Security Architect - Consultant

Title:Security Architect - Consultant
Location:Columbia SC 29201
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: REMOTE
Duration: 12 Months
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online - potential for a 2nd round onsite as needed
No of submissions: 2
No of Positions: 1

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

Job Description:
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).
• Review and tune current detection rules within the State SIEM.
• Perform Gap analysis of the current detection coverage.
• Develop detection rules/solutions to cover found Gaps.
• monitor threat intelligence sources for new use cases.
• Work with State SOC analysts to create and tune rules.
• Work with the State Threat Hunter to identify and remediate detection coverage gaps.
• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to the SOAR and integrations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and agency staff as needed to meet goals.
• Other duties as needed.

Required Education/Certifications:
• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED
FIELD
• EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION
• FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS
• 5+ years of Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar).
• Understanding of Sigma, YARA, and other industry standard detection languages.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):
• Experience with the Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM platform.
• Deep understanding of Windows/Linux artifacts.

Preferred Education/Certifications:
• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
• Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
• VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS IN DETECTION ENGINEERING.
• Resource is local to Columbia, South Carolina or a surrounding city in South Carolina

Additional skills and duties:
• Proven experience with detection tuning/development..
• Experience with dashboard creation and reporting.
Excellent communication and customer service skills for agency- facing engagement.
• Experience in working in multi-tenancy environment
• Experience in multi-agency or enterprise service projects.

About Us:
InterSources Inc, is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.