meeting minimum qualifications with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts for verification. If selected, you may be required to provide official transcripts at the time of hire.
Training and Development assignments may be considered based on the availability of eligible candidates and are subject to approval by the Hiring Authority prior to the appointment. Training and Development assignments are temporary in nature and shall not exceed twenty-four (24) months.
Candidates who reside outside of the State of California may be admitted to the job interview, but they must provide proof of residence in California prior to being eligible for appointment.
