SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION TECH

Requisition No: 879737 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION TECH

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70018368 

Salary:  $34,760.18 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 07/23/2026 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

ADVERTISING TITLE: SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION TECHNICIAN

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at 14-4 Panama Cirt East.

Our mission is to accurately collect, verify, and manage criminal justice data while ensuring strict compliance with legal and departmental standards. We are committed to maintaining secure communication and safeguarding sensitive information, supporting staff with reliable data for effective offender supervision, and upholding the integrity and efficiency of our systems through diligent monitoring and maintenance.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Collects, verifies, and enters criminal justice data from various documents into computer systems following department rules.
• Uses judgment to analyze and update offender information in systems like MIS, NCIC/FCIC, and CJIS with standardized codes.
• Sends and receives investigative information through secure communication networks, ensuring legal and policy compliance.
• Helps staff understand and use data to supervise offenders and answers questions from authorized personnel.
• Keeps sensitive information secure, monitors staff compliance with standards, maintains records, and performs basic equipment maintenance.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess two years of secretarial or clerical work experience.

• College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for each year of the required work experience. Vocational/technical training in an area of secretarial or office/business studies can substitute at the rate of 720 classroom hours for each year of the required work experience.
• A high school diploma or its equivalent can substitute for one year of the required work experience.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship. 

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.