Career Opportunities - Idaho Office of Attorney General

Date Posted: August 23, 2021

Closing Date: Open until further notice.

Salary: DOE – Full state employee benefits package.

Location: Boise, Idaho. As Idaho’s capital, Boise is a growing city of approximately 226,570 and serves as headquarters for several major national and international corporations. Boise offers a rich variety of both cultural and recreational opportunities. Idaho’s world-famous fly-fishing, skiing, kayaking and hiking are all within easy access. Housing costs are moderate.

Primary Duties: The Office of the Attorney General is seeking a full-time paralegal or legal assistant for the Fair Hearings Unit in the Contracts & Administrative Law Division. The division offers a friendly and welcoming work environment, maintains regular office hours, and emphasizes a positive work-life balance. Conveniently located in downtown Boise near shops, restaurants, and the Ridge to Rivers trail system.

Successful applicant will perform a variety of administrative duties in support of the Fair Hearing Unit. Duties include: assisting three hearing officers in maintaining hearing dockets; creating, formatting, and proofing reports, correspondence, envelopes, memoranda, pleadings, and administrative orders; maintaining and communicating hearing procedures in compliance with legal standards; managing incoming and outgoing mail and phone calls; creating and maintaining electronic files; scheduling hearings; data entry in an electronic records management system; and other related duties as assigned.

Requirements: Must be self-motivated and detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Must have excellent grammar and proofreading skills. Must have willingness and ability to learn new programs and processes and cross-train in other areas. Prior paralegal or legal assistant experience, or equivalent, and familiarity with TimeMatters or other electronic records management system is strongly preferred. Familiarity with legal terminology, processes, and procedures also preferred.

Applications: E-mail resumes to Becky Ophus at becky.ophus@ag.idaho.gov.
If you have questions or would like any additional information please email Becky Ophus at becky.ophus@ag.idaho.gov.

The Idaho Office of the Attorney General is an equal opportunity employer. This position is exempt from state classified service, and the rules of the Division of Human Resources and the Idaho Personnel Commission. This is an at-will position.

Date Posted: July 9, 2021

Closing Date: Open until further notice.

Start Date: To be determined upon hire.

Salary: DOE ($72,000 – $82,000/year) with a full state employee benefits package.

Location: Boise, Idaho.

Primary Duties: The Idaho Office of the Attorney General has an immediate opening for an IT Information Security Engineer at our central office in Boise, Idaho. This is an appointed position and reports to the IT Director. It is exempt from classified service and the rules of the Division of Human Resources.

The IT Information Security Engineer will provide critical cybersecurity and network operation services for our office, working with a team of IT professionals to support legal and law enforcement operations. The incumbent is responsible for the formulation of the information security plan for the enterprise and implements it using a risk management framework. Incumbents interface with management, customers, and network staff to establish, administer, and secure enterprise data, servers, and the network. Incumbents utilize a variety of tools to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Incumbents work to identify threats, protect organizational information, assets, and people, detect malicious and suspicious activities, respond to hostile security incidents and aid in recovery efforts addressing the security issues that cause them. Incumbents maintain and support computer systems and networks to ensure information security for projects and the enterprise infrastructure as a whole. Incumbents are responsible for the establishment of information security policy, determination of enterprise information security risks, development of information security architecture, analysis of operational monitoring information and resolution of information security incidents. Incumbents will also assist in the development and implementation of storage or network infrastructure; including systems administration, installation, and maintenance on the enterprise network, server and storage infrastructure.

Requirements: Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Researches opportunities to improve information security standards and identifies best practices;
• Ensure the safety and security of all information systems based on significant breadth and depth of experience;
• Designs and implements procedures and controls necessary to protect information systems and data;
• Provides guidance and direction both within information security and among users for the physical protection of information system assets, organizational information, and customer data;
• Safeguard information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual security problems;
• Upgrades systems by implementing and maintaining security controls;
• Protect systems by defining access privileges, control structures, and resources;
• Determines security violations and inefficiencies by conducting periodic audits;
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications;
• Actively monitors current security threats and alerts as they pertain to our office and government agencies in general, including CISA notifications, CVEs, MITRE ATT&CK, etc., evaluating and remediating threats and vulnerabilities.

Requirements
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience;
• A minimum of four years cybersecurity experience (enterprise or government experience preferred);
• Certification(s) in the IT industry, such as CISA, CISSP, ISACA and/or SIEM-specific training/certifications;
• Experience in systems administration, network security, problem solving, information security policies, firewall administration, network protocols, etc.;
• Good knowledge of cyber intelligence/information collection capabilities and conducting cyber incident investigations;
• Experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data, and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations;
• Experience implementing zero-trust network design, network segmentation, multi-factor authentication;
• Experience with vulnerability scanning solutions, SentinelOne, Fortinet Firewalls, Microsoft 365, Microsoft EMS, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, VMware, etc.;
• Experience assessing cyber security regulatory compliance and policy & procedure writing, including CJIS and HIPAA regulations
• Proficiency with any of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS, ID/PS, Full Packet Capture, Host-Based Forensics, Network Forensics, and RSA Security;
• This position will support the office during normal business hours, but will be required to monitor and respond to security issues off-hours, including evenings and weekends. This position will have a flexible schedule to accommodate off-hours work and will accrue compensatory time at a rate of 1.5 hours for overtime work.
• The candidate will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check prior to employment.
• The ideal candidate would have great organizational skills, including the ability to work independently or part of a team, be able to prioritize work and multi-task, and have strong interpersonal skills with both customers and team members.

Applications: If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume with a cover letter summarizing your qualifications for this position to ITCareers@ag.idaho.gov

Date Posted: July 8, 2021

Closing Date: Open until further notice.

Start Date: To be determined upon hire.

Salary: DOE – Full state employee benefits package.

Primary Duties: Serve as 1 of 5 Deputy Attorneys General assigned as in-house counsel to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. Duties include representing Commission Staff in utility rate cases and other litigated administrative proceedings, preparing pleadings, discovery, and settlement documents, and otherwise coordinating the presentation of Commission Staff case. For the Commissioners, Deputies prepare post-hearing decision memoranda, and opinions, orders, and notices. Other duties may include reviewing and drafting contracts, rules, policies; and advising on employment matters, public records law and open meeting law issues, and other legal issues arising at the Commission.

Requirements: Active Idaho State Bar license (or ability to obtain active license by start date), with two years of post-law school clerking or legal practice preferred. Strong writing and editing skills. Ability to work independently, and to work well with others (including engineers, accountants, utility analysts, economists, and other professionals). Knowledge of utility regulation can be acquired on-the-job. Familiarity with government practice, administrative law, appellate court practices, economics, finance, accounting, and antitrust would be helpful.

Applications: E-mail resumes and writing sample to: john.hammond@puc.idaho.gov

If you have questions or would like additional information about the position, please email John Hammond at john.hammond@puc.idaho.gov.

Date Posted: June 17, 2021

Closing Date: Open until further notice.

Start Date: To be determined upon hire.

Salary: DOE – Full state employee benefits package.

Primary Duties: The successful applicant will be responsible for representing the Idaho Transportation Department in civil litigation including eminent domain proceedings and other complex commercial litigation. The practice involves an extensive motion and trial practice in district court. The attorney will also provide day-to-day legal advice to department employees on a variety of legal issues, evaluate draft legislation and contracts, proposed administrative rules and handle administrative appeals.

The general areas of practice are property, construction, contract and administrative law, which often involve constitutional and statutory interpretation.

Requirements: Admission to or a willingness to sit for the Idaho Bar. Experience in state and federal courts and administrative proceedings and the ability to handle a civil litigation caseload are desirable. Five or more years of experience in civil litigation is preferred.

Applications: E:Mail resumes to: steven.olsen@ag.idaho.gov and to tim.thomas@itd.idaho.gov

You may also mail or fax your resume to:
Idaho Office of the Attorney General
Attn: Steven L. Olsen
Civil Litigation Division
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-001

If you have questions, please call Tim Thomas (208) 334-8803.