Job Description

Client: State of SC

Posting ID: 10792

Posting title: IT - ADMIN - Security Analyst - Project Lead

Division: Division of Technology - Information Security (DIS)

Title: Security Analyst - Project Lead

Address: 4430 Broad River Road, Columbia SC 29212

Projected Start Date: 05/25/2026

Projected End Date/Duration: 12 Months from projected start

Interview Process: 1 Round of Virtual/Online Interviews - potential for second round of in-person interviews

Duration of the Contract: 12 Months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: Role is 100% Remote

Candidate location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates.

Additional Information: Preference will be given to candidates that are local to SC and are able to come onsite for project needs.

The following are required for bid submission:

• Resume
• R2R
• Cover Letter
• Meets Work Location

Required Skills

• 2+ Years of Experience with Security Monitoring and Incident Response
• 2+ Years of Experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• 2+ Years of Experience with dashboard creation and reporting

Preferred Skills

• Experience with the Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR platform.
• Knowledge of Linux network administration and network design.
• Experience in administration of firewalls, VPN technology, Active Directory, Intrusion Detection/Prevention systems.
• Candidate is local to Columbia, SC or surrounding city in South Carolina

Description

Why is this position open (new role, increased workload, new dept, resignation, promotion)?

• If backfill Position What separated the candidate, you initially selected from all the other resumes presented?
• New role supporting statewide security incident response.

Scope of the project:

• The position will work as an Tier 2 SOC Analyst for the Division of Information Security. This role will focus on supporting security monitoring, threat detection, security incident response and security investigations. Engaging directly with state agencies to promote, support, and improve adoption of centralized security services is a key focus. The engagement is expected to be needed for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).
• Continuously review and correlate security event data across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intelligence sources to identify complex attack patterns, emerging threats, and security incidents.
• Perform deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity, validate incidents, determine root cause and impact, and escalate critical incidents with detailed context to Tier 3 as required.
• Create detailed incident reports, timelines, and post-incident summaries; contribute to lessons-learned documentation and recommendations for remediation and preventative measures.
• Investigate user-reported phishing, malware infections, and potential policy violations; advise users and internal/external teams on containment and recovery actions.
• Recommend updates to SOC playbooks and workflows based on real-world INVESTIGATIONS, fine-tune detection rules. Alert thresholds, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve threat coverage.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure monitoring tools are properly configured and tuned. Integrate new threat intelligence feeds into workflows and proactively hunt for threats using up-to date tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Serve as a customer-facing SME, "selling" the value of DIS services by demonstrating
• capabilities and resolving issues.
• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to SOC operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and agency staff as needed to meet goals.
• Other duties as needed.

Required Education/Certifications:

• Associate's degree in an information technology or information security related field
• Four years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of education
• Two years of experience in supporting large soc operations.

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
• Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
• Vendor certifications related to information security.

Interview Process (phone, video or in-person, how many rounds of i/v's, etc)?

• Initial round of interviews on Microsoft Teams (on camera) with in-person interviews Preferred before final selection

Interview Availability: How soon can you schedule an interview (date / times)?

• ASAP after posting closes and resumes are received and reviewed

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Work experience placement, Local area, Immediate start, Remote work

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