DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT - 50009160

Requisition No: 861014 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT - 50009160

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50009160 

Salary:  $50,584.67-$59,852 

Posting Closing Date: 10/03/2025 

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Requisition #861014 

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans' Nursing Home

Port Charlotte, Charlotte County

Annual Starting Salary: $50,584.67 - $59,852

Paid Bi-weekly

The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs (FDVA) seeks to hire talented and dedicated individuals who share our commitment to excellence. The incumbent in this position serves as a Distributed Computer Systems Consultant for the Agency and reports to the Distributed Computer Systems Analyst II.

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance are available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and a personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).‎ Education and employment history must be verifiable. Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science. Professional experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required bachelor’s degree.
• 3 Years of experience supporting customers face-to-face.
• 3 Years of experience supporting Microsoft Entra.
• 3 Years of experience supporting Microsoft Intune.
• 3 Years of experience supporting print management.
• 3 Years of experience configuring FIDO2 keys.
• Possess and maintain a current driver’s license and can travel within the state of Florida.
• Ability to lift and transport up to 50 lbs. of equipment.
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II background check

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Long Term Care facilities.
• Knowledge of Protected Health Information.
• Reside in the county for the specific work location.
• Travel within the region to other facilities when needed.

Annual Starting Salary: $50,584.67-$59,852

Special Note:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your State of Florida Employment Application.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The incumbent in this position serves as the Distributed Computer Systems Consultant for the FDVA and is tasked with supporting staff members on-site at the assigned location within the county of the Long-Term Care Facility. Configures and supports endpoints for staff members, printers, FIDO2 keys, and Cloud solutions. Ensures 99.99% uptime. Ensures security patches are applied to all endpoints at the assigned work location. Works with the core networking team to resolve DHCP and DNS issues. Completes inventory requirements for all equipment at the assigned work location. Participates in the technology onboarding of new staff at the assigned work location.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: Forward-thinking individual with a passion for innovation and emerging technologies, possessing the ability to digitally transform an antiquated ecosystem. Listens to what other people say and asks questions to assess and fill the gaps needed for digital transformation. Conducts tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected. Transition the environment to a Cloud-native DevOps architecture by applying critical thinking, identifying long-term implications, implementation planning, equipment, and coordination training sessions at the work location.

Ability to: Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; process information logically, troubleshoot and solve problems; work collaboratively or independently; communicate clearly, orally and in writing; display professional attitude in all circumstances; learn in a fast-paced environment; pay attention to detail; analyze and interpret technical data; act as a project technical stakeholder contributing to research and documentation.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

Travel within the State of Florida

This position is in the Career Service system.

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.

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.