Cybersecurity Analyst II: Incident Response & Automation

State of Mississippi; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Mississippi is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst II to join the Medicaid Division. The role focuses on security monitoring, incident response, threat analysis, vulnerability management, and security investigations to protect critical health services infrastructure in Mississippi.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and 2–5+ years of IT security experience, strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, SQL), and practical knowledge of SIEM/EDR, AD, and cloud security to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 2–5+ years IT security experience.
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, SQL) required.
• Knowledge of SIEM/EDR, AD, cloud security, and threat detection essential.

Responsibilities

• Security monitoring: Respond to alerts from SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, and identity systems.
• Incident response: Investigate incidents, determine scope, containment, and remediation assistance.
• Threat analysis: Correlate logs to determine benign, suspicious, or malicious activity.
• Vulnerability management: Review findings, prioritize remediation with teams.
• Identity and access security: Investigate unusual authentication and MFA issues.
• Security investigations: Conduct endpoint, network, email, identity, and cloud investigations when needed.
• Documentation: Create incident reports, notes, tickets, and procedures.
• Automation: Use scripting to reduce repetitive work.
• Security improvement: Recommend detections, controls, and process improvements.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

PowerShell

Python

SQL

Active Directory

MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Bachelor’s degree

2-5+ years IT security experience

Tools

Firewall

Cloud Platforms

Identity Systems

Job description

State of Mississippi is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst II to join the Medicaid Division. The role focuses on security monitoring, incident response, threat analysis, vulnerability management, and security investigations to protect critical health services infrastructure in Mississippi.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and 2–5+ years of IT security experience, strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, SQL), and practical knowledge of SIEM/EDR, AD, and cloud security to drive