Network Security Analyst

Cynet Systems•Columbia, SC

About The Position

The Network Security Analyst is a hands-on technical role within the Office of Cybersecurity, which ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and services. The analyst contributes independently to technical tasks and supports senior analysts on complex initiatives. Reporting to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead, the analyst supports leadership, business units, partners, and vendors in day-to-day cybersecurity operations. The role supports network security and compliance across on-premise and cloud environments, including security assessments, alert investigation and response, network planning and engineering, firewall reviews, and implementation of security controls. It also contributes to compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA, and SCDIS-200, and to KPI creation and trend reporting.

Requirements

Approximately 3–5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support.
Hands-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.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
A network security-centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA.

Nice To Haves

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.
Experience with cloud network security controls in Azure or AWS.
CISSP or Security+ certification.

Responsibilities

Assist in maturing network security and compliance solutions.
Investigate and respond to daily network alerts.
Perform network security assessments for proposed firewall and infrastructure changes.
Conduct technical analysis for network security planning and engineering.
Review connectivity, website block, and firewall rule requests to ensure they do not present an elevated risk to the agency.
Analyze on-premise and cloud networks for potential threats.
Develop, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate agency standards governing Ports, Protocols, and Services.
Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures.
Collaborate with other agency areas to implement security controls.
Support cloud and on-premise network changes and enhancement projects.
Ensure compliance with ARC-AMPE, HIPAA, and SCDIS-200.
Assist with KPI creation and trend report monitoring.
Participate in firewall configuration reviews and ruleset recertification.
Provide guidance on best practices to technical teams.
Perform additional SOC duties as assigned.