IT Security Specialist

IT Security Specialist. Systems Administrator – Security Responsible for administering, securing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure across on-premises, virtualized, hybrid, and cloud environments. Focuses on vulnerability management, remediation, patch compliance, and security across Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud platforms. Experience with Tanium or similar tools is a plus. Key Responsibilities • Infrastructure Security: Administer Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud infrastructure. Implement security baselines, access controls, and hardening standards. • Vulnerability Management: Identify, prioritize, track, and remediate vulnerabilities across servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. Validate fixes and coordinate remediation timelines. • Patching: Coordinate OS and infrastructure patching, validate deployments, maintain compliance, and minimize disruption. • Security & Compliance: Assess configurations against security standards, correct weaknesses, and support audits and compliance reporting. • Cloud & Virtualization: Secure and maintain VMware, virtual machines, cloud services, configurations, and access controls across hybrid environments. • Security Tools: Support asset discovery, endpoint management, vulnerability assessment, patching, and remediation using Tanium or similar platforms. • Automation: Develop PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts and workflows to automate patching, remediation, security validation, and reporting. • Troubleshooting: Resolve infrastructure, configuration, patching, and security issues. Maintain incident and change records in the IT service management system. • Documentation & Collaboration: Document configurations, security standards, patching, and remediation procedures. Work Schedule: County business hours required; flex time optional. Occasional after-hours work for maintenance, patching, and security remediation. Hybrid position requiring two in-office days per week.