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Excelraise, LLC is seeking a Security Analyst for our client in Columbia, SC.

This position supports the agency’s cybersecurity and data protection operations, with a focus on DLP, Insider Risk Management, Copilot/AI data security, auditing, vendor security reviews, and device patching. The analyst will review and triage security alerts, investigate access and movement of sensitive information, perform system and vendor audits, document findings, assist with incident escalation, and work with technical and business teams to strengthen the agency’s overall security and data governance posture.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and administer Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and controls.
• Investigate potential data loss, data exposure, and unauthorized access incidents.
• Support Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) initiatives related to AI and Copilot.
• Review the movement, storage, and sharing of sensitive information.
• Assist in implementation of data classification and data handling requirements.
• Participate in data governance initiatives and support data owners and stewards.
• Review and triage security alerts from DLP, Insider Risk Management, DSPM, and other security platforms.
• Investigate suspicious activity involving sensitive information.
• Document findings and maintain investigation records.
• Escalate incidents according to agency incident response procedures.
• Assist with containment, recovery, and post-incident activities.
• Monitor Insider Risk Management alerts and cases.
• Analyze user activity associated with potential policy violations.
• Conduct investigations while maintaining confidentiality and proper chain of evidence.
• Recommend corrective actions and risk mitigation strategies.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, or a related field is required; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Security certification such as CompTIA Security+ or GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) is required.
• 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity operations, including threat monitoring, incident response, and risk analysis.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with data protection technologies such as data loss prevention (DLP), insider risk management tools, and data security posture management for AI (DSPM for AI).
• 3+ years of experience reviewing and triaging data related security alerts, analyzing access and movement of sensitive information, documenting findings, and escalating incidents according to established procedures.
• 3+ years of collaborating with technical and nontechnical teams to resolve security issues and supporting

Preferred Skills:

• Certifications: Microsoft SC100, SC200, CEH, or an Associate level CISSP.
• Experience working with AI driven security tools, Cortex, particularly DSPM platforms designed to manage sensitive data used by AI systems
• Experience fine tuning DLP policies, refining insider risk alerts, or supporting data governance programs
• Familiarity with Azure security, identity-based access controls, conditional access, and security automation or scripting