Network Security Analyst # 26-23955

Us Tech Solutions; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Us Tech Solutions is seeking a hands-on cybersecurity Network Analyst to support the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead. You will assist in day-to-day operations, security assessments, and threat monitoring across on-premise and cloud networks.

The role requires 3–5 years of practical network design/implementation experience, knowledge of security architectures, and familiarity with tools like QRadar, Splunk, Nessus, and Qualys. Local SC candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Approximately 3–5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support.
• A network security centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maturing network security and compliance solutions.
• Investigate and respond to daily network alerts.
• Perform network security assessments for proposed firewall and infrastructure changes.
• Conduct technical analysis for network security planning and engineering.
• Review and assess connectivity, website blocks and firewall rule requests for risk.
• Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats.
• Develop and review network traffic reports that violate approved standards.
• Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures.
• Collaborate with agency to implement security controls.
• Support cloud and on-premise network changes and enhancement projects.
• Ensure compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA and SCDIS-200.
• Assist with KPI creation and trend report monitoring.
• Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification.
• Provide guidance on best practices to technical teams.
• Perform additional SOC duties as assigned.

Skills

Network design

Security architecture

Log analysis

Security monitoring

IT security

Microsoft Office

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

PCNSE or CCNA

CISSP or Security+ (preferred)

Tools

QRadar

Splunk

Nessus

Qualys

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Cloud security tools

Job description

Duration

12 months

Candidate Location

Locals to SC preferred.

Daily duties/responsibilities

• This is a hands-on technical role reporting to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead.
• The analyst will support department leadership, business units, partners, and vendors in day-to-day cybersecurity operations.

Security Program Experience

• Strongly desired experience includes:
• CMS ARC-AMPE, HIPAA, NIST or other FISMA RMF frameworks
• Performing repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise architectures
• Supporting security considerations for multi tenant cloud environments and vendor integrations

Technical Experience

• Secure network design principles
• Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
• Switching and Routing
• Enterprise Firewalls
• Network auditing
• IDS/IPS platforms
• Network security monitoring
• SIEM platforms such as QRadar, Splunk (Preferred)
• Vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, etc.)
• Cloud Infrastructure Security (Preferred)

Responsibilities also include

• Assist in maturing network security and compliance solutions
• Investigate and respond to daily network alerts
• Perform network security assessments for proposed firewall and infrastructure changes
• Conduct technical analysis for network security planning and engineering
• Review and assessment of connectivity, website block and firewall rule requests to ensure they do not present an elevated risk to the agency
• Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats
• Develop, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate the agency's approved standards governing Ports, Protocols and Services.
• Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures
• Collaborate with other areas of the agency to implement security controls
• Support cloud and on-premise network changes and enhancement projects
• Ensure compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA and SCDIS-200
• Assist with KPI creation and trend report monitoring
• Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification
• Provide guidance on best practices to technical teams
• Perform additional SOC duties as assigned

Required skills

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

Required education/certifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent experience
• A network security centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA .

Preferred skills

• Experience working in regulatory environments
• Experience supporting health IT or state government.
• Familiarity with FISMA, NIST, CMS ARC-AMPE, and HIPAA security and privacy standards
• Cloud network security controls (Clienture or AWS).

Preferred education/certifications

• CISSP or Security+

About US Tech Solutions

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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