Cybersecurity Operations Administrator

Charleston Southern University; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Charleston Southern University seeks an Information Security Administrator to lead and enhance the campus cybersecurity program. You will monitor, protect, and improve security across networks, endpoints, cloud services, and applications while coordinating risk assessments and incident response.

The role involves implementing security controls, conducting phishing awareness training, and reporting on security metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT, CS, or related field.
• Four+ years of professional cybersecurity/IT experience.
• Experience with security monitoring, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, incident response.
• Experience with firewalls, EDR, IDS/IPS, SIEM, and MFA.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, cloud services, and identity services.
• Ability to communicate cybersecurity concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support security technologies across networks, systems, endpoints, and cloud services.
• Monitor for suspicious activity, vulnerabilities, and threats; respond to incidents.
• Coordinate vulnerability management, patching, and security hardening.
• Support identity and access management, MFA, and access reviews.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity documentation, reports, and training materials.
• Collaborate with IT, faculty, and staff on security initiatives and awareness.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Security monitoring

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Identity and access

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cybersecurity degree

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Firewall

MFA

Cloud security

Job description

Charleston Southern University seeks an Information Security Administrator to lead and enhance the campus cybersecurity program. You will monitor, protect, and improve security across networks, endpoints, cloud services, and applications while coordinating risk assessments and incident response.

The role involves implementing security controls, conducting phishing awareness training, and reporting on security metrics.