13757 - IT - SCDHHS - Security Analyst - Consultant
Location - Columbia SC
Duration - 12 Months
Start Date - 27 Oct 2026
Last Date of submission - 28 Sept 2026
The State of South Carolina is looking for a Security Analyst - Consultant
Why is this position open: New Position - ongoing project with the Office of Cybersecurity
Work Location: Fully Onsite
Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident. No relocation allowed.
Required skills
Education - BS degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or 5+ years equivalent experience
Certification - A network security centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA
3-5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support
Experience in IT security or system administration
Working knowledge of secure network design, security architecture, compliance tools, data protection, and access models
Ability to analyze logs, alerts, and network telemetry.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
Preferred skills
Certification - CISSP or Security+
Experience working in regulatory environments
Experience supporting health IT or state government.
Familiarity with FISMA, NIST, CMS ARC-AMPE, and HIPAA security and privacy standards
Cloud network security controls (Azure or AWS).
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of SCDHH s systems and services. Strong candidate must have hands-on experience with:
- Data network design best practices
- Routing and switching protocols
- Network security best practices
- On-premise and/or cloud networking environments
This role requires someone who can contribute independently on technical tasks and support more senior analysts on complex initiatives
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
This is a hands-on technical role reporting to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead.
The analyst will support SCDHHS leadership, business units, partners, and vendors in day-to-day cybersecurity operations.
Security Program Experience:
Strongly desired experience includes:
- CMS ARC-AMPE, HIPAA, NIST or other FISMA RMF frameworks
- Performing repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise architectures
- Supporting security considerations for multi-tenant cloud environments and vendor integrations
Technical Experience:
Candidates should have hands-on experience with:
- Secure network design principles
- Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
- Switching and Routing
- Enterprise Firewalls
- Network auditing
- IDS/IPS platforms
- Network security monitoring
- SIEM platforms such as QRadar, Splunk (Preferred)
- Vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, etc.)
- Cloud Infrastructure Security (Preferred)
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist in maturing network security and compliance solutions
- Investigate and respond to daily network alerts
- Perform network security assessments for proposed firewall and infrastructure changes
- Conduct technical analysis for network security planning and engineering
- Review and assessment of connectivity, website block and firewall rule requests to ensure they do not present an elevated risk to the agency
- Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats
- Develop, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate the agency s approved standards governing Ports, Protocols and Services.
- Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures
- Collaborate with other areas of the agency to implement security controls
- Support cloud and on-premise network changes and enhancement projects
- Ensure compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA and SCDIS-200
- Assist with KPI creation and trend report monitoring
- Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification
- Provide guidance on best practices to technical teams
- Perform additional SOC duties as assigned
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