SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR-SES - 79010760

Requisition No: 873435 

Agency: Business and Professional Regulation

Working Title: SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR-SES - 79010760

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 79010760 

Salary:  $3,347.44 - $3,744.53 bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 04/12/2026 

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DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR – SES (Network and System Administration Manager)
POSITION NUMBER: 79010760
Hiring Salary: $3,347.44 - $3,744.53

*OPEN COMPETITIVE*

***Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile.  Work history, hours worked, and formal education are required to qualify for this position.  Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information. ***

Our Organization and Mission:

License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on DBPR to ensure many important matters are handled well. From the safety of food service and the integrity of real estate transactions to the standards of combat sports and the transparency of condominium governance, DBPR’s regulatory programs intersect with a wide range of business and professional activities in Florida.  DBPR also enforces the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently. Our stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike.

Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, the agency licenses and regulates individuals and businesses operating in the industries noted above, and many more which can be viewed on our website: myfloridalicense.com.

The Work You Will Do:

This position serves as the Network and System Administration manager responsible for the management and maintenance of the Department’s network and server infrastructure. This position calls for the ability to manage a small team of local area network and server infrastructure support personnel and provide oversight of Network and Server resources within DBPR offices. The Network and System Administration manager should possess an understanding of typical enterprise infrastructure, network security design principles, strong team involvement and an ability to collaborate and work effectively with other analysts, vendors, developers, customers, and management.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

The incumbent in this position is the Network and System Administration manager responsible for the management and maintenance of the Department’s network and server infrastructure.

Responsible for the installation, integration, configuration, maintenance, and significant modification of operating systems, applications, network appliances, and hardware supporting DBPR infrastructure across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments. This position is Accountable for managing the Department’s communication infrastructure which include power management, structured cabling, and telecommunication support functions. Responsible for knowledge transfer of maintenance and configuration skills to subordinate staff. Interfaces with the State Data Center and cloud service providers to plan, action, and resolve issues relating to DBPR’s hosted environments.

Manages staff. Sets priority for and monitors day to day staff activities and functions. Provides training and mentoring to staff. Performs staff evaluations, identifies staffing needs, defines position requirements and modifies position descriptions. Conducts interviews and makes hiring recommendations. Manages the implementation of new initiatives including network architecture, server and network infrastructure, and related equipment. Supervises On-Call support staff. Completes appropriate inventory/asset management paperwork and tasks.

Supports selection and testing of potential solutions. Assist in provisioning and configuring infrastructure and equipment in accordance with architectural specifications to support application hosting and access. Oversee requests for infrastructure resources, ensuring servers, storage, and network components are properly configured to meet system requirements in coordination with engineers and technicians. Manage all network and server hardware within designated facilities, including racks, closets, and data centers. Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation, including as-built configurations. Execute infrastructure validation and testing activities to ensure readiness and alignment with architectural standards.

Maintains environment and manages vendor relationships. Monitors logs of all network equipment and uptime and availability of all network equipment utilizing monitoring toolsets. Monitors UPS power management. Reports outages of any equipment to management immediately. Investigates and provides analytical reports to management on any outages. Assists in research and resolution of issues. Monitors delivery of services from the Department of Management Services.

Provide Tier 2-3 Support. Receives, assigns, and monitors trouble tickets and request for support. Researches and resolves issues, documenting activity and solution in the ticket. Meets any established internal and external SLA’s as required. Performs other work related duties as required. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of administrative principles and practices.
• Knowledge of information technology operations procedures and systems to include:
• switches and routers; VPN and Email Security Appliances;  Windows Server; Microsoft SQL; VMWare vSphere; Cloud Infrastructure; Virtualization; etc.
• Knowledge of and experience installing and deploying applications through Group policy and SCCM
• Knowledge of and experience implementing standard enterprise level network Cisco and Juniper switches; Cisco Routers using IOS; Load Balancers; Firewalls; Network Monitoring; Wireless and Security.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively supervise people.
• Ability to provide excellent problem-solving, communication, leadership, judgment and organization skills.

Minimum Requirements: 

Four (4) years of experience in a combination of managing windows server environments and network administration; and

At least three (3) years of experience in a leadership capacity, which may include formal supervision or senior-level technical leadership involving project oversight, work prioritization, and team coordination.

Preferred Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience in the field of Information Technology

***Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile.  Work history, hours worked and formal education are required to qualify for this position.  Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.  Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information. ***

Preferences: Preference will be given to applicants who possess Cisco, CCNA, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+ certifications. Preference will also be given to applicants who have experience with voice over IP, network management tools and software, switch topology design, TCP/IP network communications, and network security.

Note: Successful applicant must pass a Level 2 background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

 Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday
• You will receive 176 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida
• You will receive 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University

For additional benefit information, please visit the following website: http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Applicant Note: If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.
 
NOTE: This position requires a security background check and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth in order to conduct this background check.
 
Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online.  All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement.  If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

 
The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes. 
 

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 487-2074. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

SPECIAL REMINDERS:

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov .

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will only hire U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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.