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State of Florida · 1 week ago

Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer - 72004166

Tallahassee, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $170K/yr

10+ years exp

The State of Florida is seeking a Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer to support the State CISO in enhancing cybersecurity resilience across Florida's state government. This role involves providing executive leadership over the Security Operations Center and overseeing enterprise engineering and architecture functions, ensuring alignment with statewide priorities and modern technology adoption.

Government Administration

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

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)

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

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

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

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

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

Qualification

Cybersecurity governanceIncident responseSOC operationsEnterprise architectureCloud architecturesThreat analyticsLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationDecision making

Required

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

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

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