Cyber Defense Analyst - Networks & Cloud Security

Zohorecruit; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

401K Match

STD LTD and AD&D

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services,Columbia, SC, seeks an experienced network security professional to lead hands‑on cybersecurity operations. The role reports to the Office of Cybersecurity and requires strong design and monitoring skills across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will work with multiple teams to implement security controls, review firewall rules, analyze threats, and support privacy and compliance programs including ARC‑AMPE and HIPAA requirements.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support.
• Hands-on experience in IT security or system administration.
• Working knowledge of secure network design and security architecture.
• Knowledge of security compliance tools, data protection, and access-control models.
• Ability to analyze and interpret security logs, alerts, and network telemetry.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on technical role reporting directly to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC Lead.
• Support SCDHH leadership, business units, partners, and vendors with day-to-day cybersecurity operations.
• Experience with security and compliance frameworks such as CMS ARC‑AMPE, HIPAA, NIST, and FISMA RMF is strongly desired.
• Perform repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise architectures.
• Support security requirements for multi-tenant cloud environments and vendor integrations.
• Assist with improving and maturing network security and compliance solutions.

Skills

Network design

IT security

Security architecture

Security logs & monitoring

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CCNA or PCNSE certification

Tools

QRadar

Splunk

Nessus

Qualys

Windows

Job description

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services,Columbia, SC, seeks an experienced network security professional to lead hands‑on cybersecurity operations. The role reports to the Office of Cybersecurity and requires strong design and monitoring skills across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will work with multiple teams to implement security controls, review firewall rules, analyze threats, and support privacy and compliance programs including ARC‑AMPE and HIPAA requirements.