Requisition No: 879886 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: EXECUTIVE STAFF DIRECTOR - 48003825 1

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48003825 

Salary:  $75,000.00-$100,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 08/07/2026 

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 Florida Department of Education

Division of Division of Technology and Innovation

Location: Turlington Bldg., Tallahassee Florida

Position Title: Executive Staff Director - SES

Salary Range: $75,000.00-$100,000.00

"Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a level 2 background screening pursuant to Chapter 435, Florida Statutes."

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

 Application Information:

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:

• • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.  

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.

• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE: Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

OFFICE CONTACT:

850-245-0428

 JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position is responsible for implementing, monitoring, and maintaining MS solutions in Azure, including services related to computing, storage, network and security. The incumbent in this position will assist current staff with Identity and Access management, and designing, implementing and operating IAM systems by using Azure AD. The incumbent will also be responsible for a custom Azure B2C Portal administration and Azure AD federation onboarding and support, as well as proactively securing the agency's Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid environments, implement and manage security and compliance solutions, respond to threats and enforce data governance. Additionally, the incumbent in this position will assist the DevOps team with properly registering and configuring custom B2B business applications within the Enterprise applications portlet in Azure.  Candidate will need to have knowledge and experience in the following:

• Azure AD / Entra ID
• Federation OIDC/SAML configuration
• Azure B2B/B2C
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance
• Enterprise Application Management
• Windows Server Administration
• IAM and Access Governance

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Note: The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position. The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has an open position that is responsible for executing the following functions:

• Overseeing the integration of new technologies and initiatives into data standards and structures.
• Evaluating the design, selection, and implementation of infrastructure changes by comparing them with business requirements and design documents.
• Assessing system performance and making recommendations for hardware, software, and data storage improvements.
• Ensuring data and information security by integrating and upholding digital security systems.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and organize large amounts of data.
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex problems using non-technical terms.
• In-depth understanding of modern database and information technologies.
• Excellent math, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work towards meeting multiple deadlines simultaneously.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

The employee must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions.  

Attendance is an essential function of this position. 
 
Employee is expected to demonstrate, model, and reinforce the agency’s fundamental values of quality, fairness, cooperation, respect, commitment, excellence, honesty, and teamwork. The employee must interact courteously with others.
 
The employee’s performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of the unit.
 
Employee is expected to demonstrate knowledge, skills and ability to prepare, provide, and disseminate quality products representative of the Department’s commitment to quality, efficient services, and practices.

Perform other duties as required or assigned. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 5 years oof experience working in technology

• At least 3 years managing IT staff.

• Experience working with Azure AD / Entra ID.

• Experience with IAM and Access Governance

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUATION MISSION STATEMENT:
Every day the Department of Education works hand in hand with parents, teachers, educators, and community members to improve Florida's education system for students of all backgrounds and abilities. Our site reflects this cooperative relationship and the role that so many Floridians play in ensuring student success.

The FDOE’s mission for Florida’s Early Learning-20 education system is to increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by allowing them the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by students, parents, and communities.

Serving approximately 3 million students, 4,400 public schools, 28 colleges, 200,000 instructional staff, 46,000 college professors and administrators, and 340,000 full-time staff throughout the state, FDOE enhances programs and services for Florida’s students from early learning through college and career development. In addition, FDOE manages programs that assist individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or disabled succeed either in school settings or careers - encouraging independence and self-sufficiency.

FDOE’s goal is to hire individuals to provide:

1. Higher Student Achievement
2. Seamless Articulation and Maximum Access
3. Skilled Workforce and Economic Development
4. Quality Services

Florida Department of Education (Link to agency website)

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

LEAVE INFORMATION: SES

• Annual Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions are credited with 176 hours of annual leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of the initial appointment.

• • Sick Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions shall be credited with 104 hours of sick leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of initial appointment.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT:

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment/volunteer undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. No applicant for a designated position will be employed, contracted or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, finger printing for all purposes and checks under this requirement, statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal records checks through local law enforcement.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (SSS) AND REQUIREMENT:

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. 

For more information, please visit the Selective Service website.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287

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.

Salary : $75,000 - $100,000