SR INFO TECH BUSINESS CONSULTANT - 80080143 1 1 1

State of Florida • TALLAHASSEE, FL

4d • $2,136 - $3,077 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for protecting the agencies’ digital infrastructure and sensitive data. This position involves threat detection, response, and prevention, as well as contributing to the strategic direction of the company’s cybersecurity efforts. Candidates should have hands-on security experience with technical experience, proven incident response experience and effective communication skills to communicate with technical and business team members.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners).
• Knowledge of network security, system hardening, and secure architecture principles.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as CJIS, NIST, and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to triage and investigate complex security incidents.
• Proficient in interpreting and responding to log data, alerts, and threat intelligence.
• Effective communication skills—able to document findings and explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying risks and improving security processes.
• Knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, routers, and networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S).
• Deep familiarity with Windows security configurations and vulnerabilities.
• Awareness of malware types, attack vectors, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and threat intelligence sources.
• Knowledge of SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, antivirus, vulnerability scanners.
• Ability to manage or support security-related projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Capable of explaining technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of: Any position held by a State of Florida Agency, Any position held by a Florida University, All periods of employment from high school graduation, All periods of current or prior unemployment, Gaps 6 months or more must be accounted for, Any Education, Any Volunteer Experience.
• Your resume and application must match.
• Gaps 6 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices (e.g., AWS, Azure) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Protecting the agencies’ digital infrastructure and sensitive data.
• Involves threat detection, response, and prevention.
• Contributing to the strategic direction of the company’s cybersecurity efforts.
• Coordinate deployment of new security tools.
• Support security risk assessments and compliance audits.
• Document security controls and evidence for auditors.
• Develop dashboards or reports on security posture, threat activity, and risk metrices.
• Coordinate regular review meetings to analyze trends and adjust strategies.
• Assist in the development and test recovery plans for disasters (i.e., large-scale loss of information technology resources and data), including events such as power outages and small data losses.
• Ensure preparation and maintenance of procedures to provide a 'Continuity of Operations Plan' for information systems that support the operations and assets of the Department.
• Periodically perform risk analysis and security audits to test and evaluate the overall effectiveness of the Department's information security program and policies.

Benefits

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• We are honored to have the opportunity to support our nation’s veterans and their families.
• We value the service given to our country and support the hiring of service members and military spouses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed