Analyst, Cyber Security II

TALENT Software Services; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services is seeking an experienced cybersecurity professional to monitor security events and coordinate rapid incident responses. You will assess threats, implement security architectures, and advise management on risk mitigation.

The role requires hands-on expertise with SIEM, EDR, and cloud services, with a focus on protecting enterprise data and ongoing threat intelligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or 4 years of related work experience.
• 6 years of job-related technical experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with security tools and incident response processes.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-platform environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and review security events daily in a corporate setting and respond to incidents.
• Plan and perform security assessments, including pen tests and vulnerability scans.
• Develop and implement enterprise information security architectures and tools.
• Evaluate procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct breaches.
• Stay current with threats and advise on security best practices.
• Collaborate with senior staff and manage triage of alerts in SIEM/EDR/EDP tools.

Skills

Cyber security

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Threat analysis

Risk management

Incident management

Log analysis

Network troubleshooting

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

SIEM

CrowdStrike

M365/Azure

Server OS (Windows/Linux)

Job description

Duties

['CYBER SECURITY', 'PROBLEM-SOLVING']

Performs daily monitoring and review of security events. Keeps up with the cyber threat landscape in order to rapidly identify potential threats and work with the senior staff to ensure that company's security tools are properly tuned.

• 25% Performs daily monitoring and review of security events in a corporate setting. Performs investigations as needed and responses to potential incidents rapidly and accurately.
• 25% Plans and performs security assessments such as penetration testing or vulnerability scanning. Anticipates and mitigates potential attacks through enterprise connections to ensure the security of the system (s). Exploits weaknesses detected in systems to assess and prevent potential break-ins. Analyzes business impact and exposure based on security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Keeps up with the cyber threat landscape in order to rapidly identify potential threats. Ensures security tools are properly tuned to identify and contain cyber-attacks before they happen.
• 20% Develops and implements enterprise information security architectures and solutions. Researches, designs, and advocates new technologies, infrastructure, architectures, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise and its customers, business partners, and vendors. Identifies, plans and implements security tools.
• 20% Evaluates and recommends procedures and processes for the prevention, detection, containment and correction of information security breaches. Analyzes business impact and exposure based on security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Advises management and users regarding security procedures.
• 10% Monitors security agencies and services in order to keep apprised of current security threats and concerns. Evaluates products and/or procedures to enhance productivity and effectiveness of information security across the organization. null

Skills

Required Skills and Abilities: Strong analytical, data gathering and problem solving skills with experience analyzing network attacks. Understanding of system and network security, incident management, intrusion detection, log analysis, and related technologies. Creativity to recognize and address new threats and security challenges as they arise. Knowledge of enterprise data architecture, systems engineering and data communications as applied to the automated storage and retrieval of information, using multiple platforms and protocols with the inherent security risks of each. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment. Comprehensive understanding of the organization's goals and objectives. Expertise with threat analysis risk management, configuration management, business continuity and contingency planning. Advanced knowledge of administrative, procedural and technical controls used to reduce security risks. Ability to troubleshoot multi-vendor Security issues. Strong organizational, interpersonal and oral communication skills. Advanced proficiency in network troubleshooting, diagnostic root cause analysis. Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Required Software and Other Tools: Strong proficiency with applicable IT Security tools (software and hardware). Microsoft Office.

Work Environment

Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. null

Schedule Notes

• NO SUBCONTRACTOR CANDIDATES
• Information Systems Job Category - Credit Check must be processed during pre-screens.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.

Required Work Experience

6 years of job related technical experience.

Contract

C2 Eligibility is Required

Partial Onsite

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Onsite and as Needed

Interviews

In Person preferred - Remote ok

Hours

8AM - 5PM - M-F - Possible, but likely rare: overtime, travel, weekends, off hours.

Required Technologies

SIEM, Crowdstrike, M365/Azure, Server Operating Systems (Windows/Linux)

Nice to Have

Extrahop, Proofpoint, Network OS (Palo Alto/Cisco), Elastic

Day to Day

A typical day consists of investigating security alerts generated via various security tools in the environment. A good candidate should be able to review event logs from various types of systems to establish ground truth of an event and then triage it appropriately. Candidate would be working in consoles for SIEM, EDR, Email, Networking, Cloud, etc.

NOT Looking For

Not looking for non-technical "security compliance" candidates.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical, data gathering and problem solving skills with experience analyzing network attacks. Understanding of system and network security, incident management, intrusion detection, log analysis, and related technologies. Creativity to recognize and address new threats and security challenges as they arise. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

About the Team

The Cyber Security Operations team is composed of twelve people across two teams, "Incident Triage, Analysis and Response" and "Security Engineering and Administration". This position would be performing real-time alert monitoring and triage. Fast paced culture with an emphasis on communication and sharing of knowledge.