DSHS Privacy Officer
Listed on 2026-01-25
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Healthcare
Overview
Date:
Jan 14, 2026
Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Functional
Title:
DSHS Privacy Officer
Job Title: Privacy Analyst III
Agency: Dept of State Health Services
Department: Compliance Operations
Posting Number: 11532
Closing Date: 02/13/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Office and Administrative Support
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25
Salary Range: $5,797.66 - $7,000.00
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day
Telework: Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 15%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (RDM)
Other Locations: Austin
MOS Codes: ,165X,35PX,3N0X6,46A,INF,ISS
Under the supervision of the Compliance Operations Director, the Privacy Analyst III (DSHS Privacy Officer) performs highly advanced (senior-level) privacy consultative and technical assistance work and oversees the daily operations and activities of the Privacy Office. Work involves safeguarding confidential and public health information through incident response management; coordinating and overseeing agency compliance activities; reviewing, developing, and implementing privacy controls, policies, standards, guidelines, and operating procedures;
and promoting and performing privacy awareness activities agency wide. Responsibilities include triage of and responding to actual or suspected privacy incidents, making breach determinations, and reporting breaches as required by system, agency, state and/or federal laws; assisting in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive data breach/privacy incident plan; performing privacy risk assessments of agency information systems, applications, and new software requests;
monitoring for and proposing solutions to privacy risks; providing regular reports to agency leadership; supervising and auditing the work of other Privacy Office staff, as necessary; and developing strategic plans, goals, and objectives for the Privacy Office in alignment with agency strategic plans. This position coordinates with divisions, programs, and staff across the agency and system, and serves as the central point of contact for inter-agency coordination with the HHSC Privacy Division.
The Privacy Officer works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
EJF
1. (35%) Serves as DSHS Privacy Officer, agency point of contact, and subject matter expert for all privacy-related matters. Oversees daily privacy operations and activities of the privacy program for the agency. Leads and oversees incident response management for the agency by responding to actual or suspected privacy incidents, which includes coordinating with appropriate agency staff and stakeholders to investigate, analyze, make breach determinations, and report breaches as required by system, agency, state and/or federal laws to regulatory authorities and others as appropriate.
Develops recommendations for corrective actions. Maintains proper documentation in the privacy incident management system. Assists in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive data breach/privacy incident plan. Coordinates and oversees agency compliance by conducting privacy threshold assessments, privacy impact assessments, and cybersecurity impact assessments of agency information systems, applications, and new software requests.
EJF
2. (20%) Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with agency leadership, divisions, programs, and staff, as well as with inter-agency partners, local health departments, and other external entities. Coordinates, reviews, and/or researches and responds to privacy-related inquiries from internal and external customers, including overseeing the agency HIPAA mailbox. Provides privacy subject matter expertise for designated program privacy coordinators, work groups, and committees.
EJF
3. (20%) Researches current privacy frameworks, principles, and industry standards and develops recommendations for implementation of new solutions and/or improvement opportunities. Works to integrate privacy practice into routine business operations by developing and implementing privacy controls, policies, standards, guidelines, and operating procedures. Maintains agency wide privacy policies, notices of privacy…
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