Job Description
Job Title: Security Analyst – Project Lead (Tier 2 SOC Analyst) (14215)
Location: Columbia, SC 29212 Remote
Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)
Interview Process: 1 Round Virtual (Microsoft Teams); Potential 2nd Round In-Person
Work Location & Candidate Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Location: Columbia, SC 29212 Remote
Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)
Interview Process: 1 Round Virtual (Microsoft Teams); Potential 2nd Round In-Person
Work Location & Candidate Requirements
- Open to nationwide candidates; South Carolina residency is not required.
- Candidates must be available to work Eastern Time Zone hours.
- Strong preference for candidates local to Columbia, SC, or surrounding areas who can work onsite when needed.
- Onsite candidates will receive preference over hybrid candidates, followed by fully remote candidates.
- Any required onsite travel expenses will be the candidate's responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and correlate security events across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intelligence platforms to identify suspicious activity and emerging threats.
- Investigate security incidents, analyze attack patterns, determine root causes, assess impact, and escalate critical incidents to Tier 3 teams.
- Conduct investigations involving phishing, malware, unauthorized access, and potential security policy violations.
- Perform proactive threat hunting using threat intelligence, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and MITRE ATT&CK tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
- Create and maintain security dashboards, incident reports, investigation timelines, and post-incident documentation.
- Fine-tune SIEM detection rules, alert thresholds, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve threat detection.
- Develop and update SOC playbooks, incident response procedures, runbooks, and troubleshooting documentation.
- Collaborate with security engineering teams to optimize monitoring tools and integrate threat intelligence feeds.
- Coordinate incident containment, remediation, recovery, and preventative security measures with internal teams and state agencies.
- Serve as a security subject matter expert (SME), supporting agency stakeholders and promoting centralized security services.
- 2+ years of experience in Security Monitoring and Incident Response.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience applying the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- 2+ years of experience creating security dashboards and reports.
- 2+ years of experience supporting large-scale Security Operations Center (SOC) operations.
- Associate's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, or a related field. Four years of relevant work experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
- Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR platforms.
- Knowledge of Linux administration, network administration, and network design.
- Experience administering firewalls, VPNs, Active Directory, and IDS/IPS solutions.
- Advanced security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISO, or equivalent.
- Additional cybersecurity certifications such as CEH, OSCP, or GPEN.
- Vendor-specific information security certifications.
- Candidates located in Columbia, SC, or surrounding South Carolina communities.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Columbia, SC (Remote) |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2007 |
| Website | https://www.intersourcesinc.com/ |
About Company
It’s all about harnessing the real power of data. InterSources Inc was founded in 2007 providing intelligent data solutions to clients across industries and geographies.
Over the years, we have built products on Business Intelligence & Big Data platform simplifying and transforming the way business intelligence and real-time data analytics empower Corporations and end-users using Softwares like Tableau, Business Objects, MicroStrategy, etc.
In the process, we have enabled companies to use data analytics to help better understand, predict and influence consumer behavior, identify new market opportunities as they emerge, provide to users the data they need, alert the user when and why key business metrics have changed and enable them to make smart decisions.
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