DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT - 50000887

　　Date: Jan 17, 2024

　　Location:

　　LARGO, FL, US, 33778

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　　Requisition No: 820893

　　Agency: Veterans Affairs

　　Working Title: DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT - 50000887

　　Pay Plan: Career Service

　　Position Number: 50000887

　　Salary: $57,951.80-$58,108.70

　　Posting Closing Date: 02/01/2024

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　　Requisition # 820893

　　DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT

　　FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

　　Agency Headquarters, Mary Grizzle State Office Building

　　Largo, Pinellas County

　　Annual Base Salary: $57,951.80 - $58,108.70

　　Paid Bi-Weekly

　　The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs (FDVA) seeks to hire talented and dedicated individuals who share our commitment to excellence. The incumbent in this position serves as a Distributed Computer Systems Consultant for the Agency and reports to a Distributed Computer Systems Analyst II – SES position.

　　Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan. Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates. Paid vacation and sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day. Tuition waiver available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).

　　Education and employment history must be verifiable. Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

　　4+ Years’ experience working in a similar role with a Florida State Agency

　　4+ Years’ experience supporting Azure Cloud, IaaS, and PaaS

　　4+ Years’ experience supporting 5G+ wireless network

　　4+ Years' experience configuring Juniper switches

　　4+ Years' experience configuring MFA and SSO solutions

　　Possess and maintain current driver’s license and have the ability to travel within the state of Florida

　　Ability to lift and transport up to 50 lbs. of equipment

　　Successful completion of a Level II Criminal Background Screening and due diligence process

　　PREFERRED QUALIFCATIONS

　　Bachelors Degree in Computer Science

　　4+ Years’ experience of technical project management

　　Annual Starting Salary: $57,951.80 - $58,108.70

　　Starting salary will fall within the range of $57,951.80 - $58,108.70 and will depend upon the top candidate’s level of experience and education.

　　Special Note:

　　Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your State of Florida Employment Application.

　　Duties and Responsibilities:

　　The incumbent in this position serves as the Distributed Computer Systems Consultant for the FDVA and is tasked with transitioning Infrastructure from on-premise to the Cloud. Configures and supports Cloud solutions for HQ, 13 large and many remote sites. Ensures 99.99% uptime. Recommends industry standard IaaS, PaaS, and wireless solutions to replace infrastructure hardware and configures all these items that might be a mixed vendor ecosystem. Configures and deploys Juniper switches across the state. Configures MFA and SSO for all applications and users who traverse the FDVA network.

　　Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

　　Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: Forward thinking individual with a passion for innovation and emerging technologies possessing the ability to digitally transform an antiquated ecosystem. Listens to what other people say and asks questions to assess and fit gaps needed for digital transformation. Analyzing needs and product requirements to create designs. Conducts tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected. Transitions environment to a Cloud-native DevSecOps architecture applying critical thinking, identifying long-term implications, implementation planning, equipment selection, and coordination training session agency wide. Ability to mentor fellow IT members appropriately.

　　Ability to: Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; process information logically, troubleshoot and solve problems; work collaboratively or independently; communicate clearly-orally and in writing; display professional attitude in all circumstances; learn in a fast-paced environment; pay attention to detail; analyze and interpret technical

　　data; act as a project technical stakeholder contributing to research and documentation. Ability to mentor fellow IT members appropriately.

　　Other Job Related Requirements:

　　Travel within the State of Florida

　　This position is in the Career Service system.

　　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.

　　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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

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