Senior Cybersecurity & Systems Administrator - Scottsdale

Walton Global; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental and Vision insurance

HSA and FSA options

Employer-paid life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Bonus incentives

PTO and parental leave

Training and development

Job summary

Walton Global is hiring a seasoned Cybersecurity and Systems Administrator to lead daily cybersecurity operations and support Windows Server, Azure, M365, Entra ID, and AD infrastructure in Scottsdale, AZ. The role emphasizes incident response, vulnerability management, policy enforcement, and risk reduction in a mature enterprise IT environment.

The successful candidate will also support core systems administration during busy periods and outages, ensuring security controls and disaster

Qualifications

• Minimum 4–6+ years of cybersecurity, Windows systems administration, Azure, M365, and enterprise infra operations.
• Strong hands-on cybersecurity experience: incident response, vulnerability management, endpoint security, identity protection, monitoring, remediation.
• Experience with hybrid Microsoft environments, Azure IaaS/PaaS, Entra ID, M365 security tools, Windows Server, AD, GP, DNS/DHCP.
• Scripting in PowerShell; server hardening, patching, backups, disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary internal owner for cybersecurity operations, monitoring and incident response.
• Work with Darktrace to monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents.
• Use Defender tools, Entra ID, Conditional Access to improve security posture.
• Develop and enforce security policies, standards, baselines, and procedures.
• Lead incident response, containment, eradication, recovery, and remediation.
• Coordinate vulnerability assessments, pen testing, risk reviews, and remediation tracking.
• Harden servers, endpoints, cloud resources, identities, and administrative access.
• Assist with compliance initiatives including NIST-aligned controls and audit readiness.
• Provide Tier 2/3 escalation support and collaborate across IT teams.

Job description

Walton Global is hiring a seasoned Cybersecurity and Systems Administrator to lead daily cybersecurity operations and support Windows Server, Azure, M365, Entra ID, and AD infrastructure in Scottsdale, AZ. The role emphasizes incident response, vulnerability management, policy enforcement, and risk reduction in a mature enterprise IT environment.

The successful candidate will also support core systems administration during busy periods and outages, ensuring security controls and disaster