- Telework Eligible: Yes
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Working Title: Security Operational Analyst

Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

- Job ID: 97433
- Location: St. Paul
- Telework Eligible: Yes
- Full/Part Time: Full-Time
- Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
- Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
- Date Posted: 10/28/2026
- Closing Date: 11/06/2026
- Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
- Division/Unit: Enterprise Security Office
- Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
- Days of Work: Monday - Friday
- Travel Required: No
- Salary Range: $37.72 - $62.21 / hourly; $78,759 - $129,894 / annually
- Job Class Option: Information Security
- Classified Status: Classified
- Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
- FLSA Status: Exempt - Skilled
- Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Security team, which embeds security protection statewide.

This position will analyze processes, business routines, and services of the MNIT ESO teams and other related MNIT workgroups. Primary focus will be on the Identity and Access management (IAM)



programs with responsibility for the day-to-day security, availability and integrity of all identity types within and served by the Executive Branch. This role ensures that identities are protected, authentication and authorization controls operate effectively, and identity-based threats, fraud, and misuse are detected and addressed quickly.

This position has advanced technical skills performing system analysis, system programming and application design and builds within the MNIT infrastructure, manages technical and business application testing using operational analysis and testing techniques to identify overall system problems, needs and recent requirements. Additionally, the incumbent makes decisions/recommendations on system configurations, architecture, builds appropriate companion technologies such as data lakes, GitHub repositories, and scripting.

This Position Requires An Employee To Work Onsite At 600 Robert St. N, St. Paul, Minnesota At Least 50% Of The Time, With Limited Telework Available. Telework Eligibility Depends On Residence.

- Candidates living in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the worksite in a bordering state (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) may telework up to 50%.
- Minnesota residents living more than 50 miles from the worksite may be eligible to telework more than 50%.




- Candidates living 50 miles or more from the worksite in a bordering state are not eligible for hire unless relocating within 50 miles.

Minimum Qualifications

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT-related experience in systems analysis, business process analysis, identity and access management (IAM), cybersecurity, or IT service management.

Experience Must Include

- Experience using Visio and other tools to create process diagrams, documenting as-is, transitional, and to be models; and building PowerBI reports for data analysis to identify trends and inform decision-making.
- Experience with IAM security controls, including authentication, authorization, MFA, access management, and identity lifecycle processes.
- Experience analyzing security or operational data to identify anomalies, access issues, fraud indicators, trends, and opportunities for risk reduction.
- Experience working with various testing methodologies to ensure product or end result meets specifications and requirements.
- Experience gathering requirements, facilitating stakeholder workshops, developing reports and documentation, and communicating technical findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a manner that facilitates mutual understanding.
- Customer-focused approach grounded in active listening, empathy, and solution-oriented problem-solving to deliver positive user experiences.

Education in Information Technology (IT) or an IT related field may substitute for experience as follows: a master’s degree for eighteen (18) months o

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