IT Applications Administrator

About Us

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is an award-winning, medium-hub commercial service airport that served more than a record-breaking 11.1 million passengers in 2025 and is one of the top 50 airports in the United States for passenger traffic. Fifteen airlines serve RSW with nonstop service to more than 70 markets, including Canada and Germany. The economic impact of the airport is $8.3 billion annually to the Southwest Florida region and more than 60,000 jobs. Page Field (FMY), an FAA-designated reliever airport, provides services to general and business aviation and accommodated more than 160,000 aircraft operations in 2025. Base Operations at Page Field is an award-winning, fixed-based operator and has been recognized for its customer service and facilities.

Terminal Expansion projects are currently underway at RSW to improve the airport travel experience by consolidating the security checkpoints, adding concession space and providing passengers more amenities and options. In addition, a new Concourse E is being constructed with 14 gates, as well as other terminal, landside and airside improvements.

The Position

The anticipated annual salary for the ideal candidate is between $80,830 - $96,000

The Lee County Port Authority is now hiring an IT Applications Administrator. Come join the team that powers technology across Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) and Page Field (FMY). If you're qualified and ready to lead critical application administration, mentor IT talent supporting over 11 million annual passengers and major airport expansion projects, we want to hear from you!

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid Florida driver's license within thirty (30) days of hire and maintain an acceptable driving record
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems (MIS), and a minimum of 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in IT systems administration, enterprise architecture, advanced application support, or an equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrate the ability to perform the duties effectively
• Must successfully pass a comprehensive criminal background screening, fingerprinting, and drug test. Must meet all federal requirements to obtain and maintain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge through the SIDA training process and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Threat Assessment (STA)
• Must successfully pass and maintain an FBI Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) to hold unescorted Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) clearance, enabling administrative access to Airport Police public safety databases
• Subject to holdover, 24-hour recall, or varied shift rotations (including nights, weekends, and holidays) as necessary to assist with emergency recovery operations and ensure continuous 24/7/365 airport operations

• Lead the architectural design, capacity planning, and lifecycle management for enterprise applications. Develop technical roadmaps to modernize legacy systems, transition to cloud or hybrid environments, and align IT capabilities with the airport’s strategic master plan
• Serve as an escalation point for complex, high-impact application outages or performance degradation. Maintain technical ownership of mission-critical platforms, including the Airport Operational Database (AODB), Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
• Provide technical guidance, code review, and mentorship to IT Applications System Analysts and junior staff. Establish best practices for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), change management, and technical documentation

• Advanced Microsoft SQL Server administration, high-availability SQL clustering, query optimization, database security hardening, and enterprise database schema architecture.
• Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) methodologies, middleware architectures, secure API management (REST, SOAP), and ETL data movement workflows.
• Modern scripting and programming languages for automation, system integration, and rapid service recovery (specifically PowerShell, Python, and SQL).
• Comprehensive Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, DevOps deployment pipelines, and advanced client/server and multi-tier application architectures.

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Florida Retirement System (FRS)

The Port Authority participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS). Employees have the option of choosing between two retirement plans:

• FRS Pension Plan – traditional retirement plan that offers a guaranteed monthly benefit upon vesting requirements
• FRS Investment Plan – benefit is based on contributions made to the account and on investment performance. Both plans require eligible employees to contribute 3% per paycheck, while the employer contributes 13.59% for regular class or 37.74% for Special Risk, and 32.60% for Senior Management Service Class (SMSC).

The Port Authority offers two plan choices for all full-time employees, their legally married spouse and their dependents. Coverage begins the first of the month following their date of hire.

Dental Insurance

The Port Authority offers a dental plan for full time employees, their legally married spouse and children.

Vision Insurance

The Port Authority offers two (2) affordable plans options to select: Low and High Plan for full time employees, their legally married spouse and children.

Employee Assistance Program

The Port Authority provides this benefit at no cost to the employee. This is the availability of licensed professional counselors for personal issues with 100% confidentiality.

Flexible Spending Account(s)

There are two (2) types of FSA reimbursement accounts that allows contributions to be deducted from each paycheck before taxes to cover expense with pre-tax dollars. This lowers your taxable income. 1) Medical Expense Reimbursement – covers out-of-pocket expenses for medical, dental and/or vision expenses; 2) Dependent Care Reimbursement - covers daycare costs for dependent children under the age of 13 or elderly adult daycare.

Life /AD & D Insurance

The Port Authority provides this benefit at no cost to the employee. Employees are insured at an amount equal to the annual salary rounded to the next higher thousand dollars. The AD&D insurance provides additional coverage in the event the employee should lose their limb(s), eyesight or die.

Additional Life Insurance

The Port Authority provides the employee with an option to purchase additional life insurance coverage for him/herself, their spouse and their child(ren).

Short Term Disability

The Port Authority provides the employee with short term disability coverage for him/herself at no cost to the employee. Benefits are paid to 60% of salary up to nine (9) weeks.

Long Term Disability

The Port Authority provides this benefit at no cost to the employee. Benefits are paid up to 60% of the employee's salary after being disabled for 60 consecutive days.

Direct Deposit

The employee's payroll check is directly deposited into the bank of their choice.

Other Programs

457 Deferred compensation programs

Education reimbursement

On-site gym - RSW

Paid Time Off & Holidays

The Port Authority offers a generous amount of paid time off in addition to 11 paid holidays, and 1 personal day

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Do you have experience in IT systems administration, enterprise architecture, and advanced application support?

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Briefly describe your hands-on experience acting as the primary technical escalation point for enterprise application outages and administering mission-critical platforms (such as AODB, FIDS, ERP, or CAD systems)?

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Please list the current certifications you hold that will contribute to your success in this role

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