Security Analyst

TALENT Software Services; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services seeks a Security Analyst in Columbia, SC, onsite for a 12-month engagement. The Office of Cybersecurity role focuses on protecting confidential, integral, and available systems and providing day-to-day security operations support.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with data network design, routing/switching, firewalls, SIEMs (QRadar, Splunk preferred), vulnerability tools, and cloud security. Collaboration with vendors and agencies is essential.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Hands-on IT security or system administration experience.

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, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate standards.
• Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures.
• Collaborate with agency areas 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.

Skills

Network design

Security architecture

Log analysis

Threat monitoring

Office productivity

Education

BS in Computer Science / Information Systems / Cybersecurity

Equivalent experience

Tools

QRadar

Splunk

Nessus

Qualys

Job description

Job Title: Security Analyst

Job Location: Columbia, SC, 29201 (Onsite)

Job Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary:

The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and services. Strong candidate must have hands-on experience with:

• Routing and switching protocols
• Network security best practices
• On-premises and/or cloud networking environments

Job Title: Security Analyst

Job Location: Columbia, SC, 29201 (Onsite)

Job Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary:

The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and services. Strong candidate must have hands-on experience with:

• Data network design best practices
• Routing and switching protocols
• Network security best practices
• On-premises and/or cloud networking environments

Job Description:

• This is a hands-on technical role reporting to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead.
• The analyst will support 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 framework
• Performing repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise architecture
• Supporting security considerations for multi‑tenant cloud environments and vendor integrations

Technical Experience:

Candidates should have hands‑on experience with:

• 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)

Essential 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 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 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
• 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 (Azure or AWS).
• CISSP or Security+