Security Analyst – Project Lead 26-06745

Security Analyst Project Lead

Location: Clinton SC
Duration: 12 Months

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events across SIEM EDR IDS/IPS and threat intelligence platforms to identify potential threats and security incidents.
• Conduct detailed investigations of suspicious activities determine root cause and business impact and escalate critical incidents when necessary.
• Prepare incident reports timelines post-incident analyses and recommendations for remediation and prevention.
• Investigate phishing attempts malware infections and policy violations while providing guidance on containment and recovery efforts.
• Enhance SOC operations by recommending improvements to detection rules alert thresholds playbooks and workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize monitoring tools integrate threat intelligence feeds and conduct proactive threat hunting activities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for security operations and support stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain documentation runbooks standard operating procedures and troubleshooting guides.
• Coordinate with security engineering and operational teams to support organizational objectives.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in Information Technology Information Security or a related field.
• Four years of relevant professional experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Security Monitoring and Incident Response.
• Minimum 2 years of experience utilizing the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Minimum 2 years of experience creating security dashboards and operational reports.
• Strong analytical investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR.
• Knowledge of Linux systems network administration and network architecture.
• Experience administering firewalls VPN technologies Active Directory and Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS).
• Experience with threat hunting and advanced cybersecurity operations.
• Local candidates from South Carolina preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP CISA CISM or equivalent advanced cybersecurity certification.
• CEH OSCP GPEN or other relevant security certifications.
• Vendor-specific cybersecurity certifications.

Skills & Technologies

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
• Threat Intelligence Platforms
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Incident Response & Threat Hunting
• Dashboard Development & Security Reporting
• Active Directory
• Firewalls & VPN Technologies
• Linux Administration

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