CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER ANALYST

Requisition No: 859787 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER ANALYST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 72003970 

Salary:  $45,000 - $90,000 

Posting Closing Date: 09/09/2025 

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Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst
Florida Digital Service
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee, FL
 

The Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) Analyst supports real-time cybersecurity monitoring, detection, and incident response for Florida’s state enterprise. Leveraging centralized telemetry, the CSOC Analyst identifies, analyzes, and responds to threats across multiple platforms, ensuring the protection of state systems and data. 

This role is critical in correlating threat intelligence, validating alerts, supporting investigations, and collaborating with detection engineering and incident response teams to improve Florida’s cyber defense

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Monitor, analyze, and respond to security events from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, DNS, firewall, cloud, and identity sources. 
•    Triage and prioritize alerts, escalating incidents per CSOC procedures and incident response playbooks. 
•    Correlate security telemetry with threat intelligence and behavioral analytics to identify anomalies and malicious activity. 
•    Provide contextualized threat intelligence to partner agencies and coordinate appropriate response. 
•    Conduct proactive threat hunting using industy standard query languages. 
•    Collaborate with detection engineering to validate alerts and enhance detection rules. 
•    Document investigations and incident response activities in case management systems. 
•    Assist in containment, eradication, and recovery efforts during incident response. 
•    Produce clear incident and investigation reports for both technical and non-technical audiences. 
•    Stay informed on current cybersecurity threats, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). 
•    Participate in after-hours on-call rotations as required. 

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: 

Knowledge of: 
•    Cybersecurity principles (CIA triad, defense-in-depth, MITRE ATT&CK). 
•    Incident response lifecycle and NIST SP 800-61 guidance. 
•    Common attack vectors and detection strategies. 

Skills in: 
•    Log analysis across diverse sources (EDR, SIEM, network appliances, cloud services). 
•    Security event correlation, enrichment, and alert tuning. 
•    Using log query languages such as KQL and SQL, and analysis tools such as query engines or search/analytics platforms (e.g., distributed search, indexing, and visualization systems) 

Abilities to: 
•    Follow standard operating procedures and escalate appropriately. 
•    Communicate clearly in writing and verbally, including documenting investigations. 
•    Work independently or in a team under high-pressure conditions. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 
•    Associate’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Experience: 
•    1+ years in a cybersecurity operations, SOC analyst, or related role. 
•    Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, Google SecOps OpenSearch, etc.), EDR, or firewall logs. 
•    Familiarity with cloud platforms and log query languages (KQL, SQL, etc.) 

Certification: 
•    CompTIA Security+ (required within 12 months of hire). 

Other: 
•    Eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. 
•    Ability to participate in on-call rotation and occasional after-hours work

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•    Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related discipline. 
•    Cloud security or cloud infrastructure certifications. 
•    Experience in government, public sector, or regulated environments. 
•    Hands-on threat hunting and behavioral analytics experience. 

Other job-related requirements for this position: 

•    Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
•    Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
•    Ability to drive and/or fly long distances.
•    Ability to lift, push and pull up to 30lbs. 

Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.

Our Organization and Mission:
Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary Pedro Allende and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

Special Notes:
DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
DMS.Ability@dms.myflorida.com
DMS.Veterans@dms.myflorida.com
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DMS Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 488-2707. DMS requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.
Pursuant to F.S. 215.422 every officer or employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of vendors’ invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors are mandated to process, resolve and comply as section 215.422 requires

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.