Cyber Security Analyst II

DP Professionals

  • Columbia, SC
  • 13 days ago

    Highlights

    Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degrees; OR 4 years of job-related work experience; OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree. About the Team: The Cyber Security Operations team is composed of twelve people across two teams, “Incident Triage, Analysis and Response” and “Security Engineering and Administration”.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationColumbia, SC

    Description

    DPP is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst II for an opportunity with our client in the healthcare insurance industry.
     
    Work location: Hybrid in Columbia, SC
    Duration: 11 months
    Schedule: Onsite Tues, Wed, Thurs, and as needed
    Terms: W2 Contract
    Work authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a low-level (Public Trust) clearance
     
    About the Team:
    • The Cyber Security Operations team is composed of twelve people across two teams, “Incident Triage, Analysis and Response” and “Security Engineering and Administration”.
    • This position would be performing real-time alert monitoring and triage.
    • Fast-paced culture with an emphasis on communication and sharing of knowledge.
    Day to Day:
    • The Cyber Security Analyst II will investigate security alerts generated via various security tools in the environment.
    • Must be able to review event logs from various types of systems to establish ground truth of an event and then triage it appropriately.
    • This role will be working in consoles for SIEM, EDR, Email, Networking, Cloud, etc.
    Required Education:
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degrees;
    • OR 4 years of job-related work experience;
    • OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree.
    Required Work Experience:
    • 6 years of job-related technical experience.
    Required Technologies:
    • SIEM, CrowdStrike, M365/Azure, Server Operating Systems (Windows/Linux)
    Preferred Experience:
    • ExtraHop, Proofpoint, Network OS (Palo Alto/Cisco), Elastic
    Soft Skills:
    • Strong analytical, data gathering and problem-solving skills with experience analyzing network attacks.
    • Understanding of system and network security, incident management, intrusion detection, log analysis, and related technologies.
    • Creativity to recognize and address new threats and security challenges as they arise.
    • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
    Interested? Learn more:
    Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-01050).
     DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D

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