Analyst, Cyber Security II - Request

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We’re the largest insurance company in South Carolina …and much more. We are one of the nation’s leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers.

If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!

Job Title:

Analyst, Cyber Security II

• Contract
• C2 Eligibility is Required
• Partial Onsite:
  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Onsite and as Needed
• Interviews:
  In Person preferred
  - Remote ok
• Hours:
  
  8AM – 5PM – M-F
  - Possible, but likely rare: overtime, travel, weekends, off hours

• Day to Day :
  
  A typical day consists of investigating security alerts generated via various security tools in the environment. A good candidate should be able to review event logs from various types of systems to establish ground truth of an event and then triage it appropriately. Candidate would be working in consoles for SIEM, EDR, Email, Networking, Cloud, etc.
• Performs daily monitoring and review of security events. Keeps up with the cyber threat landscape in order to rapidly identify potential threats and work with the senior staff to ensure that company’s security tools are properly tuned.
• 25% Performs daily monitoring and review of security events in a corporate setting. Performs investigations as needed and responses to potential incidents rapidly and accurately.
• 25% Plans and performs security assessments such as penetration testing or vulnerability scanning. Anticipates and mitigates potential attacks through enterprise connections to ensure the security of the system (s). Exploits weaknesses detected in systems to assess and prevent potential break-ins. Analyzes business impact and exposure based on security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Keeps up with the cyber threat landscape in order to rapidly identify potential threats.
  
  Ensures security tools are properly tuned to identify and contain cyber-attacks before they happen.
• 20% Develops and implements enterprise information security architectures and solutions. Researches, designs, and advocates new technologies, infrastructure, architectures, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise and its customers, business partners, and vendors. Identifies, plans and implements security tools.
• 20% Evaluates and recommends procedures and processes for the prevention, detection, containment and correction of information security breaches. Analyzes business impact and exposure based on security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Advises management and users regarding security procedures.
• 10% Monitors security agencies and services in order to keep apprised of current security threats and concerns. Evaluates products and/or procedures to enhance productivity and effectiveness of information security across the organization.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.