What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cyber Security Administrator position at Sandoval County, NM?

Salary : $67,350.40 - $80,808.00 Annually

Location : Bernalillo, NM

Job Type : Classified Full Time

Job Number : 2025-00013

Division : Information Technology

Department : Information Technology

Opening Date : 01 / 30 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 13 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain

General Purpose

Under general direction, the Cyber Security Administrator is responsible for the availability, safety, confidentiality and integrity of Sandoval County's information technology assets; protects the county from cyber intrusions and exfiltration of the County's data; serves as the primary advisor on information security issues; fosters the development of new protective technologies and policies and processes; provides guidance to the County to plan, coordinate, implement, update, and communicate a proactive program using knowledge of information systems security concepts and techniques; assist in developing, implementing and maintaining a Continuity Of Operations Plan (COOP) and a Disaster Recovery Plan to recover from any major incidents and to continue the County's critical operations in the interim; creates and implements a cyber security plan.

A job description is intended to present a general list of tasks / duties performed by employees within this job. Job descriptions are not intended to list all duties performed within the job.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field; OR 4 years' experience in cyber security; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience; AND
Cyber Security Certification.

Other Requirements

Required Licenses or Certifications :

Certification in at least one of the following within one year of hire : Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Cyber Security Analyst (CySA ), or CompTIA Advanced SecurityX.

Within 9 months of hire, must acquire CJIS - Criminal Justice Information System and must be able to pass CJIS background check.

Valid New Mexico driver's license or ability to obtain a valid New Mexico driver's license within 30 days of hire.

Essential Job Functions

Proactively monitor the County's network subnets and critical systems and databases for intrusions using current and future tools that Sandoval County has to detect potential intrusions, attempts at exfiltration of critical data and attacks and work to mitigate those potential intrusions and attacks.

Works with Network and Systems Engineers and their respective teams to identify vulnerabilities and needed patches and assist both teams in ensuring network and systems assets are patched on compliant on a regular basis.

Review Sandoval County's policies that relate to IT and cyber security, recommend additions and enhancements and periodically check to ensure those policies are being followed and the Department and the County are in compliance with those policies.

Lead members of Sandoval County's Security team, running weekly security assessment meetings with the team and directing the team to address any issues identified in that meeting.

Runs and manages Sandoval County's cyber security awareness and education training, picking training topics and course material under the direction of the Director and Deputy Director, evaluates responses and makes recommendations for new course and training that will focus on gaps or issues identified in the training.

Researches and recommends new technologies or gaps in our organizational or departmental security for review and inclusion on the budget.

Meet with executive management, insurance companies and bond rating agencies regarding all elements of Sandoval County's cyber security.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Sandoval County offers benefits to full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more a week including : Health Care, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Long-Term and Short-Term disability insurance, Holiday pay, Vacation and Sick Leave, Deferred Compensation Plan.

Sandoval County non-union, non-safety positions are part of the Municipal Plan 2. Contributing 16.55% and employees contributing 3.65% to to the Public Employee Retirement Plan. (PERA)

Which of the following best describes your level of education in the related field for this position?

No High School Diploma or GED

High School Diploma or GED

Associates Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Ph.D. / PsyD / Ed.D / M.D. / D.O / Doctorate

Do you have four (4) years experience in Cyber Security?

Briefly describe when and where you obtained your experience stated above.

Do you currently have a Cyber Security Certification? If yes, it must be attached.

I understand that if I do not attach a copy of my High School Diploma / GED Certificate, Degree or transcripts from an accredited institution showing degree conferred / awarded that my application will not be considered.

I Understand

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Salary : $67,350 - $80,808

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