Remote Role- Cyber Security Systems Administrator II or III

Cyber Security Systems Administrator II or III

Job Type

24 month Contract

Work Arrangement

Wadsworth, Ohio 1 day in office per week

Level

I / II / III based on experience

Position Overview

We are seeking a Cyber Security Systems Administrator II/III to support cybersecurity operations within the Transmission Security Operations Center. This role focuses on engineering, implementing, integrating, optimizing, administering, maintaining, patching, and supporting enterprise Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms and security data pipelines.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with SIEM engineering and administration, security data integrations, detection engineering, platform maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, integrate, optimize, administer, maintain, and support enterprise SIEM platforms and security data pipelines.
• Perform log source onboarding and configure SIEM integrations.
• Develop and maintain security use cases, correlation rules, and detection rules.
• Manage SIEM platform lifecycle activities, including upgrades, patching, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot SIEM platforms and related integrations.
• Support detection engineering, automation, and orchestration initiatives.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with teams on cross-functional projects.
• Coordinate with vendors when support is required.
• Provide support for security incidents.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.
• Support applicable cybersecurity and compliance activities.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with SIEM engineering and administration.
• Experience with SIEM integrations and upstream/downstream systems supporting data ingestion and correlation.
• Experience with log source onboarding and detection or correlation rule development.
• Experience with SIEM platform maintenance, including upgrades, patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Scripting experience in Linux and Windows environments.
• Knowledge of Windows and UNIX internals, system hardening, and monitoring.
• Experience with enterprise security solutions.
• Knowledge of IT systems, networking, and TCP/IP.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Professional documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree preferred; relevant cybersecurity experience may be accepted in place of a degree.
• Familiarity with the following cybersecurity frameworks and standards:
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF)
• PCI-DSS
• CIS Controls
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Cyber Kill Chain
• NERC CIP experience is a plus.

Experience Levels

• Level II: 3–5 years of experience.
• Level III: 5–7 years of experience.
• Level IV: Candidates with 7–10 years of experience may also be considered.

Additional Information

• This is a contract-to-hire opportunity.
• The position is primarily remote, with one day per week onsite in Wadsworth, Ohio.