Job Description
Job Title: Security Analyst
Location: Columbia SC (Remote)
Job Type: 12+ Months Contract
Job Summary:
Key Responsibilities
- 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, 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 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.
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.
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.
Education/Certifications
- CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
- Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
- Vendor certifications related to information security.