POSITION SUMMARY
The Security Administrator’s role is to design, build, implement and support security and infrastructure systems across the organization. This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all security systems and infrastructure systems.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and implement policies for security and server infrastructure, including Cloud technologies, related documentation, and technical specifications information.
- Plan and implement any improvement, modification, or replacement of security infrastructure components.
- Conduct research on security products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts.
- Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure security and network products and services.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and associated training for security resource administration, appropriate use, and business continuity/disaster recovery.
- Conducting security assessments through vulnerability testing and risk analysis.
- Monitoring and auditing security access and log analysis of security infrastructure.
- Continuously updating incident response and business continuity/disaster recovery plans.
- Verifying third-party vendors’ security standards and collaborating to meet security requirements.
- Intrusion prevention management, which involves monitoring network traffic to detect potential threats and then responding to these threats promptly.
- Adheres to Federal and State laws and regulations.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
The individual must meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Information Security Certification: PCIP, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, Security+ – preferred
- Minimum 2 years of extensive hands-on technical knowledge of security systems, protocols, and standards such as NIST, ISO, Cobit and OWASP
- Strong knowledge of security management and analysis tools, including SolarWinds and Fortinet (preferred).
- 3 years of experience building, configuring, and maintaining IT infrastructure
- Knowledge of Security Frameworks: NIST and ISO
- 3 years of experience hardware, software, and network connection troubleshooting experience.
- Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, including Fortinet and Barracuda.
- 3 years of experience with Anti-virus software, intrusion detection systems, and other network security systems and best practices.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
Job Type: Full-time