08/25/2026 @ 5:00PM EST.

Position: Security Architect – Consultant - 13280

Work Location:  Fully Remote.

Interview Process: 1 round, virtual or onsite for local resources

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Duration: 12 Months

Candidate Location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

Job Description:

Scope of Work:

THIS POSITION WILL SERVE AS A CONTRACT SECURITY ENGINEER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION’S DIVISION OF INFORMATION SECURITY. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL SHOW EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING SECURITY AUTOMATION, CUSTOM TOOL DEVELOPMENT, IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT, LINUX SYSTEMS AND A BROAD RANGE OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES. THIS CONTRACTOR WILL WORK WITH A LARGE ENTERPRISE SECURITY TEAM AND ASSIST THE SECURITY AUTOMATIONS ARCHITECT, SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS AND INCIDENT RESPONDERS WITH THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, INTEGRATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SECURITY TOOLS, AUTOMATIONS, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: THIS CONTRACTOR WILL BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SECURITY ENGINEERING, AUTOMATION, SCRIPTING, TOOL DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING IMPORTANT SUPPORT FOR IAM, LINUX-BASED SECURITY SENSORS, DSPM, ASM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, SIEM, XDR, LOGGING, MONITORING AND OTHER EVOLVING SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES. THE ROLE REQUIRES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING BOTH SECURITY ENGINEERING AND SECURITY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING INTERNAL APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE TOOLS, INCIDENT RESPONSE AUTOMATIONS, CVE ANALYSIS, ACCESS CONTROLS, PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYST ENABLEMENT. THE CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOLUTION DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HSTR, TROUBLESHOOTING, PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SECURE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.

MANDATORY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:  THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED AND NON-NEGOTIABLE.  NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE GRANTED.  CANDIDATES WHO CANNOT PASS THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR HIRE.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS A FULL CREDIT CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK DURING THE INITIAL HIRING PROCESS.  ONCE ONBOARD, THEY MUST OBTAIN AND RETAIN ANNUAL CJIS CERTIFICATION AS PART OF THE ONGOING EMPLOYMENT PROCESS.

OTHER: THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING THE 24X7 SOC. AFTER-HOURS MAINTENANCE, INCIDENT ESCALATION SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS WILL BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED. PREFERENCE WILL BE SHOWN FOR CANDIDATES PRESENTLY RESIDING INSIDE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THAT CAN PHYSICALLY ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AS NEEDED.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING A 24X7 SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER SERVING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. OTHER AFTER-HOURS WORK MAY BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED.

 PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

PRIMARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY AUTOMATIONS AND CUSTOM SECURITY TOOLS, INCLUDING:

PYTHON-BASED AUTOMATIONS, INTERNAL WEB APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, SCRIPTS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES AND SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS

AUTOMATED WORKFLOWS FOR ALERT ENRICHMENT, TRIAGE, INCIDENT RESPONSE, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATIONS, CONTAINMENT, ESCALATION AND REPORTING

CUSTOM TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH CVE VETTING, VULNERABILITY ENRICHMENT, PRIORITIZATION, TRACKING AND SECURITY DECISION SUPPORT

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

-- SECONDARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF A BROAD RANGE OF SECURITY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: DSPM, ASM, IAM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, EMAIL SECURITY, ENDPOINT SECURITY, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, LOGGING, MONITORING, NETWORK SECURITY, CLOUD SECURITY AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, DATA SOURCES, APIS, SDKS AND OTHER ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PALO ALTO NETWORKS, PROOFPOINT, TENABLE, CRIBL, WHATSUP GOLD AND OTHER CURRENT OR FUTURE SECURITY PRODUCTS

-- DEVELOP, TEST, DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATED SECURITY WORKFLOWS, APPLICATIONS AND SCRIPTS USING PYTHON, POWERSHELL, BASH, REST APIS, JSON, YAML, VENDOR SDKS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES.

-- ASSIST WITH IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING USER PROVISIONING, DEPROVISIONING, ACCESS REVIEWS, ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL, SERVICE ACCOUNTS, API CREDENTIALS, AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND IDENTITY-BASED SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS.

-- DEPLOY, CONFIGURE, PATCH, MONITOR, OPTIMIZE AND TROUBLESHOOT LINUX SYSTEMS SUPPORTING SECURITY SENSORS, COLLECTORS, CONNECTORS, APPLICATIONS, CONTAINERS AND DATA-PROCESSING SERVICES, INCLUDING DOCKER-BASED ENVIRONMENTS.

-- SUPPORT SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SOC ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY CUSTOMERS THROUGH PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, TECHNICAL ESCALATION, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS.

-- MONITOR AND REPORT ON AUTOMATION HEALTH, APPLICATION AVAILABILITY, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, SENSOR STATUS, INTEGRATION FAILURES, API ERRORS, VULNERABILITY STATUS, PLATFORM ISSUES AND OTHER SECURITY ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL METRICS.

-- ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY, RESILIENCE, BACKUP, RECOVERY, PATCHING, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, SECURE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROLLED CHANGE PROCESSES FOR SECURITY TOOLS, LINUX SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AUTOMATIONS AND SUPPORTING SERVICES.

-- COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESS GOALS, INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

•  Study and learn the capabilities of assigned systems

•  Work with Information Technology staff to understand technical functionality and IT Security Standards and practices

•  Work with Program Area System Owners to learn their business functions, processes, and requirements

•  Provide system user support

•  Assist staff in resolving system-related problems

•  Assist with system user account permissions and security

•  Provide and assist with system user training during onboarding and as needed for individual users

•  Create and maintain supporting system and training documentation

•  Maintain SharePoint content associated with system collaboration sites

•  Document and create technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information, trends, and system effectiveness

•  Monitor and identify system data quality issues and work to improve data accuracy

•  Review and monitor usage reports

•  Assist with system software life-cycle processes

•  Coordinate and assist with system testing and production validation

•  Work with Program Areas and IT to present key information that supports system improvements

•  Maintain system protocols by writing and updating procedures

•  Assist with development of policies and procedures to meet agency cybersecurity standards related to information risk management, data criticality, confidentiality, and protection (NIST 800-53, FISMA, SC InfoSec Requirements)

The position will be assigned for 40 hours per week for the duration of the project. The candidate must be able to work flexible hours, including outside traditional business hours when necessary. Remote work may be possible.

Required Qualifications:

-- BROAD HANDS-ON SECURITY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, INTEGRATIONS AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS.

-- Experience developing security automations, scripts, integrations, utilities and custom tools using Python.

-- Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations.

-- LINUX SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT, CONFIGURATION, PATCHING, SCRIPTING, SERVICE MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, TROUBLESHOOTING AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

-- Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs.

-- Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies.

-- Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications:

-- HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SERVING AS A SECURITY ENGINEERING GENERALIST IN A LARGE, MULTI-TENANT, SHARED-SERVICES OR MANAGED-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT.

-- Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience.

-- Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities.

-- Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation

Required Education/Certification

-- BACHELOR''S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED FIELD

-- EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE (EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION)

-- FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS, SECURITY SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS

Preferred Education/Certifications:

CISSP, Security+, GIAC OR OTHER RELEVANT CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION

LINUX, PYTHON, CLOUD, IAM OR OTHER RELEVANT SECURITY ENGINEERING OR PLATFORM CERTIFICATION