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# Security Operations Analyst

- **Company:** CAI, Inc.
- **Location:** Columbia, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600.0 - $166,400.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Health Information Technology, Network Security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3d7f25874102d86f

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in information technology, computer science, related technical field- with a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience or High school diploma with six years of relevant work experience
 * 6+ years of experience in IT System Security or System Administration
 * Experience with incident response procedures and practices
 * Work and/or consulting experience in federal, state, city or local government
 * Must have intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) to include working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency
 * Must be willing to learn and take on new tasks
 * Willingness to work independently and as a member of a team
 * Willingness to collaborate and coordinate with multiple teams and vendors
 * Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively in order to effectively report on the status of assigned work
 * Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively in order to meet deadlines in a results-oriented environment
 * Strong understanding of enterprise operations & secure best practices
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Ability to accept changes and constructive criticism and remain flexible in dealing with leadership and teams of varying technical and business knowledge

Preferred

 * Prior Health Information Technology experience
 * Centralized Log Management experience
 * Familiarity with security regulatory requirements and standards (such as NIST 800 series, ARC-AMPE)
 * Experience performing or supporting information security compliance assessments and audits
 * Information Security certifications such as: CompTIA, ISC(2), SANSGIAC, CCNA Security, or similar

Physical Demands

 * Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
 * Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time, with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
 * Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

## Description

CAI is hiring! We are looking for a Security Operations Analyst for a 12-month+ contract opportunity that is onsite in Columbia, SC. The selected candidate will play an integral role in the active defense of the systems and networks for a government client. This candidate will support the establishment, implementation and/or enhancement of Information Systems' Security and Compliance efforts based on Federal, State and Agency Policy/Standards. The Security Operations Analyst must have foundational technical knowledge of IT systems' security, network security and administrative tasks, be a strong oral and written communicator, and be eager to interact with the government client's technical staff, business unit representatives, stakeholders and vendors.

Only work authorizations not requiring sponsorship now or in the future will be considered. Local candidates, only please.

What You'll Do

 * Assist in the day-to-day duties of SOC monitoring activities, tools and processes
 * Provide hands-on support of OCS security tools
 * Conduct threat hunts (specialized searches) for evidence of compromise
 * Monitor security technologies for alerts
 * Investigate incidents, gathering evidence, and analyzing data
 * Analyze anomalous activity and potential threats to Agency connected resources
 * Collaborate with OCS Staff and other agency staff, leadership, business partners and other parties/stakeholders to support security and compliance risk mitigation efforts