Security Analyst Project Lead

VIVA USA Inc; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc is seeking a Security Analyst - Project Lead to support security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response for a 12-month engagement. The role emphasizes client interaction and collaboration with engineering to tune SOC tools and playbooks, with on-site needs for SC-based projects.

The candidate will act as a Tier 2 SOC Analyst, handling investigations, incident reporting, and cross-team coordination, while working in an ET/EST-aligned schedule and offering flexibility for

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in information technology or information security field.
• Four years of relevant work experience may substitute education.
• Two years of experience in supporting large SOC operations.

Responsibilities

• Continuously review and correlate security events across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intel to identify incidents.
• Perform deep-dive analysis, validate incidents, determine root cause, and escalate to Tier 3 as needed.
• Create detailed incident reports, timelines, and post-incident summaries; contribute to lessons learned.
• Investigate user-reported phishing, malware infections, and policy violations; advise containment actions.
• Update SOC playbooks and detection rules to reduce false positives and improve coverage.
• Collaborate with engineering to configure/tune monitoring tools and integrate new threat feeds.
• Proactively hunt for threats using up-to-date TTPs.
• Serve as a customer-facing SME, demonstrating capabilities and resolving issues.
• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps for SOC operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and client staff to meet goals.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Associate’s degree in IT or information security

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR

Job description

Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. Preference will be given to candidates that are local to SC and are able to come onsite for project needs.

The client is looking for a Security Analyst - Project Lead

Scope of the project:

The position will work as a 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 clientto 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.

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 escape 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 clientstaff 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 ATT&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.

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.

Notes:

• Preference Will Be Given To A Candidate Who Can Work Onsite Over Hybrid And Over Full-Time Remote (On-Site As Needed).

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status