Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Advanced IT Concepts (AITC) is a fast-growing Information Technology company specializing in various technology solutions. They are seeking a Security Systems Administrator to support, secure, and maintain enterprise systems and network infrastructure, ensuring compliance with security best practices and organizational policies.
Responsibilities
- Administer, monitor, and maintain security systems, servers, endpoints, and network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments
- Support the configuration, deployment, and maintenance of security tools such as firewalls, endpoint protection, vulnerability scanners, logging platforms, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and access management solutions
- Monitor security alerts, system logs, and operational dashboards to identify potential threats, misconfigurations, or performance issues
- Assist with incident response activities, including triage, investigation, containment, remediation, and documentation of security events
- Implement and maintain security baselines, patching processes, hardening standards, and configuration management practices
- Support cloud security operations, including identity and access management, security group configuration, logging, monitoring, encryption, and secure resource deployment
- Assist with vulnerability management efforts, including scanning, tracking remediation, validating fixes, and reporting status to technical and leadership teams
- Maintain documentation for system configurations, security procedures, change records, diagrams, and operational runbooks
- Collaborate with system administrators, network engineers, security analysts, cloud teams, and application owners to strengthen the organization’s overall security posture
- Participate in audits, compliance reviews, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives as needed
Skills
- 2–7 years of experience in systems administration, security administration, network administration, cloud operations, cybersecurity operations, or a related technical role
- Working knowledge of information security principles, system hardening, access control, vulnerability management, patch management, and incident response
- Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux server environments, endpoint systems, and enterprise IT infrastructure
- Understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, routing, switching, firewalls, and network segmentation
- Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or similar cloud environments
- Familiarity with cloud security concepts, including identity and access management, logging and monitoring, encryption, secure configuration, shared responsibility models, and cloud-native security tools
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, analyze logs, document findings, and communicate technical information clearly
- Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional technical teams
- CompTIA Security+ certification preferred
- CompTIA Network+ certification preferred
- Cloud certifications preferred, such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Cloud Digital Leader, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
- Experience with security information and event management tools, endpoint detection and response platforms, cloud security posture management tools, or vulnerability management platforms
- Exposure to compliance frameworks or security standards such as NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, or similar frameworks
- Experience supporting hybrid environments that include both on-premises infrastructure and public cloud services
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