IT Security Analyst – Entry Level
Listed on 2026-10-11
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Security Management & Operations
Blythewood, United States | Posted on 10/02/2026
Onsite; availability for Saturday and Sunday evening shifts is mandatory after training.
Location:
10311 Wilson Blvd, Blythewood, SC, USA, 29033
Candidate location:
Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident. No relocation allowed.
12 Months
Interview TypeOnline
The candidate will haveto be on an Innosoft W2.
At least 6 months of valid work authorization
Tentative Start Date11/16/2026
Deadline10/08/2026
Project OverviewThe South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) is focused on maintaining secureand efficient IT systems that protect sensitive citizen information and ensurethe integrity of motor vehicle licensing and titling data. The objective ofthis engagement is to strengthen the agency’s overall security posture,safeguard critical systems and data, reduce security risks, and support asecurity-focused IT environment that maintains public trust.
Duties/Responsibilities:Entry-Level Security Position
- Support the DMV Security Team in day-to-day cybersecurity activities.
- Receive training to perform assigned security responsibilities.
- Apply basic server or network administration skills as a foundation forcybersecurity responsibilities.
- Monitor and analyze threat intelligence feeds to identify emerging threats relevant to the organization.
- Document new attack methods, vulnerabilities, and other threat findings.
- Share relevant threat intelligence findings with the security team.
- Useopen-source intelligence (OSINT) tools to gather data on potential risksand adversaries.
- Conduct proactive searches for suspicious behavior in network and endpoint activity using provided tools and playbooks.
- Utilize threat feeds to support threat-hunting activities.
- Investigate suspicious activity across network and endpoint environments.
- Stay current on emerging cybersecurity threats.
- Collaborate with senior analysts to refine and test detection rules.
- Assist with SIEM queries and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint detection rules.
- Document threat-hunting methodologies and findings to support continuous improvement.
- Reviewand interpret firewall, endpoint, and server logs.
- Identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).
- Identify anomalous IP addresses, unauthorized access attempts, and other suspicious activity.
- Escalate identified security findings to senior analysts.
- Maintain records of recurring patterns and anomalies for long-term tracking and analysis.
- Assist with the initial triage of cybersecurity incidents.
- Follow incident response frameworks such as NIST and MITRE ATT&CK.
- Identify and escalation potential security threats.
- Gather relevant evidence during security incidents.
- Analyze logs and alert data to determine the scope and severity of incidents.
- Contribute to incident containment and remediation efforts.
- Create clear and detailed incident reports.
- Prepare after-action reviews following security incidents.
- Develop and maintain security process documentation.
- Deliver reports on the organization’s security posture.
- Propose appropriate security mitigation strategies.
- Draft training materials and security guides to improve organizational awareness and readiness.
- Regularly update and organize documentation to maintain accuracy and accessibility for team use.
- Analyze vulnerability reports.
- Prioritize patching and remediation activities.
- Understand and apply NIST best practices related to vulnerability management.
- Security Awareness Training
- Develop security awareness training.
- Deliver security awareness training to employees.
- Conductor support security awareness simulations.
- Assess employee security awareness through simulations.
- Use Group Policy (GPO) to support patch deployment and…
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