Junior Network Security Analyst: Threat Monitoring & Cloud

Apex Systems; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Junior Network Security Analyst to help defend enterprise networks and cloud environments. You will assist in monitoring, incident investigation, vulnerability management, and security engineering under SOC leadership.

The role emphasizes hands-on security monitoring, threat analysis, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in CS/Cybersecurity/IS.
• CCNA and PCNSE certifications are preferred.
• Experience in IT security, cybersecurity operations, or systems administration is required.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and respond to daily network security alerts and events.
• Monitor enterprise networks for suspicious activity and potential threats.
• Analyze logs, alerts, and network telemetry to identify security risks.
• Support security incident response and remediation activities.
• Assist with KPI development and security trend reporting.

Skills

Network design

Security operations

Log analysis

Incident response

Cloud security

OS: Windows/Linux/macOS

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IS

CCNA

Palo Alto PCNSE

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Nessus

Qualys

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Junior Network Security Analyst to help defend enterprise networks and cloud environments. You will assist in monitoring, incident investigation, vulnerability management, and security engineering under SOC leadership.

The role emphasizes hands-on security monitoring, threat analysis, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and services.