DEVOPS Security Engineer (0780) (Remote) chez Southwest Florida Water Management District
Southwest Florida Water Management District · Brooksville, États-Unis d'Amérique · Remote
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Work for Our Water Resources.
Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources — water — with a career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District).
The District is a government agency whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks, and ensure the public’s water needs are met. We serve a population of nearly 6 million people in west-central Florida as directed by state law.
Join our Information Technology Bureau
We’re looking for a dedicated individual to join our team of security professionals within the Information Technology Bureau. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with a dynamic group committed to fostering a culture of teamwork, technical and professional excellence, and positive self-management. As a key contributor, you’ll play a vital role in upholding the core principles of the CIA Triad—Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability—ensuring the protection and resilience of District data.
The District supports employees who prefer a flexible schedule or a remote work schedule so that they can enjoy their time outside of the District through work-life balance. This role is considered remote, which means the employee will be required to come on-site for periodic meetings and work a portion of their time remotely (must live in Florida). Come build a career that is challenging, fulfilling, and helps support the District’s mission to protect Florida’s water resources.
District employees are offered an excellent total rewards package that includes:
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Starting Compensation
Business Application Developer 2 $61,254.00 - $84,422.50
Business Application Developer 3 $66,180.00 - $91,203.50
Business Application Developer 4 $71,460.00 - $98,476.00
The starting salary range for the Business Application Developer position reflects the minimum to 50% of the compensation. The starting salary will be based on the education and experience of the successful candidate. The District conducts annual performance evaluations that may award applicable pay increases based on positive employee performance.
Essential Functions
- Security Validation & Audits: Conduct regular code reviews and security audits of custom applications to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with current security standards.
- Secure Code Validation: Work with development teams to review and validate custom application code. Conduct security audits and penetration testing to identify and fix vulnerabilities before deployment.
- Security Road Mapping: Develop and manage security roadmaps for custom and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications and their underlying platforms, including .NET, Python, and R-Studio environments. This involves planning for platform upgrades, patching cycles, remediating Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, CVE's, incorporating new security features, and Upgrades.
- Platform Security: Harden and secure key platforms, including Windows Server Operating Systems, IIS web servers, and SQL Server databases. This includes configuring security settings, implementing access controls, and managing encryption protocols and encryption requirements to ensure the confidentiality of data stored on District systems and in hosted environments.
- Protocol Management: Oversee the implementation and maintenance of security protocols such as TLS and HTTPS across all web-facing applications and services to ensure secure data transmission.
- Threat Modeling & Prevention: Participate in threat modeling exercises with development teams to identify potential security risks early in the development process. Develop and implement strategies to mitigate these risks.
- Incident Response: Collaborate with the Security and CSIRT teams to develop, maintain, exercise and execute security incident response plans, including vulnerability patching, system recovery, and forensic analysis.
- Automation & Tooling: Implement security automation tools within the CI/CD pipeline to automatically scan for vulnerabilities in code and infrastructure, and to streamline security processes in addition to proving and implementing AI-Driven tools to gain efficiencies in code development, troubleshooting, and workflows.
- Policy & Compliance: Ensure all development and operational practices adhere to established security policies and regulations. Maintain documentation of security controls and compliance activities.
Working Conditions
Employee works in a standard office environment. Occasional travel usually during the workday is required. Performs continuous repetitive tasks (to include keyboarding) with one or both hands. Occasionally lifts and carries objects up to 10 pounds. Occasionally requires bending and reaching above shoulder level. Possible travel to other offices. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employee may be subject to call-in outside of regularly scheduled work hours, or required to be on call, including on nights, weekends or holidays, to respond to emergency management activities or other incidents requiring rapid response in support of District operations.
Required Credentials for DEVOPS Security Engineer
Business Application Developer 2
- Bachelors degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, or related field and two (2) years of related work experience. (Equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted)
- Valid driver's license
Business Application Developer 3
- Bachelors degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, or related field and five (5) years of related work experience. (Equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted)
- Valid driver's license
Business Application Developer 4
- Masters degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, or related field and six (6) years of related work experience. (Equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted)
- Valid driver's license
Preferred Credentials for DEVOPS Security Engineer
- Application Security
- Automated Security Testing
- Secure coding practices
- Scripting (Python, Powershell)
- CI/CD PipelineTools and related security
- Implementing Azure DevOps security policies
- Developing in C#., .NET and/or Javascript
Application Process
The District will determine eligibility for employment solely from the information provided on a District employment application. All applicants are required to complete, in full, the District employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. A resume will not be considered as a substitute for the required District application for the purpose of qualification. Applicants who are within 30 days of graduation, if selected are not allowed to start until all minimum qualifications are met. This position is also eligible for relocation reimbursement, limited to moving expenses, upon meeting mileage and program criteria.
Additional Details
This position is based out of the Brooksville, FL office, however remote/hybrid work is available (must live in Florida). This position is eligible for compensatory time for hours worked over 40 hours, in a week.
Travel Required
Yes. Some travel, using District vehicle, within District's coverage area.
Accepting applications until September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
About Us
The District is responsible for managing the water resources for west central Florida which includes approximately 10,000 square miles of territory spanning 16 counties and serving more than 6 million residents. Established in 1961 as a flood-protection agency, our objective is to meet the needs of current and future water users, protect and preserve our water resources, manage the water supply, protect water quality, and preserve water-related functions.
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Start and grow your career with the District! The District prides itself on providing a positive work environment that engages and supports our employees through flexible and remote work schedules. We provide and support learning and development for staff at all levels including conferences, association memberships, and formal education. Let us know if you have previous public sector experience that may allow for additional perks! Click on the link to apply.
