SOC Analyst - Contract - Candidate is local to Columbia, SC

SOC Analyst Location: Remote Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online - potential for a 2nd round onsite as needed Duration: 12 Months Employment Type: Contract Experience Required: 10+ Years Candidate Location: Candidate is local to Columbia, SC or surrounding reputed company in South Carolina   Project Scope: Seeking an reputed company Tier 2 SOC Analyst to support reputed company reputed company monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and reputed company investigations. This role focuses on analyzing reputed company reputed company events, coordinating incident response activities, and improving SOC detection and response capabilities across a centralized reputed company operations environment. The analyst will also engage with internal teams and state agencies to enhance adoption and effectiveness of reputed company reputed company services.   Key Responsibilities:   ·        Monitor, analyze, and correlate reputed company events across: SIEM platforms EDR/XDR solutions IDS/IPS systems Threat intelligence feeds ·        Investigate and validate reputed company incidents, determine reputed company cause, assess reputed company, and escalate critical issues to Tier 3 with full technical context. ·        reputed company deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity including malware, phishing, and policy violations. ·        Conduct incident response activities including containment, eradication, and recovery support. ·        reputed company detailed incident reports, timelines, post-incident summaries, and lessons-learned documentation. ·        Recommend improvements to SOC playbooks, detection rules, correlation logic, and alert tuning to reduce false positives and improve coverage. ·        reputed company proactive threat hunting using MITRE ATT&CK reputed company, TTP-based analysis, and threat intelligence data. ·        Collaborate with engineering teams to tune and optimize reputed company tools and monitoring platforms. ·        reputed company and operationalize new threat intelligence feeds into SOC workflows. ·        Support dashboard creation, reporting, and SOC performance metrics. ·        Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) interacting with stakeholders and promoting SOC service capabilities. ·        Document SOC processes, runbooks, incident handling procedures, and troubleshooting guides. ·        Coordinate with SOC teams, engineering teams, and agency stakeholders to ensure effective reputed company operations.   Required Skills & Experience: ·        2+ years of hands-on experience in: reputed company monitoring and incident response Strong experience in SOC operations and reputed company event analysis ·        2+ years of experience working with: MITRE ATT&CK reputed company Threat detection techniques and attack mapping ·        Experience in: Dashboard creation and reputed company reporting Log analysis and correlation across reputed company tools ·        Strong understanding of: SIEM platforms EDR/XDR tools IDS/IPS systems Threat intelligence platforms ·        Experience in incident investigation, escalation, and reputed company cause analysis ·        Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles and SOC workflows Preferred Skills: ·        Hands-on experience with Palo reputed company reputed company: XSIAM / XDR platform ·        Knowledge of: Linux administration Network administration and network architecture ·        Experience with: Firewalls VPN technologies reputed company Directory IDS/IPS systems ·        Experience in SOC automation, detection tuning, and threat hunting ·        Strong analytical and communication skills for stakeholder interaction Education & Certifications: ·        Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or reputed company field ·        CISSP / CISA / equivalent advanced reputed company certifications ·        CEH / OSCP / GPEN or similar offensive reputed company certifications ·        Vendor-specific reputed company certifications (SIEM, XDR, firewall, etc.) Apply To This Job