Junior Network Security Analyst

About the role

Duration: 12 months to start.

This is an ongoing project with aggressive timelines. The team is composed mainly of experienced professionals, and the organization seeks 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.

The Office of Cybersecurity ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the client’s systems and services. The role requires hands‑on experience with data network design best practices, routing and switching protocols, network security best practices, and on‑premise and/or cloud networking environments. The analyst will report to the Office of Cybersecurity SOC lead and support client leadership, business units, partners, and vendors in day‑to‑day cybersecurity operations.

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 and assess 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 the agency’s approved standards governing ports, protocols, and services.
• Monitor emerging threat vectors and recommend countermeasures.
• Collaborate with other areas of the agency 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.

Required Skills

• 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.

Preferred Skills

• 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).

Education & Certifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• A network‑security‑centric certification such as PCNSE or CCNA.
• Preferred: CISSP or Security+.