Dashboards Security Analyst

Dashboards Security Analyst

(Jobs in Columbia, SC)

Requirement id 159391

Job title Analyst

Job location in Columbia, SC

Skills required Information Technology, Framework, Dashboards, Security

Open Date 22-Oct-2026

Close Date

Job type Contract

Duration 12 Months

Compensation DOE

Status requirement ---

Job interview type ---

Email Recruiter:coolsoft

Job Description Analyst: Information Technology, Framework, Dashboards, Security

Start date : 11/16/2026

End Date :12 Months from projected start date

Submission deadline :10/29/2026 5:00:00 PM

Client Info :ADMIN

Note:

*Interview Process: 1 Round of Virtual/Online Interviews - potential for second round of in-person interviews

*Work Location: Remote

*Candidate location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

Description:

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.

• 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 DIS services by demonstrating

capabilities and resolving issues.

• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to SOC operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and agency 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:

• Associates 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 in- person, how many rounds of i/vs, etc)? Initial round of interviews on Microsoft Teams (on camera) with in-person interviews Preferred before final selection

Interview Availability: How soon can you schedul

Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 159391 while calling.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability