Security Analyst - Project Lead

Title: Security Analyst - Project Lead
Work Location: Remote
Duration of the Contract: 12 Months
Interview Process: 1 Round of Virtual/Online Interviews - potential for second round of in-person interviews
Possibility for Extension: Yes

Candidate location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

Additional Information: Preference will be given to candidates that are local to SC and are able to come onsite for project needs.

Scope of the project:
The position will work as an Tier 2 SOC Analyst for the Division of Information Security. This
role will focus on supporting security monitoring, threat detection, security incident response
and security investigations. Engaging directly with state agencies to promote, support, and
improve adoption of centralized security services is a key focus.

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 escalate critical incidents with detailed context to Tier 3 as

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• 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 Client 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 Telecommunication&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:

• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
• Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
• Vendor certifications related to information security
• About our Company
  DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include:
• Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401 (K)