IT Security Administrator

About Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC):

Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC) is a nonprofit organization serving children and families across Oregon through early education and family support programs. At OCDC, our work has purpose. Every role contributes to creating stronger families, healthier communities, and brighter futures for children across Oregon.

Position Summary:

The IT Security Administrator plans, implements, monitors, and improves security protocols, systems, processes, and guardrails that protect the OCDC’s data, network, desktop, mobile, and computer hardware environments. The position applies best practices and knowledge of internal and external security challenges to safeguard systems against breaches, unauthorized access, modifications, disclosure, destruction, or other threats. The IT Security Administrator is responsible for ensuring OCDC has a well-defined security program, protocols, and controls;

manages risk assessments and plans; and manages projects from scoping resource requirements to planning, implementation, and change management.

Essential Functions:

Reviews OCDC’s security systems, network controls, access configurations, and related tools to identify and implement solutions and improvements using security best practices and sound technical judgment.

Monitors network traffic, endpoint activity, and security software reports for suspicious behavior; investigates issues of diverse scope and recommends appropriate mitigation steps.

Collaborates with managers, executives, staff, vendors, and other stakeholders on data access needs, mitigating security threats, determining and implementing programming modifications, and educating employees on secure technology practices.

Develops, updates, implements, and maintains security protocols, network policies, authorization roles, and site-specific controls to support OCDC security requirements.

Implements plans to safeguard data and systems against accidental or unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, destruction, data loss, or other breach.

Configures and administers security systems, including firewalls, anti-virus tools, authentication controls, encryption and protocols, monitoring software, and related infrastructure; analyzes requirements and recommends improvements.

Performs risk assessments, audits, and tests, plus reviews results to identify and contain threats, validate controls, ensure proper functioning of systems and security measures, and support compliance with OCDC standards.

Develops, maintains, and tests disaster recovery and backup plans and systems to support recovery of data in the event of disaster, security incident, or loss.

Coordinates and delivers training on IT security protocols, online security services, and secure use of OCDC systems; promotes OCDC-wide security awareness.

Manages security projects, program elements, or process improvements with manageable risks and resource requirements; provides status updates and escalates issues as needed.

Responds to security-related questions and concerns, provides customer-focused technical support.

Performs other duties as assigned.(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, or a related field

Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.(or equivalent combination of education and experience)
Technical & Functional

Competencies:

Thorough understanding of computer-related security systems, including firewalls, anti-virus tools, encryption, password protection, authentication, monitoring software, and site-specific physical access controls.

Thorough…