Security Administrator

What you will be doing:

• Deploy, configure, and maintain access control systems and cybersecurity tools, ensuring their availability, effectiveness, and alignment with best practices. 

• Monitor server logs, firewall logs, and network traffic to detect, analyze, and respond to suspicious activities and potential threats. 

• Investigate and resolve security alerts, incidents, and potential breaches in collaboration with IT and business teams. 

• Perform regular vulnerability scans, assess findings, identify false positives, coordinate remediation, and validate fixes. 

• Provide security-related support to employees and contractors, including phishing investigations, endpoint protection, and incident escalation. 

• Coordinate and administer company-wide security awareness training, testing, and phishing simulations. 

• Support internal audits by performing security and access control audits and providing required documentation. 

• Maintain and update security policies, procedures, technical documentation, and standard operating procedures. 

• Partner with internal IT teams and external vendors to manage and optimize security tool configurations and performance. 

• Participate as a subject matter expert (SME) in IT projects, ensuring that security considerations are integrated into system design and implementation. 

• Recommend, test, and apply system patches, software updates, and configuration changes to address identified vulnerabilities. 

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

What you already have:

Education, Experience, and Licensing:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field required; equivalent experience may be considered. 

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in IT security administration or a related role.  

• Certifications in Security+, CISSP, CEH, or GSEC are preferred. 

Qualifications/Skills and Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of security frameworks, tools, and best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), endpoint detection and response (EDR), intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), vulnerability management, patching, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms. 

• Familiarity with phishing prevention and analysis techniques.  

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly explain technical security concepts to non-technical users. 

• Proficient in MSO/365 applications such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 

• Desire to live Slide's Core Values.