SOC Analyst - Contract - Candidate is local to Columbia, SC

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: South Carolina (USA)

SOC Analyst

Location: Remote

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online - potential for a 2nd
round onsite as needed

Duration: 12
Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 10+ Years

Candidate Location: Candidate
is local to Columbia, SC or surrounding city in South Carolina

Project Scope:

Seeking an experienced Tier 2 SOC Analyst to
support enterprise security monitoring, threat detection, incident response,
and security investigations. This role focuses on analyzing complex security
events, coordinating incident response activities, and improving SOC detection
and response capabilities across a centralized security operations environment.

The analyst will also engage with internal
teams and state agencies to enhance adoption and effectiveness of enterprise
security services.

Key Responsibilities:

· Monitor, analyze,
and correlate security events across:

SIEM platforms

EDR/XDR solutions

IDS/IPS systems

Threat
intelligence feeds

· Investigate and
validate security incidents, determine root cause, assess impact, and escalate
critical issues to Tier 3 with full technical context.

· Perform deep-dive
analysis of suspicious activity including malware, phishing, and policy
violations.

· Conduct incident
response activities including containment, eradication, and recovery support.

· Develop detailed
incident reports, timelines, post-incident summaries, and lessons-learned
documentation.

· Recommend
improvements to SOC playbooks, detection rules, correlation logic, and alert
tuning to reduce false positives and improve coverage.

· Perform proactive
threat hunting using MITRE ATT&CK framework, TTP-based analysis, and threat
intelligence data.

· Collaborate with
engineering teams to tune and optimize security tools and monitoring platforms.

· Integrate and
operationalize new threat intelligence feeds into SOC workflows.

· Support dashboard
creation, reporting, and SOC performance metrics.

· Serve as a
subject matter expert (SME) interacting with stakeholders and promoting SOC
service capabilities.

· Document SOC
processes, runbooks, incident handling procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

· Coordinate with
SOC teams, engineering teams, and agency stakeholders to ensure effective
security operations.

Required Skills & Experience:

· 2+ years of
hands-on experience in:

Security
monitoring and incident response

Strong experience
in SOC operations and security event analysis

· 2+ years of
experience working with:

MITRE ATT&CK
framework

Threat detection
techniques and attack mapping

· Experience in:

Dashboard
creation and security reporting

Log analysis and
correlation across security tools

· Strong
understanding of:

SIEM platforms

EDR/XDR tools

IDS/IPS systems

Threat
intelligence platforms

· Experience in
incident investigation, escalation, and root cause analysis

· Strong knowledge
of cybersecurity principles and SOC workflows

Preferred Skills:

· Hands-on
experience with Palo Alto Cortex:

XSIAM / XDR platform

· Knowledge of:

Linux administration

Network administration and network
architecture

· Experience with:

Firewalls

VPN technologies

Active Directory

IDS/IPS systems

· Experience in SOC
automation, detection tuning, and threat hunting

· Strong analytical
and communication skills for stakeholder interaction

Education
& Certifications:

· Bachelor’s degree
in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field

· CISSP / CISA /
equivalent advanced security certifications

· CEH / OSCP / GPEN
or similar offensive security certifications

· Vendor-specific
security certifications (SIEM, XDR, firewall, etc.)

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