Security Analyst - 26-01245

Datasoft Technologies, Inc.; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Datasoft Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Tier 2 SOC Analyst to support security monitoring, threat detection, incident response and investigations for state agencies.

The role emphasizes engagement with government partners to promote centralized security services, with potential for onsite work as needed. Preferred local candidates in Columbia, SC or nearby areas; nationwide applicants may be considered but must operate on Eastern Time hours and travel costs for onsite work are the resource's

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with security monitoring and incident response.
• 2+ years of experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• 2+ years of experience with dashboard creation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Continuously review and correlate security event data across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intel sources to identify complex attack patterns, emerging threats, and security incidents.
• Perform deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity, validate incidents, determine root cause and impact, and elevate critical incidents with detailed context to Tier 3.
• Create detailed incident reports, timelines, and post-incident summaries; contribute to lessons-learned documentation and recommendations for remediation and preventative measures.
• Investigate user-reported phishing, malware infections, and potential policy violations; advise users and internal/external teams on containment and recovery actions.
• Recommend updates to SOC playbooks and workflows based on real-world investigations, fine-tune detection rules, alert thresholds, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve threat coverage.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure monitoring tools are properly configured and tuned; integrate new threat intel feeds into workflows; proactively hunt for threats using up-to-date TTPs.
• Serve as a customer-facing SME, demonstrate capabilities and resolve issues; document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to SOC operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and agency staff as needed to meet goals.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Security Monitoring

Incident Response

MITRE ATT&CK

Dashboard & Reporting

Education

Associate’s degree in IT or information security

Two years SOC ops experience in lieu of education

Job description

Interview Process: 1 Round of Virtual/Online Interviews - potential for second round of in-person interviews

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Candidate location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

Additional Information: Preference will be given to candidates that are local to SC and are able to come onsite for project needs.

Scope of the project:

The position will work as an Tier 2 SOC Analyst for the Division of Information Security. This

role will focus on supporting security monitoring, threat detection, security incident response

and security investigations. Engaging directly with state agencies to promote, support, and

improve adoption of centralized security services is a key focus.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• Continuously review and correlate security event data across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and
• threat intelligence sources to identify complex attack patterns, emerging threats, and

security incidents.

• Perform deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity, validate incidents, determine root

cause and impact, and elevate critical incidents with detailed context to Tier 3 as

• Create detailed incident reports, timelines, and post-incident summaries; contribute

to lessons-learned documentation and recommendations for remediation and

preventative measures.

• Investigate user-reported phishing, malware infections, and potential policy violations; advise users and internal/external teams on containment and recovery actions.
• Recommend updates to SOC playbooks and workflows based on real-world INVESTIGATIONS, fine-tune detection rules. Alert thresholds, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve threat coverage.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure monitoring tools are properly
• configured and tuned. Integrate new threat intelligence feeds into workflows and
• proactively hunt for threats using up-to date tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Serve as a customer-facing SME, “selling” the value of Client services by demonstrating capabilities and resolving issues.
• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to SOC operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and agency staff as needed to meet goals.
• Other duties as needed.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 2+ Years of Experience with Security Monitoring and Incident Response.
• 2+ Years of Experience with MITRE Telecommunication&CK framework.
• 2+ Years of Experience with dashboard creation and reporting.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience with the Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR platform.
• Knowledge of Linux, network administration and network design.
• Experience in administration of firewalls, VPN technology, Active Directory, Intrusion
• Detection/Prevention systems.
• Candidate is local to Columbia, SC or surrounding city in South Carolina

Required Education/Certifications:

• Associate’s degree in an information technology or information security related field
• Four years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of education
• Two years of experience in supporting large soc operations.

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
• Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
• Vendor certifications related to information security