Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer - 72004166

Requisition No: 867867 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer - 72004166

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 72004166 

Salary:  $140,000 - $170,000 

Posting Closing Date: 01/21/2026 

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Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer
Florida Digital Service
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee, FL
 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

The Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer supports the State CISO in driving enterprise cybersecurity resilience and the adoption of modern technologies across Florida state government. The Deputy State CISO provides executive leadership over the State’s Security Operations Center (SOC) and Enterprise Engineering and Architecture functions, ensuring alignment with statewide priorities, robust proactive cybersecurity defense, and integration of security into enterprise architecture and modernization initiatives. This Select Exempt management position provides leadership, coordination, and strategic direction for multi-disciplinary teams across the enterprise. 

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Cybersecurity Governance
•    Support the CISO in developing and implementing a statewide cybersecurity strategy aligned with enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements, and modernization objectives.
•    Oversee the development, enhancement, and continuous maturation of enterprise cybersecurity and architecture standards, including chapters 60GG-2 (Cybersecurity Standards), 60GG-4 (Cloud Computing), and 60GG-5 (Enterprise Architecture) of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

Security Operations Oversight
•    Provide executive oversight of the SOC, ensuring enterprise-wide threat monitoring, proactive detection analytics, and rapid incident response.
•    Collaborate with the SOC Manager to validate detection efficacy, improve visibility across telemetry sources, and drive continuous SOC maturity initiatives.
•    Serve as a strategic escalation point during major incidents and coordinate multi-agency response activities.

Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Oversight
•    Oversee enterprise engineering and architecture programs, ensuring secure, interoperable, and modern technology adoption.
•    Drive cloud-first modernization, interagency data interoperability, and AI/ML initiatives, ensuring enterprise platforms and architectures support statewide cybersecurity, operational, and modernization priorities.

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

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.