Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst for Critical Infrastructure

State-of-South-Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term disability

Life insurance

Vacation 15 days

Sick leave 15 days

Holidays 13

State retirement plan

Deferred compensation

Job summary

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join the SC CIC team. You will gather, analyze, and disseminate cyber threat information to prevent and mitigate attacks, working with government agencies and private partners to strengthen state security.

You will produce threat reports and briefings, maintain awareness of TTPs, and support critical infrastructure protection across South Carolina.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field; experience in a security-focused role may substitute for the degree.
• Advanced technical knowledge of application, hosted service, and cloud security principles.
• Knowledge of system and network security for common operating systems and LANs.
• Knowledge of information risk concepts and principles and how they relate to security controls.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to convey cybersecurity best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to interact with government and private officials.
• Ability to identify problems and coordinate resolution with various teams.
• Ability to provide technical analyses of cybersecurity infrastructure vulnerabilities.
• Ability to advise on handling classified, law enforcement sensitive, and industry proprietary information.
• Ability to provide technical guidance on complex projects.
• Work with sensitive information about critical infrastructure across the state.
• Available 24/7 for on-call incident response.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze cyber threat data from OSINT and feeds to identify patterns and vulnerabilities.
• Identify vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and assess potential attack vectors.
• Stay updated on current threat techniques and brief analysts accordingly.
• Develop threat intelligence reports, briefings, and alerts for stakeholders.
• Create content for SC CIC webinars and events to raise security awareness.
• Meet with infrastructure security teams to understand their intelligence needs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cybersecurity concepts

Risk concepts

Technical guidance

On-call incident response

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field

Tools

OSINT

Job description

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join the SC CIC team. You will gather, analyze, and disseminate cyber threat information to prevent and mitigate attacks, working with government agencies and private partners to strengthen state security.

You will produce threat reports and briefings, maintain awareness of TTPs, and support critical infrastructure protection across South Carolina.