Cybersecurity Administrator

Wichita Tribal Enterprise • Albuquerque, NM

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, a Quivera Enterprises company, is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Administrator. This role requires a security professional with strong integrity and the ability to manage multiple projects while aligning technical solutions with business needs. The position focuses on assessing and hardening operating systems, applications, and services, as well as administering key security technologies including NIDS/NIPS, HIDS/HIPS, NAC systems, and SIEM platforms like Splunk. Responsibilities include developing and tuning security content, automating processes through scripting, integrating new systems with engineering teams, and optimizing IDS and SIEM performance. The role also encompasses deploying, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting cyber defense systems across servers, network components, workstations, and related infrastructure.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Tier 2, Public Trust background investigation.
• 7+ years of broad work experience including administration, engineering, and security.
• 5+ years of experience in security technology administration
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
• Security+
• MCSE or equivalent
• Linux

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DOI
• Knowledge of FIPS and NIST compliance and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and hardening security configurations for operating systems, applications and services
• Working on multiple projects simultaneously and balancing conflicting demands
• Combining technical skills with an understanding of business needs to successfully protect assets
• Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences
• Administration of Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (NIDS & NIPS)
• Administration of Network Access Control (NAC) Systems such as ForeScout CounterAct
• Administration of Host Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (HIDS & HIPS)
• Administration of/and deployment of Security Information Event Management System (SIEM), such as Splunk
• IDS, IPS, SIEM content management, policy tuning and signature development
• Ad-hoc scripting supporting process automation and data analysis
• New system integration and coordination with engineering
• Resource utilization analysis and performance tuning of IDS & SIEM servers & applications
• Deployment, operation, maintenance, upgrading and troubleshooting/repair of cyber defense systems to include but not limited to: network components, servers, analyst workstations, CND associated hardware and software

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Indian Preference in accordance with applicable tribal, federal, and contractual requirements where authorized by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed