Cryptography and Certificate Services Specialist
Department Information At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do. The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission is to protect the health of the people of California and help shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) supports the mission and services of CDPH as well as implementing the technology required to ensure the success of the public services and meet the expectations of the people of California. The Technology Integration Services Branch (TISB), within ITSD, is responsible for developing and maintaining CDPH's technological blueprint, ensuring that all systems and solutions are designed and implemented in a way that maximizes efficiency and capability while ensuring a secure operating model and adherence to applicable laws and standards. “The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.” “*CDPH is an E-Verify employer.” Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov
Job Description
And Duties This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by creating customer focused solutions that are responsive and agile; supporting a modern infrastructure, tools, architecture, and standards; to effectively provide efficient services following service level agreements. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to create sustainability across CDPH by creating efficient solutions that meet customer expectations and reduce waste. As well as, creating innovative solutions, strengthening partnerships and collaborations, and embracing technology. Under administrative direction of the Information Technology Manager (ITM) II, Chief of the Technology Integration Services Branch (TISB), the Information Technology Specialist (ITS) III provides critical technical oversight for cryptography and certificate lifecycle services deployed and being deployed at CDPH to strengthen the Department's security posture, ensure crypto-agility, and support emerging program needs, audits, and compliance activities. This includes, but is not limited to, leading enterprise Quantum-Resistant Cryptography readiness and post-quantum migration efforts, developing foundational Public Key Infrastructure and certificate automation architecture frameworks and processes across on-premises and cloud platforms, collaborating with the Security Operations Center and cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate monitoring and controls for certificate and key management systems, and making recommendations to improve performance, reliability, and scalability. The ITS III performs duties within the System Engineering and Information Security Engineering domains. In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction. Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDPHRecruitment You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement . Final Filing Date: 10/28/2026 Position Details Job Code #: JC-534823 Position #(s): 580-152-1415-008 Working Title Cryptography and Certificate Services Specialist Classification INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III $9,507.00 - $12,740.00 New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. # of Positions: 1 Work Location: Sacramento County Telework Hybrid Job Type Permanent, Full Time