SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER I - 73002980

Requisition No: 857719 

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER I - 73002980

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 73002980 

Salary: $50,228.52 - $55,515.72 / annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/08/2025 

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Florida Department of Revenue

Information Services Program

Systems Programmer I

Tallahassee

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals, businesses and families across the state, the Florida Department of Revenue invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability. To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training, tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website .

JOB SUMMARY:

The Systems Programmer I position is in the Information System Program on the Service Maintenance team. This is work providing technical assistance to computer systems and users. The selected applicant will work with users and technicians to install and maintain SAP software and hardware, batch job scheduling software and hardware, SFTP application, and other related software and hardware as needed. Creates and maintains flowcharts and documentation. Able to follow the ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) process. This is a mission critical position and may provide on-call support on weekly rotations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Two years of Service Desk or IT support related to computer systems hardware and software.

• Two years of work-related IT experience in support of Systems Administration with experience in server maintenance, patching, and the ITSM process.

• Demonstrated experience in server hardware and application software installation and troubleshooting, including navigating system logs.

• Experience leading meetings.

• Experience in change management, problem resolution, continuous improvement of ITSM processes, and effective communication verbally and written to discuss services that impacts stakeholders.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely related area of study.”

PREFERENCES:

• Powershell scripting experience.

• Flowcharting experience.

• Experience writing and maintaining documentation.

• Experience in Service Management.

• Experience installing software on servers.

• Experience troubleshooting Windows and SUSE Linux servers.

• Experience in SAP server Administration.

• Advanced batch job scheduling experience.

• Experience in handling Technical system issues.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Position located in Tallahassee, Florida.

• The anticipated salary for this position is $52,872.14

• Skills Verification Tests and Interviews will be conducted on site for this position.

SALARY: $50,228.52 - $55,515.72.

BENEFITS:

Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, paid parental leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION: Sangeetha Mohan Doss, (850) 717-6807, [email protected] .

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

SKILLS VERIFICATION TEST OR ONLINE SKILLS ASSESSMENT: If you meet the minimum job requirements, we might require you to take a skills verification test or an online skills assessment to be considered for an interview.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints.

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at .

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 clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.