DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

Division of Technology Services (DTS)
1400 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
www.azdes.gov

Salary: $70,000 - $78,543  

Grade: 24

Closing Date: June 9, 2026

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES) we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals who are committed to service, community, and teamwork. To learn more about DES please visit des.az.gov; or click on the link here to view ‘Our DES’ video. Come Join the DES Team!

The Department of Economic Security, Division of Technology Services (DTS), is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as an Information Security Analyst Senior. The Information Security Analyst Senior is responsible for reviewing threat intelligence feeds and alerts and identifies affected devices. Investigates logs and traffic patterns, isolates and corrects systems faults. Generates leadership incidents and threat reports. Proactively solves problems. Info Sec Analyst Senior will maintain their understanding and awareness of Agency, State, and Federal requirements and how they are to be applied to agency systems and data. The role is highly collaborative, involving frequent interaction with various members of the larger IT team and DTS customers.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the department's needs and continual meetings of expected performance measures.

The state of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Essential Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Conducts traffic analysis to identify and characterize threats. Assist in the implementation of new services and improvement of existing security services including installation and monitoring, specifically ensuring security and compliance requirements are met or exceeded and that the service meets sustainability goals.
• Generates leadership reports, metrics and audit quality artifacts of service execution. Identify and remediate deficiencies and proactively solve problems. Implement new software, upgrades, patches and fixes to ensure that security platforms and services are healthy and running as expected.
• Assist with the coordination of security activities with other IT functional teams concerning the implementation of new security services and solutions. Provide security guidance concerning required remediation activities.
• Regularly review the threat landscape for emerging threats to the organization. Make assessments concerning the findings and socialize them within the security team. Determine if alteration is required or recommended to existing security services and solutions to protect against these threats.
• Maintain and update Security Services Catalog where appropriate - inclusive of Tasks, Checklists, Procedures and Metrics.

Knowledge of:
• Incident response and handling methodologies.
• Cyber-security and privacy principles, and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
• How traffic flows across the network (e.g.; Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP],
• Network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) security.
• What constitutes a network attack and a network attack’s relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities.
• Vulnerability assessment, analysis and threat modeling techniques for prioritization purposes.
• Web filtering technologies.
• Cyber defense and information security policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Basic system, network, and OS hardening techniques.
• Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools and applications.
• Network traffic analysis (tools, methodologies, processes).
• Current Windows operating systems including web services
• Phishing and other exploitation techniques.

Skill in:
• Understanding host/network access controls (e.g., access control list).
• Using incident handling methodologies.
• Using Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices and encryption.
• Securing network communications.
• Protecting a network against malware. (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters).
• System, network, and OS hardening techniques. (e.g., remove unnecessary services, password policies, network segmentation, enable logging, least privilege, etc.).
• Appling cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
• Assessing security logs and information from multiple sources to manually correlate information and arrive at a defensible assessment.

Ability to:
• Prepare content appropriate information and presentations from raw data to various levels of audience.
• Research and learn independently.
• Collaborate.
• Quickly identify, interpret, assess, and react to security related events and notifications.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:
• CySA+ Security Certification or higher strongly preferred

• This position may require driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).
• Successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify)
• Employee shall obtain and maintain a valid Level One fingerprint clearance card that meets DES requirements for a Level One card pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 41-1969.
• Bachelor's degree plus 3 or more years of experience in information security analysis (or equivalent experience).

The Arizona Department of Economic Security offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child.
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stipend Opportunities
• Infant at Work Program
• Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
• Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page.

State employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS), the State sponsored retirement contribution plan and the Long-Term Disability (LTD) program after a 27-week waiting period. The ASRS defined benefit plan provides for life-long income upon retirement. You will also have the option to participate in a voluntary deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.

On, or shortly after, your first day of work you will be provided with additional information about the available insurance plans, enrollment instructions, submission deadlines and effective dates.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact Benson Walker at (480) 318-4150 or email Bensonwalker@azdes.gov.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (480) 318-4150. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.