Security Analyst at NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC in West Columbia, United States
- Company: NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
- Location: West Columbia, United States
- Posted: Sep 23, 2026
- Type: FT Contract
- Experience: 5+ years
Overview
This is an ongoing project with aggressive timelines. A majority of the team is made up of experienced professionals, and we are seeking individuals who are highly productive, flexible, and comfortable working in an environment where
Job description
- This is an ongoing project with aggressive timelines. A majority of the team is
- made up of experienced professionals, and we are seeking individuals who are
- highly productive, flexible, and comfortable working in an environment where
- priorities can shift. Team members are expected to contribute with minimal
- supervision.
- Candidates who enjoy complex, change-driven projects and collaborating with
- motivated colleagues will find this position appealing.
- WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN (new role, increased workload, new dept, resignation,
- NEW ROLE
- The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability
- of SCDHH’s systems and services. Strong candidate must have hands-on
- • Data network design best practices
- • Routing and switching protocols
- • Network security best practices
- • On-premise and/or cloud networking environments
- •
- • This role requires someone who can contribute independently on technical tasks
- and support more senior analysts on complex initiatives.
- Criminal, drug, credit, motor vehicle
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.
- • CMS ARC-AMPE, HIPAA, NIST or other FISMA RMF frameworks
- • Performing repeatable security processes supporting compliant enterprise
- architectures
- • Supporting security considerations for multi-tenant cloud environments
- and vendor integrations
- changes
- 5. Review and assessment of connectivity, website block and firewall rule requests
- to ensure they do not present an elevated risk to the agency
- 7. Develop, review, and analyze network traffic reports that violate the agency’s
- approved standards governing Ports, Protocols and Services.
- 9. Collaborate with other areas of the agency to implement security controls
- 15. Perform additional SOC duties as assigned
Requirements
- hands-on experience in network
- design, implementation, or
- support
- or system administration
- 3. Working knowledge of secure
- 1. BS degree in Computer Science,
- information systems,
- Cybersecurity, or related field;
- or equivalent experience
- certification such as PCNSE or
- CCNA
- Skill Type
- Skill Name
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- BS degree in Computer Science, information systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or 5+ years equivalent experience
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- A network security centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in network design, implementation, or support
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Experience in IT security or system administration
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Working knowledge of secure network design, security architecture, compliance tools, data protection, and access models
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Ability to analyze logs, alerts, and network telemetry.
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
- environments
- state government.
- 3. Familiarity with FISMA, NIST,
- CMS ARC-AMPE, and HIPAA
- security and privacy standards
- network design, security
- architecture, compliance tools, data
- protection, and access models
- network telemetry.
- tools
- (Azure or AWS).
- Requirements
- Skill Type
- Skill Name
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- CISSP or Security+
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Experience working in regulatory environments
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Experience supporting health IT or state government.
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Familiarity with FISMA, NIST, CMS ARC-AMPE, and HIPAA security and privacy standards
- Certification
- Education
- License
- Other
- Skill
- Cloud network security controls (Azure or AWS).
Skills
Required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools