DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
3003 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85012

Salary: $40.4601 HRLY/$84,157.01 Salary 

Grade: 24

Closing Date: May 21, 2025

The Privacy Officer supports the Chief Data and Product Officer for the Department's privacy program. This role is responsible for, but not limited, to conducting daily operations of the program, development, implementation, maintenance of policies and procedures, monitoring program compliance, and end to end establishment and processing of various agreements. This position will leads the privacy investigations and assists security investigations including the tracking of incidents and/or breaches. With general direction, this position serves as the Privacy Officer to ensure Department compliance with Security and Information Technology policies in addition to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), applicable NIST policies, and other privacy regulations.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

• Implements and maintains a process that assesses privacy risk resulting from the collection, storage, sharing, transmitting, use and disposal of protected health information (PHI) and personal identifiable information (PII); Establishes and maintains the Department’s privacy plan. This includes end to end processing of agreements with stakeholders. Assists in the identification, implementation and maintenance of Department information privacy policies and procedures and reports for privacy. Maintains appropriate privacy and confidentiality consents, authorization forms and information notices and materials reflecting current practices and requirements.
  
• Manages compliance requirements and obligations with Federal and State privacy laws including HIPAA, other privacy laws, and with administrative, technical and physical safeguards pertaining to use, disclosure and safeguarding of protected health information PHI and PII. Participates in investigations, tracking and reporting outcomes of incidents and breaches. Coordinates activities and communication among leadership in response to privacy issues.
  
• Monitors and audits privacy controls required to ensure effective implementation and operation of the privacy program including relevant training and certification. Develops reports and completes corrective action plans.
  
• Serves as the Department's Privacy Officer to external entities.
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge of:

• Privacy laws and regulations, including HIPAA, FERPA, and state-specific privacy statutes.
  
• Data privacy concepts such as consent, data minimization, and purpose limitation.
  
• Breach notification requirements and incident investigation procedures.
  
• Privacy risks associated with data sharing and handling.
  
• Privacy training programs and their importance.
  

Skills in:

• Storytelling, thought leadership, and internal motivation
  
• Conducting thorough investigations into privacy incidents.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication for drafting notices and interacting with stakeholders.
  
• Managing compliance audits and ensuring adherence to privacy policies.
  
• Meticulous review of agreements, policies, and incident reports.
  
• Manage data sharing agreements and maintain accurate records.
  
• Managing and reporting on attestation programs
  

Ability to:

• Disciplined writing
  
• Meet timelines for complex writing projects with high quality
  
• Interpret various administrative rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
  
• Interpersonal skills to interact with multi-disciplinary persons and/or representatives of regulators agencies
  
• Conduct fact based communication and analysis
  
• Work with limited supervision

BA degree or higher in Public Service/Policy, Health Information Management, Applied Ethics, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience involving high level analysis of programs or processes, and/or experiences with legal documents.

Must be able to secure and maintain clearance from DCS Central Registry.

Must be able to secure and maintain an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
  
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
  
• 10 paid holidays per year
  
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
  
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
  
• Deferred compensation plan
  
• Wellness plans
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting 602-255-3141 or by email at ADA@AZDCS.GOV.   Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.  Should you have any further questions regarding the interview process you can reach out to a member of our recruitment team at 602-255-2903 or by email at recruiting@azdcs.gov.  The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.