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:

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+

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