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About the DFPI The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) protects consumers and oversees financial service providers and products. The DFPI supervises the operations of state-licensed financial institutions, including banks, credit unions and money transmitters. Additionally, the DFPI licenses and regulates a variety of financial service providers, including securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers, payday lenders and other consumer finance lenders. The DFPI offers benefit packages, competitive salary, a robust training program and opportunities for advancement. Position Details Job Code #: JC- 528679 Position #(s): 410-113-1402-004 Working Title: Security Operations Specialist Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I $6,513.00 - $8,729.00 A $7,163.00 - $9,599.00 B $7,864.00 - $10,537.00 C New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. # of Positions: 1 Work Location: Sacramento County Telework: In Office Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Job Description And Duties Effective July 1, 2025, The California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each full-time employee shall receive a reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits, monthly. The salary range(s) included in the job advertisement do not reflect the reduction in pay. SEIU Bargaining units (1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21) will receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours of PLP 2025 per month. The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is recruiting for one Permanent, Full-time Information Technology Specialist I position within the Information Technology Services Division's Security Unit . This position is to be located in the Sacramento office. This recruitment may be used to fill subsequent vacancies of this position within the next 180 days. Under the general direction of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO, IT Manager I) the Information Technology Specialist I will serve as department's Security Operations Specialist. The SOS will ensure DFPI IT systems are protected from threats, monitor systems and respond to alerts, perform investigations and analysis, and implement solutions to improve the Department's security posture. The SOS will assist the CISO and the Operations Manager in maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations including California Civil Code, the State Administrative Manual (SAM), the Statewide Information Management Manual (SIMM), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Final Filing Date: 9/13/2026 Examination Information Applicants will need to take and pass the online Information Technology Specialist I exam/assessment to be eligible to apply for Information Technology Specialist I positions. Please visit: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1750 Minimum Qualifications Two years as an Information Technology Associate; or Four years of general information technology experience performing technical and/or analytical tasks for computer systems or services in any of the six domains or emerging information technology fields; or 120 semester units (or 180 quarter units) from an accredited college or university including at least 15 semester units (or 22.5 quarter units) of information technology or closely related course work; or Any equivalent combination of experience and education. When using education to meet minimum qualifications, education must include the specified IT or closely related course work. Consider a rewarding and challenging career with the DFPI! DFPI Website: www.dfpi.ca.gov