IT Security Analyst/System Administrator

Nocccd•Anaheim, CA

About The Position

This position evaluates, designs, and assists in developing and implementing information security solutions for the District. It also assists with the design, installation, and maintenance of enterprise server systems. The role helps protect information systems assets from intentional or inadvertent access or corruption, provides security consultation and training to IT professionals and end users, and provides technical assistance and work direction to personnel as assigned. The position develops and maintains security standards and procedures for administrative and academic systems, supports incident response and remediation, reviews and documents vulnerabilities and threats, and performs vulnerability scans. It works with systems, network, and applications staff to address detected security vulnerabilities and events. The role also supports systems software configuration, testing, tuning, and administration; monitors systems for performance and availability; and participates in the selection and maintenance of security-related products and technologies. The employee is expected to support District and College efforts to increase diversity, address student achievement gaps, and foster an inclusive work and educational environment, including participating in related trainings and events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and at least three years of experience in programming, operating systems, and data communications networks, including leadership experience; OR an associate degree in one of these fields and at least five years of such experience, including leadership experience.
Commitment to diversity and demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Ability to demonstrate how experience with diverse communities relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with governance, risk, and compliance, including risk assessments, supporting internal and external audits, and documenting and tracking control gaps through remediation.
Experience securing cloud infrastructure and services, including cloud-native logging, monitoring, and threat detection across multi-cloud environments.
Experience responding to security incidents, including triage, containment, remediation, and documentation.
Experience administering the Microsoft Windows security stack, including Microsoft Defender XDR, Entra ID security, and Microsoft 365 security and compliance tools.
Experience supporting vulnerability management and coordinating remediation with system owners.
Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and lateral movement mitigation techniques.
Ability to partner with IT and cross-functional teams to drive security initiatives.
Experience managing or contributing to security-related projects.
Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
Industry-recognized certification, such as CompTIA Security+ or Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate.
Experience assisting and promoting the growth and success of diverse students and employees through interculturally competent and equity-minded practices or initiatives.
Prior experience approaching work and interactions with colleagues or students in an equity-minded manner.
Ability to provide an inclusive and welcoming work and educational environment.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain information security program standards and procedures for administrative and academic systems.
Provide incident response and remediation support.
Audit, report, document, and review information security vulnerabilities and threats; perform vulnerability scans of data networks and computing devices.
Work with systems, network, and applications staff to correct security vulnerabilities and events.
Provide leadership, work direction, technical advice, and problem-solving assistance to technical staff on information security standards and procedures.
Serve as a technical liaison with District and campus staff in facilitating information security programs.
Ensure systems software is properly installed, configured, tested, and tuned to maximize security and operating efficiency.
Participate in the design, selection, implementation, and maintenance of information security products and technologies.
Assist higher-level technical personnel with planning, design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation of complex systems administration across a variety of operating systems.
Monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems to minimize production interruptions and maximize system performance and availability.
Learn and apply emerging technologies to perform duties efficiently and in an organized and timely manner.
Participate in District and College efforts to increase faculty and staff diversity and address student achievement gaps.
Help create a welcoming and inclusive work and educational environment and participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings and events.
Perform related duties as assigned.