Cyber Security Analyst I - County Network Defender

Beaufort County; Beaufort (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Beaufort County is seeking a Security Administrator to safeguard privileged information and prevent unauthorized access across county resources. You will administer and maintain network security controls, monitor threats, and respond to incidents in coordination with multiple departments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a non-engineering field and 1–2 years of related experience. A strong focus on policy, RBAC, and secure processes is essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a non-engineering field.
• 1–2 years of related security experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Monitors network traffic and runs vulnerability scans to detect and respond to security threats in real-time.
• Manages Azure AD risky sign-ins to mitigate potential security breaches from suspicious account activities.
• Designs, documents and maintains security controls documentation.
• Works with other departments to define role-based access control, segregation of duties, and implement secured business processes.
• Responds to security related tickets escalated from various departments, and work collaboratively across multiple teams to communicate and manage expectations during the resolution of the issue.
• Maintains vendor management standards / questionnaires / documentation to adhere to compliance.
• Reviews Darktrace alerts to identify unusual network patterns suggesting cyber-attacks.
• Investigates Recorded Future alerts to analyze intelligence feeds and stay ahead of potential threats.
• Responds to security related tickets escalated from various departments, and work collaboratively across multiple teams to communicate and manage expectations during the resolution of the issue.
• Updates firewall rules to optimize network defenses against new vulnerabilities.
• Verifies cloud backup integrity to ensure reliable data recovery capabilities.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

Network security

Vulnerability scanning

Azure AD security

Incident response

Policy enforcement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (non-engineering)

Tools

Azure AD

Darktrace

Recorded Future

Firewalls

Backup/Recovery systems

Job description

Beaufort County is seeking a Security Administrator to safeguard privileged information and prevent unauthorized access across county resources. You will administer and maintain network security controls, monitor threats, and respond to incidents in coordination with multiple departments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a non-engineering field and 1–2 years of related experience. A strong focus on policy, RBAC, and secure processes is essential.