IT Security Administrator I

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.

Pay Range:

$86,964.80 - $130,631.49

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Position Overview

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Monitors the organization’s network using computer hardware and software to detect security incidents in progress. Develops, manages and provides security-related education and training programs for system administrators, department managers and general users. Coordinates and communicates with members of Security team to establish, plan, and execute security goals. Maintains security patching and upgrade schedule. Performs security system upgrades.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Associate’s degree or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related fields preferred. In lieu of a degree, three years of hands on security experience plus advanced security certifications may be substituted.

Experience: Minimum three years of hands-on desktop support, general networking or IT security experience, firewall, content filtering, endpoint protection or equivalent.

Other Credentials:

Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of desktop support, networking and security technologies. Experience with desktops, servers, storage, virtualization, networking and security technologies. Working knowledge or IAM, PAM and other security solutions.

Special Training:

Network+, Security+, CCENT, or other IT advanced certifications

Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities:

Usual Work Day: 8 Hours  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops and manages security-related education and training programs for system administrators, department managers, and general users.
• Exhibits strong technical knowledge and expertise in managing all aspects of the organization's enterprise-wide infrastructure and network topologies, including the design, configuration, maintenance, monitoring and upgrade of network services.
• Maintains advanced level of knowledge of supported systems, creating accurate standards and procedures for network security. Provides documentation for review and inclusion into departmental knowledge base.
• Maintains network security, as evidenced by proficient use of security controls, such as intrusion detection systems, firewall, access control lists, and a definitive understanding of organization's security policies & procedures. Maintains awareness of security and software that expediently implements patches to fix problems.
• Generates documentation to assist in the community to increase awareness and understanding of security policies, with relevance to information services applications for review at departmental meetings and publication on the intranet. Assists team members in the interpretation of security policies through discussions and documentation updates in the department.
• Assists departments with implementing and maintaining preventive security measures.
• Provides troubleshooting assistance and training to non-senior analysts for reviewing documented steps taken to determine cause of system interruption, completing diagnostics until restoration of system functionality.
• Resets passwords for enterprise and departmental applications. Exercises discretion and judgement when creating job profiles and modifies access when responsibilities change. Follows departmental policies and procedures required when reviewing the system documentation monthly. Reinstates access to enterprise or departmental applications where required by following departmental procedures.
• Accurately records problems reported in accordance with documented procedures. Notifies and communicates status of problem throughout issue lifecycle, with documentation of steps in security databases. Completes daily assignments of tasks and documents activities appropriately.
• Participates in discussions with Internal Audit department to understand compliance requirements.
• Leads the team in periodic review of policies. Offers ideas for revi