Security Analyst - Project Lead

Technix LLC; Alaska; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Carolina is seeking a Security Analyst – Project Lead to support statewide security incident response for a 12-month term. The role focuses on monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigations, engaging with state agencies to promote centralized security services.

Onsite work may be required for project needs, with remote options possible for qualified candidates. The successful candidate will operate as a Tier 2 SOC Analyst, leveraging SIEM/EDR/IDS/IPS and threat intel,

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Security Monitoring and Incident Response.
• 2+ years with MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• 2+ years in dashboard creation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Continuously review and correlate security events across SIEM/EDR/IDS/IPS and threat intel.
• Perform root-cause analysis, validate incidents, and escalate as needed.
• Create incident reports, timelines and post-incident summaries.

Skills

Security Monitoring

Incident Response

MITRE ATT&CK

Dashboard Reporting

Education

Associate's degree in IT/InfoSec

CISSP/CISA/CISO or equivalent

CEH/OSCP/GPEN or vendor certs

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR

Linux

Active Directory

IDS/IPS

VPN

Job description

Position: Security Analyst - Project Lead

Duration: 12 Months

Job ID: 14215

Agency: ADMIN

Location: Columbia, South Carolina (100% Remote)

Client: State of South Carolina

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

Special Requirement:

New role supporting statewide security incident response. This is a Repost of Posting ID 10792 - DO NOT submit any resources that were previously submitted to posting ID 10792.

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.

Need USC Or GC Candidates Only Job Description

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. The engagement is expected to be needed for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities

• PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).
• 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 required.
• 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 DIS 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 /Desired Skills

• 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.

Preferred Skills

• 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.