Network Security Analyst

This is a hands-on Network Security role supporting the SOC. The analyst will work on network security monitoring, firewall reviews, security assessments, vulnerability management, network traffic analysis, incident alerts, and cloud/on-premise network security. The role requires approximately 3–5 years of hands-on network design, implementation or support experience.

Key Requirements:

• 3–5 years hands-on network design, implementation or support.

• Network security and secure network design experience.

• Routing and switching.

• Enterprise firewall experience.

• IDS/IPS platforms.

• Network auditing and security monitoring.

• SIEM experience such as Splunk or QRadar.

• Vulnerability scanning using Nessus, Qualys or similar tools.

• Windows, Linux and macOS experience.

• Network logs, alerts and telemetry analysis.

• Firewall configuration/rule reviews and recertification.

• Cloud network security – AWS/Azure preferred.

• Security assessments and risk analysis.

• NIST, HIPAA, FISMA/CMS ARC-AMPE experience preferred.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate and respond to daily network security alerts.

• Perform network security assessments for firewall/infrastructure changes.

• Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats.

• Review connectivity, website-blocking and firewall rule requests.

• Analyze network traffic, ports, protocols and services.

• Monitor emerging threats and recommend countermeasures.

• Support security controls and network security projects.

• Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification.

• Monitor KPIs and security trends.

• Provide security guidance to technical teams.

• Support SOC activities as assigned.

Education / Certifications:

Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred: CCNA, PCNSE, Security+ or CISSP.

Important:

• Candidate must be local to South Carolina.

• 100% onsite – 5 days/week in Columbia, SC.

• Second-round interview is onsite.

• Pre-employment checks include criminal, drug, credit and motor vehicle checks.

• Only candidates currently located in South Carolina and willing to work onsite should be considered.

Please send me your updated resume.