IT Manager Date: Feb 7, 2025 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 846341 Agency: Military Affairs Working Title: IT Manager Pay Plan: SES Position Number: 62000486 Salary: Up to $105,000 Posting Closing Date: 02/21/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) FLORIDA STATE GUARD *** OPEN COMPETITIVE*** APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. on closing date VACANCY # 62000486 WORK LOCATION: Tallahassee, Florida ABOUT THE FLORIDA STATE GUARD (FSG) The Florida State Guard serves Florida as a cornerstone of statewide crisis and emergency response. The mission of the Florida State Guard is to protect and preserve the life and property of the people of Florida from all threats to public safety through rapid deployment of ground, maritime, and air capabilities in partnership with state and local agencies. The Florida State Guard is a Division of the Florida Department of Military Affairs. OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE: + Health Insurance + Life Insurance + Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurance + Retirement Benefits + Vacation and Sick Leave + Paid Holidays + Opportunities for Career Advancement + Tuition Waiver for Public College Courses + Training Opportunities + For benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go tohttp://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: + New employees of the Florida State Guard will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening. + New employees of the Florida State Guard are required to participate in a direct deposit/electronic transfer program. + The Florida State Guard is paid on a monthly basis. + As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e., High School Diploma or Equivalency, College Transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications. *NOTE* To be considered for this position, application must be fully completed, your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process and clearly stated within the employment history. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: + A bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field and five (5) years of professional IT experience or any combination of non-professional or professional experience and college education of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours for each year in the above fields can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience; Master's degree preferred. LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: + Security certifications similar to CompTIA Security+, like credentials, or experience + Microsoft certifications such Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE – deprecated), like credentials, or experience. + Network certifications similar to Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Enterprise Infrastructure, Juniper Networks Certified Enterprise Routing and Switching Expert (JNCIE-ENT), Network+, like credentials, or experience. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: + Leads development and implementation processes for the agency’s IT systems and department, to include policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines + Configures and administrates mobile command and control vehicles and trailers to communicate and share data between air, ground, and maritime platforms, as well as state and county emergency operation centers + Configures static and mobile networks to support collaborative software solutions amongst inner-agency departments, to include, HR, Operations, Logistics, and Supply + Network configuration and administration for LTE-capable devices such as FirstNet, Starlink, and Harris handheld radios + Establish an information security program that includes information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines + Oversees the deliverables for independent contractors and third-party employees to ensure compliance with the contract + Recommend cloud migration strategies as applications and servers migrate to new environments + Maintain technical skillset in order to adapt to new technologies as they emerge + Maintain compliance with CJIS systems and recommend technologies and procedures for on-premises and cloud-based CJIS infrastructure + Evaluate desktop policies to ensure proper patching levels and security policies are maintained + Manage strategic tasks, including information security risk assessments, audits, and governance + Responds to disaster scenes of urban search and rescue field operations and other emergency response functions as tasked by the State Emergency Operations Center during emergencies. + Perform other duties as assigned KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: + Ability to understand, formulate, and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures + Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems, to include SLERS + Proficient in the latest technology for IT systems and management + Ability to acquire, install, maintain, and repair telecommunications and network systems + Excellent verbal and written communication skills + Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software + Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail + Excellent analytical and management skills + Excellent interpersonal skills + Skill in client relationship management + Skill in research, analytics, and creating reports from a large database + Ability to maintain perspective during crisis-level incidents + Ability to assist with non-routine and unforeseen administrative tasks as a result of incidents, activations, or direction of leadership + Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with internal and external customers + Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information + Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others + Ability to plan, organize, direct work, and evaluate results and alternative strategies + Ability to process large amounts of information from diverse sources and to integrate that information into a logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials + Ability to be resourceful, act independently, and take action in situations that lack clear direction + Ability to do short- and long-range program project planning + Ability to assess budgetary needs + Ability to train others SPECIAL REMINDERS: The State of Florida and The Florida State Guard participate in the E-Verify program. Federal law requires that all employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of any person hired to work in the United States. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website:http://www.sss.gov All members of the Florida Retirement System are required to contribute 3% of their salary on a pre-tax basis. If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. The Florida State Guard values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee