Best City for IT Gov't Contracts? (Tampa, Orlando: military, jobs, contractor)

[ManFromMissouri]

Hello all in the state of Florida. I am curious on where I might find the most IT (Java) jobs related to Government military contracts? I'm thinking either Tampa Bay or Orlando?

Thanks for all of your replies.

[Racelady88]

You might want to consider Brevard County. Boeing and Lockheed Martin have operations there, and there used to be another but I can't for the life of me remember which one (GE, maybe?).

[wbowley]

If it's between the two, I think Orlando has more options. There's Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Harris if I remember correctly. Check the job boards like monster.com, careerbuilder.com, dice.com and see which area has more positions available.

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by ManFromMissouri

Hello all in the state of Florida. I am curious on where I might find the most IT (Java) jobs related to Government military contracts? I'm thinking either Tampa Bay or Orlando?

Thanks for all of your replies.

Might want to consider NW Florida: We have all the top 10 GOV contractor (I worked for one) and the market is strong with the Eglin AFB, Tyndall AFB, Hurlburt Field and all the Navy sites in the area.

Okaloosa County Industrial Airpark
Aerospace Integration Corporation, B&H Earthmoving, Copy Products Company, L-3 Crestview Aerospace Corporation, Custom Production Inc., EJM Aerospace Services Inc., Gulf Coast Industrial Machine, Ideal Aviation Inc., MTC/MTI, Prime Source Electrical & Manufacturing, Summit Park, Sunshine Aero Industries Inc., and Tepper Aviation Inc.

Ft. Walton Beach Commerce & Technology Park
Actionwear USA, Advanced Technologies & Systems Inc., Aerospace Integration Corporation, ARINC, Avionics Test and Analysis Corp., BAE Systems, Boeing Company/SOF Aerospace Support Center, Chromalloy Florida, Coastal Insulation, Dynetics Inc., Federal Express, Gulf Coast Waste, Henderson Electric Inc., HERCO Sheet Metal Inc., Magna Manufacturing Inc., Manufacturing Technology Inc., Metric Systems, Micro Systems Inc., Payroll Management Inc., REICO Inc., Signal Technologies Corp./Keltec Operation, Spectrum Sciences & Software Inc., Synergy Nutritional Industries Inc., Technical Services Laboratory Inc., Waste Management, Edwin Watts Golf

[ManFromMissouri]

Wow, thank you for all of the great information, many thank you's...!!!