Cybersecurity Operations Administrator

Doña Ana County; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Dof1a Ana County in Las Cruces, NM is seeking a Cybersecurity Administrator to support day-to-day administration, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of information security tools and controls. You will implement security policies, monitor events, assist with vulnerability management, and help respond to incidents while producing accurate operational reports.

The role collaborates with IT staff, county departments, vendors, and the Information Security Engineer to protect data, systems,

Qualifications

• Bachelore29s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field.
• Six years of work experience administering, configuring, monitoring, and supporting security technologies in an enterprise environment.
• Education substitution in accordance with County policy. No substitution for the required experience.
• Must possess or obtain CompTIA Security+ within two months; other security certifications are desirable.
• Must pass NCIC background and driving record check.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational runbooks, checklists, knowledge-base articles, configuration notes, and administrative documentation for assigned security tools and recurring security tasks.
• Provide technical input to support updates to security procedures, baselines, and standards when requested.
• Monitor industry security updates, changes, technologies, emerging threats and best practices for continuous improvement.
• Identify and track operational security metrics for assigned tools, controls, alerts, email security activity, vulnerabilities, and remediation efforts.
• Assist with assessment of computer systems and security risks by researching potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Support preventive measures, control techniques, patch prioritization, and remediation tracking.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest email security threats and trends and adapt configurations accordingly.
• Assist with security education, training, and awareness activities using approved materials and guidance.
• Administer, configure, monitor, and maintain assigned security software, hardware, and cloud security tools to ensure reliable operation and appropriate protection.
• Monitor security logs, network traffic, endpoint alerts, authentication logs, and email systems for anomalies, suspicious activity, and potential security incidents.
• Administer and maintain email security gateways and filtering solutions to block spam, phishing attempts, malware, and other malicious content.
• Run periodic vulnerability scans and security checks using approved tools and procedures.
• Validate findings, document remediation status, and work with IT teams to address identified weaknesses.
• Perform initial triage, collect logs and technical evidence, document actions taken, and elevate incidents according to approved incident response procedures.
• Assist with containment, remediation, and recovery activities for security incidents within assigned systems and tools.
• Provide technical support and information for coordination with law enforcement, outside agencies, external auditors, vendors, or managed security service providers as directed.
• Investigate reported phishing messages and suspicious email activity; document findings and elevate significant trends, incidents, or risks.
• Assist with internal investigations by reviewing security logs, email (traces, quarantine records, archives), and related system activity to identify source and destination, content, attachments, URLs, policy actions, and indicators of suspicious or unauthorized activity.
• Monitor networks, systems, and applications for conformance with approved security requirements, baselines, and policies.
• Respond to security incidents, including availability to respond to system problems and security events after hours.
• Participate in the IT department's internal SIRT (Security Incident Response Team) and support incident response activities.

Skills

Incident response

Threat modeling

OS hardening

Email security

Microsoft 365 security tools

EDR tools

Firewall management

SIEM/log review

Policy documentation

Education

Bachelore29s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology

Tools

Mimecast

Palo Alto Panorama

SentinelOne

Microsoft 365 Defender

Cisco ISE

Job description

Dof1a Ana County in Las Cruces, NM is seeking a Cybersecurity Administrator to support day-to-day administration, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of information security tools and controls. You will implement security policies, monitor events, assist with vulnerability management, and help respond to incidents while producing accurate operational reports.

The role collaborates with IT staff, county departments, vendors, and the Information Security Engineer to protect data, systems,