Security Analyst

Seeking a Security Analyst for an onsite Contract opportunity located in Columbia, SC. This candidate must be a US Citizen and a current SC resident.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability

of systems and services. Strong candidate must have hands-on

experience with:

• Data network design best practices

• Routing and switching protocols

• Network security best practices

• On-premise and/or cloud networking environments

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a hands-on technical role reporting to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC

lead. The analyst will support leadership, business units, partners, and vendors in day-to-day cybersecurity operations.

Security Program Experience:

• Performing repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise architectures.
• Supporting security considerations for multi-tenant cloud environments and vendor integrations.

Technical Experience:

• Secure network design principles.
• Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.
• Switching and Routing.
• Enterprise Firewalls.
• Network auditing.
• IDS/IPS platforms.
• Network security monitoring.
• SIEM platforms such as QRadar, Splunk (Preferred).
• Vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, etc.).
• Cloud Infrastructure Security (Preferred)

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist in maturing network security and compliance solutions.
• Investigate and respond to daily network alerts.
• Perform network security assessments for proposed firewall and infrastructure changes.
• Conduct technical analysis for network security planning and engineering.
• Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats.
• Develop, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate approved standards governing Ports, Protocols and Services.
• Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures.
• Collaborate with other areas of the agency to implement security controls.
• Support cloud and on-premise network changes and enhancement projects.
• Ensure compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA and SCDIS-200.
• Assist with KPI creation and trend report monitoring.
• Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification.
• Provide guidance on best practices to technical teams.
• Perform additional SOC duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Approximately 3-5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support.
• Hand-on experience in IT security or system administration.
• Working knowledge of secure network design, security architecture, compliance tools, data protection, and access models.
• Ability to analyze logs, alerts, and network telemetry.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Familiarity with FISMA, NIST, CMS ARC-AMPE, and HIPAA security and privacy standards.
• Cloud network security controls, Azure or AWS.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field;

or equivalent experience

PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

CISSP or Security