Job Description

State of Nevada Announces

An Open Competitive Recruitment for:

IT PROFESSIONAL 2 - Information Security

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $73,309.68 to $109,640.88 PAY GRADE: 38

The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.

In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.



JOB INFORMATION


Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur Statewide.


Department: Nevada Health Authority


Division: Director's Office


Job Class Code: 07.926


RECRUITMENT INFORMATION


Announcement Number: 52901


Open to all qualified persons.


Posted 11/12/2025


Close Date: 11/19/2025


Recruiter:


VICTORIA SHEEHAN


Phone: (775)684-0133


Email: torisheehan@admin.nv.gov


Applications accepted for another 6 Days 15 Hrs 11 Mins





The Position
Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.
Incumbents perform journey level duties and may serve as a lead worker to lower level IT staff as assigned. This is a supervisory level for the Computer Operations function.
The Nevada Health Authority (NVHA) Director's Office is hiring for an IT Professional II. This position supports NVHA's enterprise security program under the Information Security Manager. Conducts access audits across multiple Divisions, analyzes user provisioning accuracy, manages phishing reports via KnowBe4 PhishER, and performs vulnerability scanning using Tenable with remediation tracking. They will also assist with incident triage and documentation, maintains audit readiness, and collaborates with Division ISOs. Support of development of dashboards for audit/phishing metrics and provides cross-Division support during assessments is also vital. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/



To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and two years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security; OR two years of experience as an IT Professional I in Nevada State service; OR four years of relevant technical experience as an IT Technician IV or above in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.




The Examination


Application Evaluation Exam


The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.





The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment

1)

Describe your experience with KnowBe4 PhishER, Tenable/Nessus, and Microsoft 365 and where the experience was gained.

2)

Describe your experience with HIPAA, NIST 800-53, CIS Controls, and Nevada State IT Security Policy and where the experience was gained.





INFORMATIONAL LINKS


For more information about state employment, visit the following:

Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov

Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org

Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/

More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB