Privacy and Security Specialist 2026-01950

Posting number: 2026-01950

Department: Department Of Health

Division: Cheyenne and County Offices

Job classification: BAPS09 - POLICY & PLANNING ANALYST III

Posting type: Open

Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Investigative, Customer Service, Training, Security, Research

Summary

Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  


The Privacy & Security Specialist position is in the Office of Privacy, Security and Contracts (OPSC) within the Director’s Office of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The role involves contributing to developing programs and practices to ensure compliance with privacy and security requirements through excellent customer service, research, and training. Additionally, the position supports OPSC’s functions in privacy, security policy development and implementation, training, monitoring, and assessment. Reporting to the Chief Policy and Communications Officer, the Privacy & Security Specialist supports the planning, research, assessment, training, and investigation activities of WDH’s business operations to ensure compliance with national best practices and federal and state legal requirements. The position's primary focus is privacy, security, and WDH business operations. Responsibilities include providing technical assistance on permitted uses and disclosures, administering compliance policies and procedures to meet HIPAA requirements, conducting incident investigations, managing breach responses, and supporting other business operations such as training on Wyoming state governmental business operation requirements, facilitating public records requests, and supporting contract drafting processes.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays

• Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future

• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options

• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, or you can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!

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Human Resource Contact: wdhrecruit@wyo.gov


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Tracking, monitoring, and providing technical assistance and support to risk assessments conducted by WDH divisions, facilities, and programs for software and information systems utilized by the WDH workforce. 

• Research and analyze state and federal statutes, regulations, policies, guidance, and industry best practices.  Track trends and quality indicators of customer service issues and questions, develop strategies to address low-performing areas and implement a quality improvement process with measurable outcomes to track process improvement. 

• Provide technical assistance and support to WDH divisions, facilities, and programs to ensure administrative, technical, and physical safeguards for third-party contracts or services in which WDH shares, uses, or discloses health information and personally identifiable information. 

• Conduct and coordinate training activities for OPSC activities, policies, and processes for WDH divisions, facilities, and programs.  

• Investigate, research, and analyze potential risks, breaches, or other privacy and security incidents. This position will also assist in the research and development of an agency-wide privacy and security program for IT assets that create, receive, maint