What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Technology Leader position at Florida Power & Light?
Requisition ID: 97600
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced Offensive Security Analyst with exceptional hands-on technical skills and a strong background in utilizing red team toolsets. This role is crucial for conducting tactical offensive operations and adapting to evolving tools and methods. You will complement our existing team, recognized for their strategic planning and intelligence analysis capabilities, by providing practical, on-keyboard expertise in offensive security and threat emulation.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Penetration Testing: Perform comprehensive tests on enterprise systems, including on-premises and cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
Red Team Operations: Emulate adversary tactics to test organizational defenses, develop and use custom tools for Windows environments, and provide detailed post-exploitation reporting.
Collaboration & Coordination:
Work closely with the Vulnerability Management team to contextualize risks and prioritize remediation efforts.
Partner with the Threat Hunting Team to investigate signs of further exploitation following red team operations.
Participate in purple team exercises to enhance organizational detection and response capabilities.
Automation & Tool Development: Automate security tasks, manage product security testing, and create scripts or utilities to streamline repeatable processes.
Detection Strategies: Develop strategies to identify and respond to security threats using the kill chain model, leveraging both manual and automated approaches.
Job Overview
This position establishes strategy, develops business plans, and oversees and leads in the design, development and implementation of technology solutions to meet business needs. Leaders in this role provide leadership and oversight to manage performance and results in one or more Information Technology (IT) disciplines. Individuals will be accountable for the reliability, performance, security, and continuity of IT systems and supported business processes.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Information Technology
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced Offensive Security Analyst with exceptional hands-on technical skills and a strong background in utilizing red team toolsets. This role is crucial for conducting tactical offensive operations and adapting to evolving tools and methods. You will complement our existing team, recognized for their strategic planning and intelligence analysis capabilities, by providing practical, on-keyboard expertise in offensive security and threat emulation.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Penetration Testing: Perform comprehensive tests on enterprise systems, including on-premises and cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
Red Team Operations: Emulate adversary tactics to test organizational defenses, develop and use custom tools for Windows environments, and provide detailed post-exploitation reporting.
Collaboration & Coordination:
Work closely with the Vulnerability Management team to contextualize risks and prioritize remediation efforts.
Partner with the Threat Hunting Team to investigate signs of further exploitation following red team operations.
Participate in purple team exercises to enhance organizational detection and response capabilities.
Automation & Tool Development: Automate security tasks, manage product security testing, and create scripts or utilities to streamline repeatable processes.
Detection Strategies: Develop strategies to identify and respond to security threats using the kill chain model, leveraging both manual and automated approaches.
Job Overview
This position establishes strategy, develops business plans, and oversees and leads in the design, development and implementation of technology solutions to meet business needs. Leaders in this role provide leadership and oversight to manage performance and results in one or more Information Technology (IT) disciplines. Individuals will be accountable for the reliability, performance, security, and continuity of IT systems and supported business processes.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides leadership, influence, vision, and direction to the organization to contribute to achieving the company's goals
- Works with IT leaders to develop overall IT strategy in alignment with business strategy
- Oversees value stream by focusing on cost and risks of technology portfolio to meet business needs
- Supports and fosters innovative technologies to deliver new ideas that enable business transformation
- Ensures high levels of ongoing system and application performance in production environments
- Oversees development of processes and tools to automate code releases from development to operations (DevOps)
- Attracts, develops and retains a high-performing and diverse team
- Establishes and drives technology roadmaps that align with current and future business needs
- Manages third party technical and outsourcing relationships to deliver project and operational support objectives
- Ensures technology processes are conducted in line with applicable standards and company policies
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
- High School Grad / GED
- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 7 years
- Bachelor's Degree
- Supervisor/Management Experience: 2 years
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Information Technology
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.