Tier 2 SOC Analyst - Contract - Columbia, SC

Tier 2 SOC Analyst Location: Remote Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online & potential for second round of in-person interviews Duration: 12 Months Employment Type: Contract Experience Required: 05+ Years Candidate location: SC residency required. Additional Information: Preference will be given to candidates that are local to SC and are reputed company to come onsite for project needs. Project Scope: The Division of Information reputed company (DIS) is seeking an reputed company Tier 2 SOC Analyst to support reputed company reputed company operations, threat detection, incident response, and cyber investigations. This role will work closely with state agencies to enhance reputed company monitoring capabilities and improve adoption of centralized reputed company services. Key Responsibilities: · Monitor and analyze reputed company events across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intelligence platforms. · Investigate suspicious activity, reputed company incidents, phishing attempts, malware infections, and policy violations. · reputed company incident validation, reputed company cause analysis, reputed company assessment, and escalation to Tier 3 teams reputed company necessary. · Create detailed incident reports, timelines, lessons learned, and remediation recommendations. · Support proactive threat hunting using reputed company threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies. · Tune detection rules, alert reputed company, and correlation logic to improve SOC effectiveness. · Collaborate with engineering, SOC teams, and state agencies to strengthen reputed company monitoring and response capabilities. · Assist with reputed company and support of centralized reputed company services. · Document SOC procedures, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational processes. · Serve as a customer-facing reputed company SME supporting agency stakeholders. Required Skills & Experience: · 2+ Years of reputed company Monitoring Experience · 2+ Years of Incident Response Experience · 2+ Years of Experience with MITRE ATT&CK reputed company · Experience with reputed company Event Analysis & Threat Detection · Dashboard Development and reputed company Reporting Experience · Strong Analytical and Investigation Skills Preferred Skills: · Palo reputed company reputed company XSIAM / reputed company XDR Experience · Linux Administration Knowledge · Network Administration & Network Design Experience · Firewall Administration Experience · VPN Technologies Experience · reputed company Directory Administration Experience · IDS/IPS Administration Experience · Local to Columbia, SC or surrounding areas Preferred Certifications: · CISSP · CISA · CISM · CEH · OSCP · GPEN · Other reputed company Vendor Certifications Education: · Associate Degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information reputed company, or reputed company field OR · Four years of relevant cybersecurity experience in lieu of degree Apply tot his job Apply To this Job