Cybersecurity Analyst
Cybersecurity Analyst
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Yearly Salary
$ 73063 - 91329
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
26-07-2025
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Job ID: 32194
Agency: Bureau of Information and Technology
Location:Sioux Falls SDSalary: $73063.30-$91329.12 Annual Salary depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: 07
Closing Date: 8/12/25
This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Bureau of Information and Technology (BIT). For more information on BIT please visit . If you are highly motivated enjoy cybersecurity and looking to build a career we want you to join our team!
BIT consists of five divisions - Administration Enterprise Platform and Infrastructure Development Technology Operations and Communications and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - which serve the State of South Dakota by providing technology solutions services and support. The Cyber Security Analyst is a key position within the Technology Operations and Communications division.
Benefits of working for the State of South Dakota include:
The Bureau of Information and Technology is seeking a full-time permanent Cybersecurity Analyst. Under general supervision this role involves detecting and mitigating cybersecurity threats in the organization. The Cybersecurity Analyst will be responsible for analyzing a variety of log sources such as network endpoint server cloud identity and web events to identify cyber threats perform threat response activities to neutralize threats and create or improve threat detections to improve overall security operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Join our team and contribute to maintaining our organizations security and integrity.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Preferred qualifications include a bachelors degree in a cybersecurity-related field and 3 to 5 years experience in cybersecurity operation center (CSOC) functions such as detection & analysis threat hunting and threat intelligence.
Knowledge of:
Skill to:
Ability to:
Additional Requirements: To be considered please attach your resume.
This position is eligible for Veterans Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays generous vacation and sick leave accrual dental vision and other insurance options and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online:
You must apply online emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email:
An Equal Opportunity Employer
#LI-Onsite
Job ID: 32194
Agency: Bureau of Information and Technology
Location:Sioux Falls SDSalary: $73063.30-$91329.12 Annual Salary depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: 07
Closing Date: 8/12/25
This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Bureau of Information and Technology (BIT). For more information on BIT please visit . If you are highly motivated enjoy cybersecurity and looking to build a career we want you to join our team!
BIT consists of five divisions - Administration Enterprise Platform and Infrastructure Development Technology Operations and Communications and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - which serve the State of South Dakota by providing technology solutions services and support. The Cyber Security Analyst is a key position within the Technology Operations and Communications division.
Benefits of working for the State of South Dakota include:
- multiple health plan options including a $0 employee premium option;
- 6% fully matched retirement plan. Includes long term disability and family survivor benefits;
- $25000 paid life insurance;
- generous leave policies;
- stable industry sector;
- flexible work schedule providing the ability to maintain a great work/life balance.
The Bureau of Information and Technology is seeking a full-time permanent Cybersecurity Analyst. Under general supervision this role involves detecting and mitigating cybersecurity threats in the organization. The Cybersecurity Analyst will be responsible for analyzing a variety of log sources such as network endpoint server cloud identity and web events to identify cyber threats perform threat response activities to neutralize threats and create or improve threat detections to improve overall security operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Security Monitoring: Review security logs for threats anomalies intrusions and abnormal connection behavior.
- Incident Investigation: Investigate report and escalate issues to cybersecurity staff and management as required.
- Incident Response: Participate in incident response computer forensics data preservation and investigations related to network breaches or unauthorized data access.
- Process improvements: Recommend enhancements for an efficient threat-hunting function.
- Reporting and Analysis: Support regular and special reporting including reports of vulnerabilities risks control deficiencies remediation strategies and performance metrics.
- Threat Intelligence Gathering: Collect analyze and disseminate threat intelligence from various sources to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Threat Hunting: Proactively search for indicators of compromise (IOCs) and advanced persistent threats (APTs) within the network.
- Malware Analysis: Perform static and dynamic analysis of malware samples to understand their behavior and develop mitigation strategies.
- Threat Detection Modeling: Develop and maintain threat models to understand potential attack scenarios and improve defensive strategies.
- Threat Awareness: Provide threat awareness to other teams on the latest threats attack techniques and mitigation strategies.
- Collaboration: Work closely with other cybersecurity teams.
Join our team and contribute to maintaining our organizations security and integrity.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Preferred qualifications include a bachelors degree in a cybersecurity-related field and 3 to 5 years experience in cybersecurity operation center (CSOC) functions such as detection & analysis threat hunting and threat intelligence.
Knowledge of:
- Core Cybersecurity Operation Functions;
- threat actor attack chains and campaigns;
- Cybersecurity standard frameworks controls technologies and solutions;
- Incident Response Management;
- IT Domains such as network endpoint server cloud identity and web.
Skill to:
- use SIEM EDR and SOAR platforms;
- build effective threat detection rules and queries;
- develop and enhance cybersecurity playbooks;
- develop and perform cybersecurity analysis and threat hunts;
- consume and disseminate cybersecurity threat intelligence;
- perform strong communication both oral and written.
Ability to:
- work within a team and with other teams;
- understand scripting languages (e.g. Python Powershell Bash);
- emulate threats against enterprise infrastructure.
Additional Requirements: To be considered please attach your resume.
This position is eligible for Veterans Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays generous vacation and sick leave accrual dental vision and other insurance options and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online:
You must apply online emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email:
An Equal Opportunity Employer
#LI-Onsite
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