Safeguarding & Audit Compliance Specialist ; Information Services Specialist , Option ; UMP

Safeguarding & Audit Compliance Specialist I (Information Services Specialist I, Option

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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 Safeguarding & Audit Compliance Specialist I, providing support to the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDoR). In this role, you will independently follow established procedures to resolve access issues, contribute to the continuous improvement of access control processes, and support the maintenance of secure Active Directory environments.

Additionally, you will collaborate with developers to enhance access control and auditing applications and utilize Microsoft Office tools to create and maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance documentation.

• 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

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www
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• Under immediate supervision, serves as a Safeguarding & Audit Compliance Specialist I for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDoR) completing professional assignments of limited scope for DoIT/IDoR Safeguarding & Audit Compliance.
• Completes professional assignments of limited scope in creating, maintaining, and improving documentation related to audit compliance and access provisioning.
• Receives increasingly difficult assignments in safeguarding and audit compliance, including instruction in applying related principles to new and existing methods of access control.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the Safeguarding and Audit Compliance 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 the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of two (2) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires satisfactory completion of an agency sponsored training program.

• Elementary knowledge of independently following established technical or business processes to support IT operations, user access provisioning, or tax processing systems.
• Elementary knowledge of testing IT Applications, access provisioning tools, or audit compliance workflows, including validating functionality and identifying process gaps.
• Elementary knowledge of user authentication and role-based access control models, including experience provisioning or modifying user roles within systems such as Active Directory or enterprise applications.
• Elementary knowledge of developing, reviewing, and editing Information Technology or State Tax Processing documents with attention to accuracy, policy alignment, and clarity in formatting and language.
• Elementary knowledge of tools or concepts related to audit compliance, safeguarding data, or security frameworks.

• 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 attend seminars, conferences and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Requires the ability to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, short notice,…