Detection Engineering Manager

Job Title: Detection Engineering Manager

Job Requisition ID: 48263 

Closing Date: 7/18/2025

Salary: $8,281 monthly

Work Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Work Location: (Hybrid) 120 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5170

Union Position: Yes

Work authorization: US work authorization required at time of application. No sponsorship available. Not eligible for F1 OPT/CPT. Positions are W2 only and cannot be converted to a contract position. If you have questions about your work authorization eligibility, please email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov. 

Questions? Email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov

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 the Detection Engineering Manager, developing and directing all phases of highly complex software and hardware implementations and computer security remediation for the Endpoint Protection unit ensuring support to staff and value-added services for operational standards. 

In this role, you will oversee the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of server and desktop components in support of infrastructure services, security, and anti-virus. 

In addition, you will supervise a team of Endpoint Security Analysts, by directing and coordinating activities to ensure the best hardware and software solutions are available for use by clients.

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 

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx 

Essential Functions

• Under general supervision, serves as the Detection Engineering Manager for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), developing and directing all phases of highly complex software and hardware implementations and computer security remediation for Endpoint Protection, ensuring support to staff and value-added services for operational standards.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Supervises, directs, and coordinates unit activities to ensure the best hardware and software solutions are available for use by clients and plans for new releases of existing products.
• Coordinates in-depth enterprise-wide IT management studies involving extensive technical research, systems analysis, security assessments and remediation.
• Directs the analysis of performance reports, activity data, and exception reports to determine solutions required to resolve problems related to operating systems and application security remediation, anti-virus, etc., or deliver the levels of service necessary to help agencies meet their goals.
• Serves as lead on major IT procurements, coordinating evaluation and acquisition of new software for installation for client access.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in management information systems, data processing, telecommunications, or a directly related Information Technology field.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in management information systems, data processing, or telecommunications in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

• Three (3) years of professional experience overseeing the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of server and desktop components in support of infrastructure services, security, and anti-virus.
• Three (3) years of professional experience managing or leading an Information Security team or a similar Information Technology field, including developing and implementing operational standards, policies, and procedures to ensure service delivery and compliance with organizational goals and procurement guidelines in a large public or business organization.
• Three (3) years of professional experience leading technical teams in problem diagnosis, incident resolution, and root cause analysis, including conducting performance assessments, troubleshooting issues, and documenting information to ensure effective incident management.
• Three (3) years of professional experience coordinating in-depth enterprise-wide IT management studies involving extensive technical research, systems analysis, and security assessments and remediation.
• Three (3) years of professional experience utilizing IT Application Service Delivery.
• Extensive knowledge with load-testing tools and enterprise application monitoring tools.
• Extensive knowledge utilizing Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of handling complex technical issues, including responding to emergency and after-hours situations, while ensuring effective communication and resolution in line with established escalation procedures.
• Ability to develop, negotiate, and manage vendor contracts, including gathering technical and business requirements, coordinating vendor performance management, ensuring performance guarantees, and maintaining compliance with service level agreements and contract standards.
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification.

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 State of Illinois.
• Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check and requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel, including occasional overnight stays.
• Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work phone, etc.
• Requires the ability to serve in an on-call capacity and to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, short notice, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• 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 10 pounds. This is considered sedentary work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(a)). Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and requires occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing.
• The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.