Infrastructure Specialist Associate

Office of Information Services

The Office of Information Services (OIS) works to support the business functions and the delivery of health, human, and employment services through the application of information technology (IT). OIS supports the delivery of programs to millions of recipients through the development and round-the-clock operation of automated information systems. Due to the number of end-users and technologies supported, OIS is one of the largest and most complex IT organizations within Ohio state government. Learn more about the Office by visiting the ODJFS OIS webpage. 

What You Will Do

Primary Technology: Security Monitoring

• Help monitor and support security tools that protect agency systems and applications 

• Review basic network and application activity to identify unusual or potentially harmful behavior and escalate issues as needed

• Use application security scanning tools to identify common vulnerabilities

• Assist with tracking remediation of vulnerabilities and confirms fixes with guidance from senior staff

• Collaborate with development and system teams to ensure security requirements are included in new or updated applications

•  Help review applications for compliance

• Support basic risk assessment activities by gathering information, reviewing scan results, and confirming vulnerability details

• Assists with reviewing application security settings (e.g., authentication, encryption, access controls) to ensure they meet established standards

• Maintains documentation used for audits, compliance reviews, and internal reporting

• Gather evidence and help identify potential root causes, under the direction of incident response staff

• Assist with basic containment or remediation steps

• Help document incident details and lessons learned

• Support communication and awareness efforts to promote secure application practices across the agency

Schedule: Full-Time

Hours: Standard workdays are Monday through Friday. Hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Location: This position will be headquartered in an ODJFS Facility in one of the following cities - Columbus, Akron, or Dayton. This determination will take into account the proximity to the applicant's home address.

Rhodes State Officer Tower - 30 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Akron - 172 S. Broadway Street, Akron, OH 44308
Dayton - 6680 Poe Avenue, Dayton, OH 45414

Travel: Occasional travel within the state of Ohio.

PN(s): 20044244

The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following: 

Option 1

• 18 months combined work exp. &/or trg. In any combination of the following: installing, monitoring/maintaining, configuring, upgrading, &/or administering/operating a single technology domain.

Option 2

• Successful completion of IT Apprenticeship program at designated agency.

Option 3

• Completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems.
   

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Pay Information

This position is in the State of Ohio’s OCSEA Pay Schedule, Pay Range 30. Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of that pay range (step 1, currently $25.77 per hour). These ranges provide a standardized pathway for pay increases. With continued employment, new hires move to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Cost of Living Adjustments increase wages in these ranges each fiscal year. The current step progression wages are in the table below.