CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER - 72004172

Requisition No: 874969 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER - 72004172

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 72004172 

Salary:  $80,000 - $115,000 

Posting Closing Date: 05/04/2026 

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Cybersecurity Engineer
Florida Digital Service
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

Configuration, Integration, and Lifecycle Management – 10%
•    Implement and maintain configurations for security tools and integrations in alignment with established standards and architecture.  
•    Support deployment, updates, and lifecycle management of detections, data sources, and platform components.  
•    Assist in integrating new telemetry sources and security capabilities into existing platforms.  
•    Follow established change management and configuration management processes. 

Key Responsibilities:

Security Tooling and Platform Support – 30%
•    Configure, maintain, and support enterprise security tools, including SIEM, data platforms, SOAR, and related detection and telemetry systems.  
•    Support ingestion, parsing, normalization, and retention of security telemetry to ensure data is usable for detection and investigation.  
•    Monitor performance and availability of security tooling and identify issues impacting SOC operations.  
•    Assist in evaluating telemetry sources for relevance, quality, and operational usefulness.  
•    Detection Engineering and Telemetry Implementation – 20%
•    Develop, implement, and maintain SIEM detections using structured detection logic and defined standards.  
•    Support tuning and validation of detection rules to improve accuracy, reduce false positives, and ensure operational effectiveness.  
•    Assist in translating detection requirements into platform-specific implementations.  
•    Support testing and validation of detections and telemetry pipelines in development and production environments.  

Engineering Operations and Incident Support -20%
•    Support day-to-day engineering operations that enable SOC detection, response, and analytic workflows.  
•    Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to security tools, integrations, and telemetry pipelines.  
•    Assist in root-cause analysis of detection failures, data gaps, or platform issues.  
•    Provide technical support during incident response activities where tooling or telemetry expertise is required. 

Configuration, Integration, and Lifecycle Management – 10%
•    Implement and maintain configurations for security tools and integrations in alignment with established standards and architecture.  
•    Support deployment, updates, and lifecycle management of detections, data sources, and platform components.  
•    Assist in integrating new telemetry sources and security capabilities into existing platforms.  
•    Follow established change management and configuration management processes. 

Incident Response & Risk Management
•    Support enterprise-wide incident response leadership and support in alignment with statutory requirements and best practices.
•    Leverage cyber intelligence and advanced analytics to proactively identify emerging risks and guide improvements in detection and response capabilities.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
•    Act as the executive liaison to agency leadership and external partners, including FDLE, DEM, and other public-sector entities.
•    Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and advise agencies on technical investments, modernization, and security priorities.
•    Establish the security and modernization advisory capability to assist enterprise or local entities with solving complex technical challenges.

Program Management & Leadership
•    Provide guidance, performance management, professional development, and succession planning for SOC, engineering, and architecture teams.
•    Manage program budgets, resource allocation, and operational performance metrics to ensure effective delivery of enterprise objectives.
•    Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across cybersecurity and enterprise programs.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: 

Knowledge
•    Enterprise cybersecurity governance, risk management, threat analytics, cyber intelligence, and incident response principles.
•    SOC operations, telemetry, advanced detection analytics, and operational workflows.
•    Enterprise architecture frameworks and standards (TOGAF, SOA, OCSF, Cloud Architecture Frameworks).
•    Cloud architectures (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), multi-cloud governance, and security practices.
•    Relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative rules, including s. 282.318 and s. 282.3185, F.S., and Chapter 60GG, F.A.C.

Skills
•    Leading multi-disciplinary teams and building high-performing organizational cultures.
•    Planning, coordinating, and executing enterprise-scale cybersecurity and modernization programs.
•    Communicating complex technical, operational, and strategic concepts to executive leadership and stakeholders.
•    Coordinating cross-agency initiatives and aligning diverse technical teams with enterprise priorities.

Abilities
•    Make timely, high-impact decisions during cybersecurity incidents and enterprise initiatives.
•    Build and sustain collaborative relationships with executive leadership, agency partners, and external stakeholders.
•    Drive adoption of modern technology, architecture, and cybersecurity practices statewide.
•    Integrate insights from analytics, threat intelligence, and operational experience into enterprise security operations.
•    Anticipate emerging threats, technology changes, and organizational needs to ensure readiness and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field; graduate degree preferred.
•    10+ years of progressively responsible IT/cybersecurity experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing enterprise security, SOC, or architecture functions.
•    Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in large-scale government, regulated, or enterprise environments.
•    Relevant industry certifications preferred, such as CISSP, CISM, ISSMP, or CCISO.

Other job-related requirements for this position: 

•    Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
•    Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
•    Ability to drive and/or fly for long distances.
•    Ability to lift, push and pull up to 30lbs. 

Pursuant to F.S. 215.422 every officer or employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of vendors’ invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors are mandated to process, resolve and comply as section 215.422 requires

Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.

Our Organization and Mission:
Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Interim Secretary Tom Berger and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

Special Notes:
DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
DMS.Ability@dms.myflorida.com
DMS.Veterans@dms.myflorida.com
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DMS Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 488-2707. DMS requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.
Pursuant to F.S. 215.422 every officer or employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of vendors’ invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors are mandated to process, resolve and comply as section 215.422 requires

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.