Senior Systems and Security Analyst

Reynolds is one of the largest community colleges in Virginia and serves Virginia’s capital city and five nearby counties. Annually, our four campus sites serve approximately 13,000 credit students and provide training for 7,400 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance. Reynolds is committed to hiring and retaining a racially diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization who reflect the demographics of our students. We also believe in providing an ongoing investment in our faculty and staff to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our student population. The Department of Technology ( DOT ) at Reynolds Community College is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems and Security Analyst who provides senior level support on a wide variety of technical and security functions. The position reports to the Manager of Infrastructure and Systems and provides leadership in the manager’s absence. Technical duties include but are not limited to managing the server environment, network environment, endpoint management system, account management, and threat assessments in a secure manner. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Systems Administration, Security, and Monitoring

Administers, patches, secures, monitors, and troubleshoots Windows and Linux servers. Implements operating system hardening for servers and user endpoints. Administers virtualization, storage, backup, and recovery systems. Performs system maintenance and supports system availability, performance, capacity, and recoverability. Identity, Endpoint, and Microsoft 365 Administration

Administers Active Directory and Microsoft Entra user, group, and device accounts. Supports Microsoft Entra single sign-on implementations. Administers endpoint management platforms and performs software packaging and deployments. Supports Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and advanced Teams Calling functions. Vulnerability Management, Security Remediation, and Audit Support

Conducts vulnerability assessments, analyzes findings, coordinates remediation, validates corrective actions, and maintains supporting records. Provides support for quarterly and annual audits, including evidence collection, technical responses, access reviews, and remediation tracking. Network, Infrastructure, and Change-Controlled System Implementation

Supports LAN / WAN networked environments. Coordinates system updates, upgrades, integrations, and infrastructure changes. Coordinates technical activities with vendors and network engineering staff. Participates in change management review, testing, approval, implementation, validation, and rollback planning. Continuity Planning, Incident Response, and Technical Documentation

Develops and maintains disaster recovery and incident response documentation. Participates in recovery testing, BIA , incident response, system restoration, and after-action activities. Documents standard operating procedures, system configurations, incidents, findings, remediation steps, and support guidance. Other Duties Major System Implementations and Upgrades

This position may serve as a technical lead or senior technical resource for major implementations, migrations, upgrades, integrations, and infrastructure replacement projects.

Emergency Incident Response

This position may be assigned to respond to cybersecurity incidents, critical outages, service disruptions, system failures, data recovery events, or other operational emergencies.

Other duties as assigned

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

· Bachelors degree in information systems or related field or similar experience (masters preferred)

· Previous experience in a security or systems administration role

· Experience in an educational environment preferred

· Security related certifications preferred

· IT related certifications (Microsoft, A+, Security+, Cisco, etc.) preferred

May need to travel between campuses, or college locations.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ( DARS ), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired ( DBVI ). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS ) 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, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS ) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts ( ADA and ADAAA ), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.