Security Analyst

Security Analyst

(Columbia, SC, 29205) | 04/24/26

Job Description

IT - ADMIN - Security Analyst - Project Lead

10792

05/25/2026

12 Months

4430 Broad River Road Columbia, SC

The State of South Carolina is looking for a Security Analyst - Project Lead

Why is this position open: New role supporting statewide security incident response.

Interview Process: 1 Round of Virtual/Online Interviews - potential for second round of in-person interviews

Duration of the Contract: 12 Months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: Role is 100% Remote

Candidate location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates.

Additional Information: Preference will be given to candidates that are local to SC and are able to come onsite for project needs.

Full job description attached and required and preferred skills are listed below.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND

OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).

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, selling the value of DIS services by 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 (rank in order of Importance):

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

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

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

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

Preferred Education/Certifications:

CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent

advanced security certification.

Additional relevant certifications

(e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).

Vendor certifications related to

information security

Security Analyst1SIEM, EDR, MITRE ATT&CK, IDS/IPS W2United States