Security Administrator

Agility Partners; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Agility Partners seeks a Security Administrator to support a Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) initiative. The role involves coordinating with stakeholders, implementing PQC software and tools, and addressing cryptographic and network considerations across multiple teams.

The candidate should have an Associate degree in a related field and 3–5 years of cybersecurity experience, with a basic understanding of cryptography and PQC endpoints.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Cybersecurity, Networking, CIS, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of cybersecurity experience.
• Basic understanding of cryptography.
• Basic understanding of network architecture, servers, and PQC endpoints.
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely through verbal and written communication.
• Ability to support security collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) software, tools, and solutions to progress analysis and implementation efforts.
• Identify and process application-specific data to help enumerate cryptographic connections that fall within project scope.
• Engage with stakeholders, product owners, and leadership to obtain buy-in and communicate technical information related to cryptography, network architecture, software libraries, and downstream considerations.
• Work closely with related teams to build holistic solutions supporting PQC efforts.
• Organize separate teams and workstreams to deliver unified results.
• Partner with cyber incident teams, threat hunting teams, and various lines of business to help mitigate risk.
• Identify and drive process improvements within Secure Data Management, including automation efforts, AI considerations, and operational enhancements.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Cybersecurity experience

Security collaboration

Automation scripting

Data analysis

Education

Associate degree in Cybersecurity/Networking/CIS/CS

Bachelor's degree in CIS/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

IBM Guardium

Job description

Agility Partners is seeking a Security Administrator for one our our clients to support a cybersecurity initiative focused on Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

Responsibilities

• Support Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) software, tools, and solutions to progress analysis and implementation efforts.
• Identify and process application-specific data to help enumerate cryptographic connections that fall within project scope.
• Engage with stakeholders, product owners, and leadership to obtain buy-in and communicate technical information related to cryptography, network architecture, software libraries, and downstream considerations.
• Work closely with related teams to build holistic solutions supporting PQC efforts.
• Organize separate teams and workstreams to deliver unified results.
• Partner with cyber incident teams, threat hunting teams, and various lines of business to help mitigate risk.
• Identify and drive process improvements within Secure Data Management, including automation efforts, AI considerations, and operational enhancements.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in Cybersecurity, Networking, CIS, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of cybersecurity experience.
• Basic understanding of cryptography.
• Basic understanding of network architecture, servers, and other potential PQC endpoints.
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely through verbal and written communication.
• Ability to support security collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CIS, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Understanding of Certificate Lifecycle Management and PKI.
• Understanding of network protocols, libraries, and other in-scope PQC technologies.
• Experience with application and system automation or scripting.
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Knowledge of client/server relationships and multi-tier environments.
• Experience with IBM Guardium tools.
• Experience with PKI, PQC, Venafi, or other cryptography-related technologies.
• Security+, Network+, or similar certifications.