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.
Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
- Approximately 3-5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support
- Hand-on 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 (rank in order of Importance):
- 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).
Required Education/Certifications:
- BS degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent experience
- A network security centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA
Preferred Education/Certifications:
- CISSP or Security+
