Security Analyst

Location: Columbia, SC % Onsite

Candidate

Location:

Current South Carolina residents ONLY – No relocation allowed

Contract Duration: 12 Months

• Key Responsibilities
  Monitor cybersecurity tools, SOC alerts, network activity, and potential security threats.
• Investigate security incidents, analyze logs, collect evidence, and support incident response activities.
• Conduct threat hunting, vulnerability scanning, analysis, and risk assessments.
• Support SIEM platforms, centralized logging, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and network security monitoring.
• Identify suspicious activities, security vulnerabilities, and potential compromises across enterprise systems.
• Perform security analysis using tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, and other monitoring technologies.
• Support security compliance efforts aligned with NIST, CMS ARC-AMPE, COBIT, and FedRAMP.
• Assist with security risk mitigation, documentation, reporting, and audit-related activities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams, IT administrators, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to junior security analysts and support security operations improvements.
• Required Skills6+ years of experience in IT System Security or System Administration.
• Hands-on experience with information security incident response procedures and practices.
• Understanding of enterprise IT security, system administration, network security, and secure configurations.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio, including templates and style guidelines.
• Strong understanding of enterprise operations, cybersecurity risks, and security best practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and manage multiple priorities.
• Preferred Skills
  Experience supporting Security Operations Center (SOC) monitoring, alert investigation, and threat detection.
• Experience with SIEM tools, centralized log management, and security event analysis.
• Knowledge of firewalls, IDS/IPS, TCP/IP, network traffic analysis, Wireshark, and tcpdump.
• Experience with vulnerability assessments, threat hunting, penetration testing, and risk management.
• Knowledge of Windows, Linux, VMware, cloud environments, and enterprise infrastructure security.
• Familiarity with NIST 800 series, CMS ARC-AMPE, COBIT, FedRAMP, and Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Experience supporting security compliance assessments, audits, and security documentation.
• Prior Health Information Technology or healthcare cybersecurity experience.
• Previous work or consulting experience with federal, state, or local government agencies.
• Understanding of secure cloud environments, network segmentation, and defense-in-depth security principles.

Education & Certifications

• Required:High school diploma with at least 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum 6 years of IT System Security or System Administration experience.
• Preferred:Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field, with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, ISC2 certifications, SANS GIAC, CCNA Security, or equivalent.