Security Analyst - Project Lead

Novalink Solutions; West Columbia (TX); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Novalink Solutions in West Columbia, SC is seeking a Security Analyst - Project Lead for a 1-year contract. You will lead security monitoring, incident response, and threat analysis for a range of environments, coordinating with SOC and engineering teams to resolve complex incidents.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in security monitoring and MITRE ATT&CK, plus experience building dashboards and reports. A 2-year associate degree or higher, and relevant certifications, are preferred.

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Continuously review and correlate security event data across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intel to identify complex attack patterns.
• Perform deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity, validate incidents, determine root cause and impact, and escalate as needed.
• Create detailed incident reports, timelines, and post‑incident summaries with remediation guidance.
• Investigate user-reported phishing, malware infections, and policy violations; advise containment actions.
• Tune SOC playbooks and workflows; refine detection rules and thresholds to reduce false positives.

Kenntnisse

Security Monitoring & Incident

MITRE ATT&CK

Dashboard creation

Ausbildung

Associate’s degree in information technology or information security

Two years of experience in supporting large SOC operations

Four years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of education

Jobbeschreibung

West Columbia, United States | Posted on 10/22/2026

• Actual Job Title Security Analyst - Project Lead
• Job Type FT Contract
• Contract duration 1 year
• Date Opened 10/22/2026
• Target Date 10/28/2026
• City West Columbia
• State/Province South Carolina
• Country United States
• Assigned Recruiter(s) Ananth Vegiraju
• Number of Positions 1

Job Description

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 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 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.
• 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:

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

Interview Process (phone, video or in-person, how many rounds of i/v’s, etc)?:

Initial round of interviews on Microsoft Teams (on camera) with in-person interviews

Preferred before final selection

Interview Availability: How soon can you

ASAP after posting closes and resumes are