IT Security Administrator
Job Description :
Seeking a Security Administrator to work onsite in Bellevue, Nebraska. The organization provides great benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K with matching, tuition remission, annual Bonus, PTO (sick days, personal days, vacation and holidays).
Only LOCAL candidates willing to work 100% onsite, and candidates authorized to work for any U.S. employer without sponsorship will be considered.
Relocation assistance is not provided.
Primary Function :
Responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the in-place Security solutions. Secondary tasks may include involvement in the implementation of new security solutions, participation in the creation and or maintenance of policies, standards, baselines, guidelines and procedures as well as conducting vulnerability audits and assessments.
The IT Security Administrator is expected to be fully aware of the enterprise security goals as established by its stated policies, procedures and guidelines and to actively work towards upholding those goals.
Responsibilities & Experience :
- 5+ years of experience in IT Security
- Vulnerability Scanning, Monitoring, Remediation and Resolution
- Experience writing security policies
- Take-charge Leader to help grow and advance the IT Security area
- Participate in training, vulnerability testing, phishing simulations, etc.
- Must have experience with the Proofpoint Security awareness platform
- Participate in on call rotation
- Having a Networking background is helpful for this role
Requirements :
Security Vulnerability, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Remediation, Mitigation, Cyber security policies, Security Policy, Simulated phishing, Network Security, Network Security Monitoring
Essential Functions :
Operational Management (60%)
- Maintain up-to-date baselines for the secure configuration and operations of all in-place devices, whether they be under direct control (security tools) or not (workstations, servers, network devices).
- Maintain operational configurations of all in-place security solutions as per the established baselines.
- Monitor all in-place security solutions for efficient and appropriate operations.
- Review logs and reports of all in-place devices, whether they be under direct control (security tools) or not (workstations, servers, network devices).
Interpret the implications of that activity and devise plans for appropriate resolution.
- Participate in investigations into problematic activity.
- Participate in the design and execution of vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and security audits.
- Provide on-call support for end users for all in-place security solutions.
- Manages changes to production systems to ensure proper change controls and procedure and documentation updates are completed
- Communicates with both internal and external customers as necessary, keeping them informed of planned outages, incident progress and impending changes
- Identifies and reports risk management and security issues
- Prepares, reads and analyzes a variety of complex reports, spreadsheets and other documentation
Strategy & Planning (20%)
- Participate in the planning and design of enterprise security architecture, under the direction of the IT Security Manager, where appropriate
- Participate, Create and maintain comprehensive documentation as it relates to enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures) under the direction of management
- Develops, implements and manages policies, procedures, and associated training plans related to security awareness
Acquisition & Deployment (20%)
- Maintain up-to-date detailed knowledge of the IT security industry including awareness of new or revised security solutions, improved security processes, and the development of new attacks and threat vectors.
- Recommend additional security solutions or enhancements to existing security solutions to improve overall enterprise security.
- Perform the deployment, integration, and initial configuration of all new security solutions and of any enhancements to existing security solutions in accordance with standard best operating procedures generically and the enterprise's security documents specifically.
Education & Qualifications :
- Four year degree in Computer Science, IT Security or related discipline preferred.
- Certifications in one or more of the following Preferred
- CompTIA Security+
- GIAC Information Security Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator : Security
- Associate of (ISC)2
- Strong knowledge of Network Management and analysis tools (Brocade Network Advisor, Wireshark, Aruba NetEdit and Aruba Airwave desired).
- Hands on knowledge of client / server operating systems preferred
- Working technical knowledge of current network hardware and operating systems, protocols, and Internet standards (Ruckus, SonicWALL, Citrix and Aruba highly desired)
- Knowledge of network security measures firewalls, Intrusion Detection, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Intrusion Prevention, Anti-virus, Anti-spam (CrowdStrike EPP, SonicWALL preferred)
- Strong understanding of IP, TCP / IP, and other network administration protocols.
- Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills required
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills required
- Demonstrated experience in interacting and working effectively with internal and external constituents to provide the highest quality of customer service
- Demonstrated ability to manage or lead complex projects / tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment, while producing optimal outcomes
- Flexibility and the ability to operate under stressful, time-sensitive deadlines
- Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws and be able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
- Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Strong customer service orientation
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment