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For over 35 years, Youth Villages has transformed the lives of children and families nationwide through innovative, research-based programs focused on preserving and restoring families.

As a national leader in children’s mental and behavioral health, we serve more than 47,000 youth, young people, and their families annually across 29 states and Washington, D.C. Our proven treatment models drive long-term success in child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health systems. At Youth Villages, we do what works — partnering with others to expand our impact and advocate for meaningful, lasting change.

We're seeking purpose-driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference. With a dedicated team of more than 5,000 staff, Youth Villages is committed to investing in and supporting our employees by offering opportunities to build a fulfilling career through professional growth, personal development, and a mission that matters— helping children and families live successfully.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned):

The IT Security Administrator:

• Achieve and/or maintain relevant professional certifications and continue professional development.
• Maintain usable and timely documentation.
• Acts as a technical resource, mentoring and supporting other teams as needed.
• Identify, research, document, and coordinate the execution of security initiatives with the team.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and support network infrastructure software and hardware.
• Monitor for and respond to irregular behavior and determine appropriate security controls.
• Ensure the security of Youth Villages’ networks using intrusion detection, firewall configuration, anti-malware protection, and vulnerability assessment.
• Plan and implement changes to improve the security posture of the organization.
• Educate and train staff on security best practices.
• Manages and governs the secure lifecycle of enterprise hardware, software, data, identities, and application development.
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve software and hardware issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Current Security+ or equivalent certifications
• 3+ years of experience in at least 2 of the 8 CISSP domains
• Security and Risk Management
• Asset Security
• Security Architecture and Engineering
• Communication and Network Security
• IAM (Identity and Access Management)
• Security Assessment and Testing
• Security Operations
• Software Development Security
• Configuring, hardening, troubleshooting and managing:
• Modern versions of Microsoft Windows Server
• Microsoft 365
• Fortinet and Meraki firewalls
• Virtualized environments
• Operating and optimizing use of
• SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)
• PAM (Privileged Access Management)
• MDR (Managed Detection & Response)
• Email Security Gateways
• Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions
• Performing incident response
• Monitoring networks and systems

Preferred experience:

• Managing Apple computers through MDM solutions like JAMF
• Implementing Secure Software Development Lifecycle
• Web development

Physical Demands:

• Frequently remains in stationary position for periods of time.
• Regularly needs to move throughout office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as calculator, copy machines, and printer.
• Constantly must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, and exchange information.

Youth Villages Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
• 401(k)
• Time off:
• • 2 week paid vacation (full-time) / 1 week paid vacation (part-time)
• 12 paid sick days per year
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
• Growth & development through continuous training
• Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities

Benefits are excluded for variable status employees.

Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.