Tier 2 SOC Analyst W-2 ONLY

United Global Technologies, Inc.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies, Inc. seeks a Tier 2 SOC Analyst to monitor security events, investigate incidents, and support state agencies in adopting centralized security services. The role focuses on threat detection, incident response, and reporting, with a 12-month engagement that may extend.

Onsite preference is given, with full-time work on-site and remote options only as needed. Strong collaboration with engineering and agency staff is required.

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 to identify complex attack patterns and incidents.
• Perform deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity, validate incidents, determine root cause and impact, and escalate to Tier 3 with context.
• Create incident reports, timelines, and post-incident summaries; contribute to lessons-learned docs and remediation recommendations.
• Investigate phishing, malware infections, and policy violations; advise on containment and recovery actions.
• Recommend updates to SOC playbooks and workflows; fine-tune detection rules, thresholds, and correlation logic.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Associate’s degree in information technology or information security

4 years relevant work experience (substitution allowed)

2 years in large SOC operations

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR

Job description

W-2 ONLY, NO SUBS, NO SPONSORSHIP, NO Subcontract companies.

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID ANDOVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).

The position will work as an Tier 2 SOC Analyst. This role will focus on supporting security monitoring, threat detection, security incident responseand security investigations. Engaging directly with state agencies to promote, support, andimprove adoption of centralized security services is a key focus. The engagement is expectedto be needed for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

• 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 escal 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 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 Education/Certifications:

• Associate’s degree in an informationtechnology or information securityrelated field
• Four years of relevant workexperience may be substituted in lieuof education
• Two years of experience insupporting large soc operations

Required Skills (rank in order ofImportance):

• 2+ Years of Experience with SecurityMonitoring and Incident Response.
• 2+ Years of Experience with MITREATT&CK framework.
• 2+ Years of Experience with dashboard creation and reporting.

Preferred Skills (rank in order ofImportance):

• Experience with the Palo Alto CortexXSIAM/XDR platform.
• Knowledge of Linux, networkadministration and network design.
• Experience in administration offirewalls, VPN technology, ActiveDirectory, Intrusion Detection/Prevention systems.
• Candidate is local to Columbia, SC orsurrounding city in South Carolina.

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalentadvanced security certification.
• Additional relevant certifications(e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
• Vendor certifications related toinformation security.