Security administrator - information systems analyst

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Date: Oct 22, 2025

Location:

Chicago, IL, US, 60661

Job Requisition ID: 50893

Job Requisition ID: 50893

Posting Date: 10/23/2025

Closing Date: 11/05/2025

Agency: Department of Innovation and Technology

Class Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST II - 21166

Skill Option: System Services - Information Technology

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $7,787 Monthly; Full Range $7,787 - $11,450 Monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Cook

Number of Vacancies: 2

Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME

Merit Comp Code: None

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Proof of educational coursework is required. Acceptable proof of coursework includes unofficial transcripts, copies of official transcripts, account records (including screenshots) of academic coursework, and any similar documents created by an academic institution.

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Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as a Mainframe Security Administrator - Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) performing complex professional and advisory functions related to Mainframe Systems Security, Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) Software, exercising substantial creativity and originality to reach the final objective. In this role you will conduct and coordinate in-depth studies involving substantial technical research and systems analysis and will perform advanced problem diagnostics of complex operating systems and problems. In addition, you will serve as project coordinator for full-range complex projects, very large hardware/software deployments and installations, documentation, testing, and implementation of complex vendor supplied software systems across multiple agencies and locations. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
  
  

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Essential Functions

• Under administrative direction, serves as a Mainframe Security Administrator – Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) performing complex professional and advisory functions related to Mainframe Systems Security, Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) Software, exercising substantial creativity and originality to reach the final objective.
• Conducts and coordinates in-depth studies involving substantial technical research and systems analysis.
• Performs advanced problem diagnostics of complex operating systems and problems.
• Serves as project coordinator for full-range complex projects, very large hardware/software deployments and installations, documentation, testing, and implementation of complex vendor supplied software systems across multiple agencies and locations
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Systems Services or a related Information Technology field.
  
  

Specialized Skills

• Requires three (3) years of professional experience administering Mainframe Systems Security such as Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) or zSecure, including managing user access, profiles, audit reporting, and security policy enforcement.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience with mainframe utilities and tools such as TSO, ISPF, SMP/E and JCL, including performing security audits, diagnosing complex system problems, and implementing software installations or patches.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience administering Mainframe operating systems such as z/VM, z/OS, z/Linux or similar systems, including security configuration, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of professional experience administering Mainframe Systems Security such as Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) or zSecure, including managing user access, profiles, audit reporting, and security policy enforcement.
• Three (3) years of professional experience with mainframe utilities and tools such as TSO, ISPF, SMP/E and JCL, including performing security audits, diagnosing complex system problems, and implementing software installations or patches.
• Three (3) years of professional experience administering Mainframe operating systems such as z/VM, z/OS, z/Linux or similar systems, including security configuration, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Three (3) years of professional experience serving as a project lead coordinator in an Information Technology environment, including large-scale deployments, cross-agency system implementations, or enterprise software upgrades.
• Ability to develop IT security policies, procedures, and technical standards for mainframe environments to support enterprise compliance and operational consistency.
• Working knowledge of supporting disaster recovery planning and testing for mainframe security and system availability.
• Ability to analyze data and evaluate complex technical, operational, and security related data to identify risks, recommend solutions, and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with technical teams, agency customers, and vendors, including acting as a liaison to resolve service-level issues and escalate critical concerns.
• Ability to coordinate and guide the activities of technical staff and project teams to achieve security and operational objectives.
• Developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to prepare security audit reports, develop technical documentation, and explain complex technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

NOTE : Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

• Requires the ability to verify identity.
• Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with the State of Illinois.
• Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
• Requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone and any other required equipment or devices.
• Requires the ability to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, short notice, evenings, weekends and holidays and requires ability to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines.
• Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
• Requires ability to travel in performance of duties.
• Requires ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 30 pounds. This is considered medium work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(c)). Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.
  
  

Work Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday

Work Location: 555 W Monroe St, Chicago, Illinois, 60661

Agency Contact: Lorna Bock

Email: [email protected]

Posting Group: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state's IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation, and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.

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