Security Administrator

Brief Description

If you are looking for a career that presents new and engaging challenges at a place where you work in a collaborative environment that values your personal contributions, an opportunity where you work closely with intelligent, talented, and passionate people like yourself, then Forest Lawn is the place for you!

We are seeking an experienced Security Administrator to join our Technology Services Department. This position is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s information systems, networks, and data against security threats and vulnerabilities. This role involves monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security events, managing access and entitlements, implementing and maintaining security tools, and ensuring compliance with established policies and standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Execute day-to-day security operations under the direction of the Senior Security Engineer; escalates risk decisions and policy exceptions.
• Escalate risk acceptance, policy exceptions, new tooling selection, and major incident declarations to the Senior Security Engineer; recommends options and documents tradeoffs.
• Develop, implement, and maintain security standards, policies, procedures, including updating the organization’s Security Monitoring & Incident Response.
• Monitor and analyze network traffic, logs, and alerts to detect security incidents and vulnerabilities.
• Utilize SIEM tools for real-time monitoring, correlation, and reporting of security events.
• Implement and manage Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions to secure endpoints.
• Investigate suspicious activities, anomalies, and breaches; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor and support antivirus, intrusion detection systems (IDS/IPS), and other endpoint protection tools.
• Document incidents, findings, and resolutions to improve overall security posture.
• Coordinate third-party penetration tests and audits; track remediation to closure.
• Manage and monitor patch management processes, ensuring timely application of security patches and updates.
• Coordinate remediation work with Infrastructure/Network teams and track issues to closure (tickets, change requests, documentation).
• Collaborate with internal teams to strengthen threat detection and response strategies.
• Administer user accounts, access rights, data entitlements, and authorizations across multiple platforms and applications.
• Oversee account provisioning, deactivation, and periodic reviews to maintain least-privilege access.
• May administer and secure remote access infrastructure.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a Security Administrator or similar role.
• Related certifications such as CompTIA Security , ISC2 SSCP, Microsoft SC-200, SC-900, GIAC GSEC are preferred. Incumbents not certified will be required to enroll in the certification program.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, protocols, and technologies.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, antivirus, and patch management tools.
• Familiarity with network security, encryption, vulnerability management, and incident response processes.
• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required; must be able to communicate effectively with core project team members, team leads, and end-users.
• Solutions driven and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities from planning through completion.
  
  

Competitive Benefits

Forest Lawn takes pride in offering an excellent benefits package to our employees, which taken as a whole, leads our industry and is competitive with the benefits in just about any other industry. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Drug Testing Policy

Prior to beginning employment, all job applicants who receive a job offer will be required to voluntarily submit to a drug screening test conducted by a laboratory designated by Forest Lawn. The drug screening method is a hair collection test that will detect the use of illegal drugs within the past 90 days. A positive drug test may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.

E-Verify Statement

Forest Lawn has registered to participate in the federal government's E-Verify program. With E-Verify we are able to confirm the employment authorization of all newly hired employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. With respect to new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire's completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.

For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees/e-verify-overview.

Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Forest Lawn will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Summary

Forest Lawn has always attracted unique and exceptional individuals; those who aren’t satisfied with simply building a career, but want to go home at the end of the day knowing they’ve made a profound and positive difference in people’s lives.