City of Gulfport · Gulfport, MS

Salary
$62,244–$70,056
Posted
Jul 12, 2026
Location
Gulfport, MS
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This municipal IT role is responsible for managing and continuously improving the City of Gulfport's cybersecurity program. Day-to-day work spans administering a Managed Detection and Response platform, leading incident response, overseeing identity and access management, maintaining CJIS regulatory compliance, and running a citywide security awareness program. It suits an experienced security professional comfortable operating across both technical and governance domains in a government setting.

Mid level · 3+ years · Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS · Full-time

Pay in the description: $62,244–$70,056

Must have (12)
MDRMFAIAMRBACDLPNIST CSFNIST 800-53CJISMicrosoft 365vulnerability managementincident responsepenetration testing
Nice to have (3)
CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Cism or Comptia SecurityxGIACCIS Controls

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.

We read this from the posting text with AI. Skim the description below before ruling yourself out.

How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 3 people in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 1–6

Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.

What won't set you apart
incident response62%vulnerability management55%IAM45%MFA40%NIST 800-5340%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $91,816 (middle half $73,164–$141,822). This posting is about at that midpoint.

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (9)

The title 'Cybersecurity Administrator' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified.

The JD states '3-5 years' experience; the overall years minimum is set to the lower bound of 3.

A Bachelor's degree is listed as preferred with an explicit 'combination of education and experience can be accepted' alternative, so the degree requirement is set to None.

CJIS compliance is a hard operational requirement woven throughout the essential functions, not merely a preferred familiarity — treated as required.

All certifications (Security+, SecurityX/CASP+, CISSP, CISM, Microsoft Security, GIAC) are explicitly listed under 'Preferred certifications' and are not required gates.

Government/regulated-environment experience is explicitly called 'preferred' and is omitted from the skills list as it names no specific technology.

The role is on-site in Gulfport, MS with on-call obligations; remote=false.

A valid Mississippi Driver's License is required but is a non-technical credential and is not listed as a skill.

15-1244 is noted as a runner-up because the title says 'Administrator' and some duties overlap with systems/network administration, but the dominant day-to-day work is clearly information security analysis and program management.

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