Job Description

Requisition No: 859465 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: Chief Information Security Officer

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70018418 

Salary: $96,000.00 - $111,500.00 Annual Range 

Posting Closing Date: 09/10/2025 

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WORKING TITLE: Chief Information Security Officer 

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Central Office in Information Technology.

The mission of the Office of Information Technology at the Florida Department of Corrections is to provide innovative and reliable technology solutions that support the department's operations and enhance public safety. This includes managing and maintaining the department's IT infrastructure, ensuring data security, and delivering efficient and effective technology services. The office aims to improve operational efficiency, support decision-making through data analytics, and facilitate communication and collaboration within the department. Through these efforts, the Office of Information Technology strives to contribute to the overall mission of the department in maintaining public safety and promoting successful offender rehabilitation.

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

JOB DUTIES:

• Lead the Security Program: Take charge of the agency's information security program, ensuring compliance with key regulations like Chapter 60GG-2, CJIS Security Policy, and HIPAA. Protect the agency's information assets and guide executive leadership through important technology decisions.
• Develop Strategies and Manage Risks: Create and maintain a cybersecurity vision and strategy that aligns with the agency's goals. Lead risk management processes, including risk assessments and vulnerability management, and ensure 'security by design' principles are integrated into all major technology projects.
• Oversee Security Operations: Develop and maintain the agency’s Incident Response Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan, and Continuity of Operations Plan. Investigate cybersecurity events, coordinate responses, and monitor threat intelligence to stay ahead of potential risks.
• Promote Security Awareness: Design and deliver engaging cybersecurity training programs for the agency. Establish a security champion program to promote awareness and track training effectiveness, ensuring everyone stays up to date on security practices.
• Engage with Stakeholders: Act as the main liaison to state and federal agencies, law enforcement, and cybersecurity partners. Represent the agency in executive meetings and legislative inquiries, develop metrics to track the effectiveness of the security program, and provide regular reports to leadership on performance and improvement opportunities. Integrate ITSM best practices into security operations to ensure consistent and repeatable processes.

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.

• Ten (10) years of security experience, with five (5) of those years in a leadership/management position (A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Postsecondary education may substitute for up to 4 years of the required experience).
• Led or contributed to compliance efforts for CJIS, HIPAA, 60GG-2, or other public-sector security frameworks.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or other related field from an accredited college or university.
• Security-related certifications.
• Experience with security initiatives or programs you implemented that had a measurable impact.

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. 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.

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.

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