ONLY W2/1099 Candidates Considered: Certified Security Analyst: 1+ Yr Remote Project: $ 89/hr on 1099: $ 82/hr W2

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND
OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).
􀁸 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
required.
05/25/2026
􀁸 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 other 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
ATT&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.

Interview Process (phone, video or inperson,
how many rounds of i/v’s, etc)?
Initial round of interviews on Microsoft
Teams (on camera) with in-person interviews
Preferred before final selection