What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Analyst position at TALENT Software Services?
Project Scope
- Support security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and investigations.
- Work directly with state agencies to improve adoption of centralized security services.
- Act as a customer-facing security subject matter expert (SME).
- Monitor and correlate security events across:
- SIEM
- EDR
- IDS/IPS
- Threat intelligence platforms
- Investigate and analyze security incidents and suspicious activities.
- Determine root cause, impact, and escalation requirements.
- Escalate critical incidents to Tier 3 teams with detailed findings.
- Investigate:
- Phishing incidents
- Malware infections
- Policy violations
- Create:
- Incident reports
- Timelines
- Post-incident summaries
- Lessons-learned documentation
- Recommend remediation and preventive security measures.
- Improve SOC playbooks, workflows, and detection rules.
- Reduce false positives through alert tuning and correlation logic enhancements.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on monitoring tool configuration and tuning.
- Integrate threat intelligence feeds and conduct proactive threat hunting.
- Document SOC processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Coordinate with SOC, engineering, and agency teams to achieve operational goals.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- 2 years of Security Monitoring experience.
- 2 years of Incident Response experience.
- 2 years of experience using the MITRE Telecommunication&CK framework.
- 2 years of dashboard creation and reporting experience.
- Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR.
- Knowledge of:
- Linux
- Network Administration
- Network Design
- Experience administering:
- Firewalls
- VPN technologies
- Active Directory
- Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
- Local to Columbia, SC or surrounding South Carolina areas.
- Associate's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, or related field.
- Four years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
- CISSP
- CISA
- CISM (assuming "CISO " was intended as CISM or equivalent security certification)
- CEH
- OSCP
- GPEN
- Other relevant security vendor certifications
- Round 1: Microsoft Teams interview (camera required)
- Final Round: In-person interview preferred before selection
- SOC Analyst with 2 years of hands-on incident response and security monitoring experience.
- Strong understanding of MITRE Telecommunication&CK and threat hunting methodologies.
- Experience investigating phishing, malware, and security incidents.
- Familiarity with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intelligence platforms.
- Excellent documentation, reporting, and customer-facing communication skills.
- Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR is highly desirable.
- Willing and able to work onsite in Columbia, SC when needed.
Salary : $65 - $70