Senior Network Systems Analyst

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., * Leads development and implementation processes for the agency’s IT systems and department.

• Oversees the creation, maintenance, and establishment of information security incident response policies, plans, and procedures, to include:

• Developing and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure security requirements are incorporated into the change control process.
• Establishing and maintaining policy and regulatory expectations for the protection of the physical operating environment for agency-owned or managed IT resources.
• Establishing and maintaining a policy and procedure review process that facilitates continuous improvement to protection processes.
• Manages the following duties required per Rule 60-GG-2:
• Establishing an information security program that includes information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines; an information security awareness program; an information security risk management process, including the comprehensive risk assessment required by section 282.318, F.S.; a Computer Security Incident Response Team; and a disaster recovery program that aligns with the agency’s Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan. Proactively research latent security threats and recommend risk mitigation actions.
• Performing information security investigations that could potentially impact the employment status of employees (career service, SES, SMS, contractors).
• Performing information security investigations in conjunction with the Inspector General’s Office and law enforcement agencies.
• Oversees the deliverables for independent contractors and third-party employees to ensure compliance with the contract.
• Review and modify firewall rules iteratively to be more secure.
• Manage and configure the agency’s endpoint security solution.
• Respond to information security incidents and execute countermeasures.
• Serve as an operational information security subject matter expert to other sections within the division.
• Create, maintain, establish, and review application security standards and implementation plans and procedures as part of a secure software development lifecycle process.
• Recommend security remediation paths for legacy systems and applications.
• Review cloud migration strategies to ensure continued security compliance as applications and servers migrate to new environments.
• Review access requests and provide access control oversight.
• Maintain technical skillset to adapt to new technologies as they emerge, including researching and recommending security-focused training for themselves and others in the division.
• Ensure cryptographic standards are maintained in systems and applications.
• Maintain compliance with CJIS (criminal justice) 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.
• Assist with non-routine and unforeseen administrative tasks as a result of incidents, activations, or direction of leadership.
• Research, analyze, draft, and implement cybersecurity policies and best practices which support the FSG.
• Monitor trends in order to identify needed changes to cybersecurity rules

• A High School Diploma or equivalent; 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.
• CompTIA Security+
• ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and/or Microsoft AZ-500.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree preferred in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field., * Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in latest technology for IT systems and management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Through understanding of IT and practical applications to support the agency’s goals.
• Skill in client relationship management
• Skill in research, analytics and creating reports from a large database.
• Skill in attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience leading and supervising a team.
• 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 understand, formulate, and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to assess budgetary needs.
• Ability to train others.

• 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
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