The state Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is recruiting for a CISO (IT manager I), who, according to the job posting, will be “responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of department policies and procedures ensuring IT security oversight for the department’s information/cybersecurity program, including technology, data and information assets.”
The CISO will be in charge of managing the IT Security Unit and building a strong information security program within the department. “The CISO represents DFPI when communicating with internal and external stakeholders including program division chiefs, state control agencies, California Military Department, the state data center, state and federal auditors, other information security officers, California Highway Patrol, and various department and state level committees,” the posting says. In addition, the CISO will serve as chair of the Information Technology Security Advisory Board and as a consultant to the CIO on department-related IT security issues.
The monthly salary range is $8,016 to $10,742, and the application deadline is Jan. 14.
The city-county of San Francisco has opened recruitment for a chief data officer, a position held by Jason Lally since last February. Lally succeeded Joy Bonaguro, who left that role and was named last January to the position of state chief data officer, serving in the Government Operations Agency.
The San Francisco CDO, reporting to the chief digital services officer in the City Administrator’s Office, “will be a champion for transparency through open data, and better services through internal data sharing,” the job posting says. “You will help the city mature its understanding of data as a critical asset for delivering better, more equitable services to all San Franciscans. You will lead a team of four, specializing in data and analytics. Your responsibilities will include setting data standards and governance, setting the city’s data strategy, and working closely with our departments to support them with data transparency both internally and externally.”
“San Francisco was one of the first cities to have a chief data officer, and is rightly proud of its Open Data program,” the job posting says.
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Collaborate across departments to provide data governance, policies and practices for publishing open data.
- Oversee the ongoing development of the Socrata open data platform and continue work with departments to create data transparency through this central directory.
- Identify opportunities for internal data sharing that will lead to better services and better data for decision-making.
- Work with agile teams to build, test and learn in the development of new digital service.
- Oversee the Data Academy program in partnership with the Controller’s Office.
- Oversee the existing Power BI (business intelligence) program.
- Support critical analytics projects such as the city’s COVID-19 data hub.
