Security Analyst

Columbia, SC

$55–$57 Per Hour
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3 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Security Analyst
Job Location: Columbia, SC, 29201 (Onsite)
Job Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary:
The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and services. Strong candidate must have hands-on experience with:

Data network design best practices
Routing and switching protocols
Network security best practices
On-premises and/or cloud networking environments

Job Description:

This is a hands-on technical role reporting to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead.
The analyst will support leadership, business units, partners, and vendors in day-to-day cybersecurity operations.

Security Program Experience:
Strongly desired experience includes:

CMS ARC-AMPE, HIPAA, NIST or other FISMA RMF framework
Performing repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise architecture
Supporting security considerations for multi tenant cloud environments and vendor integrations

Technical Experience:
Candidates should have hands-on experience with:

Secure network design principles
Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
Switching and Routing
Enterprise Firewalls
Network auditing
IDS/IPS platforms
Network security monitoring
SIEM platforms such as QRadar, Splunk (Preferred)
Vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, etc.)
Cloud Infrastructure Security (Preferred)

Essential Responsibilities:

Assist in maturing network security and compliance solutions
Investigate and respond to daily network alerts
Perform network security assessments for proposed firewall and infrastructure changes
Conduct technical analysis for network security planning and engineering
Review and assessment of connectivity, website block and firewall rule requests to ensure they do not present an elevated risk to the agency
Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats
Develop, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate the agency's approved standards governing Ports, Protocols and Services.
Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures
Collaborate with other areas of the agency to implement security controls
Support cloud and on-premise network changes and enhancement projects
Ensure compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA and SCDIS-200
Assist with KPI creation and trend report monitoring
Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification
Provide guidance on best practices to technical teams
Perform additional duties as assigned

Required Skills:

Approximately 3-5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support
Hand-on experience in IT security or system administration
Working knowledge of secure network design, security architecture, compliance tools, data protection, and access models
Ability to analyze logs, alerts, and network telemetry.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
BS degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent experience
A network security centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA

Preferred Skills:

Experience working in regulatory environments
Experience supporting health IT or state government.
Familiarity with FISMA, NIST, CMS ARC-AMPE, and HIPAA security and privacy standards
Cloud network security controls (Azure or AWS).
CISSP or Security+

Numbers & Facts

Location	Columbia, SC
Salary	$55–$57 Per Hour

Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Auditingunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associateunmatched
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professionalunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
CompTIA Security+unmatched
Computer Networksunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Computer Securityunmatched
Content Management Systems (CMS)unmatched
Enterprise Architectureunmatched
FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Actunmatched
Firewall Administrationunmatched
Firewallsunmatched
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
Health Information Technologyunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Internet Securityunmatched
Intrusion Detection Systemsunmatched
Intrusion Prevention Systemsunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Linux Operating Systemunmatched
Mac Operating Systemunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
Nessusunmatched
Network Designunmatched
Network Monitoringunmatched
Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
Network Routingunmatched
Network Securityunmatched
Network Security Designunmatched
Network Switchingunmatched
Network Traffic Analysisunmatched
People Managementunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Privacy Controlsunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Riskunmatched
Routing Protocolsunmatched
Security Analysisunmatched
Security Architectureunmatched
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)unmatched
Security Monitoringunmatched
Splunkunmatched
State Governmentunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Technical Analysisunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Telemetryunmatched
Trend Analysisunmatched
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)unmatched
Vulnerability Scannersunmatched

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