Cybersecurity Analyst II

Cybersecurity Analyst II State of Mississippi $55,877.96 - $78,561.62 Annually Location

25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS

Full-Time Job Number 9541-0665-20260921hinds

0665 - MEDICAID DIVISION

Opening Date 09/21/2026 9/26/2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada) Agency Minimum Salary

• 55,877.96
• 78,561.62

About the Agency The Mississippi Division of Medicaid responsibly provides access to quality health coverage for vulnerable Mississippians. Medicaid provides health coverage for eligible, low-income populations in Mississippi. These populations include children, low-income families, pregnant women, the aged and disabled. Typical responsibilities include: Security monitoring: Review alerts from SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, identity systems, cloud platforms, and other security tools. Incident response: Investigate suspicious activity, determine scope and severity, contain threats, and help with remediation. Threat analysis: Correlate logs and indicators to determine whether activity is benign, suspicious, or malicious. Vulnerability management: Review vulnerability findings, prioritize remediation, and work with infrastructure/application teams. Identity and access security: Investigate unusual authentication, privilege escalation, account compromise, MFA issues, etc. Security investigations: Perform endpoint, network, email, identity, and sometimes cloud investigations. Documentation: Create clear incident reports, investigation notes, tickets, and procedures. Automation: Use scripting - often Python, PowerShell, or SQL to reduce repetitive work. Security improvement: Identify recurring problems and recommend ways to improve detections, controls, and processes. What you'll need to be Successful To be successful in this role, the employee will need strong investigative skills and the ability to identify what happened, when it occurred, what systems or accounts were involved, how the activity started, and what actions followed. The employee should develop a strong understanding of the organization’s cybersecurity tools, including SIEM, EDR, identity, email security, vulnerability management, firewall, and cloud security tools. Strong knowledge of logs, networking, identity management, Active Directory, and common cybersecurity threats will also be important when reviewing and investigating security incidents. The employee should have basic scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, and SQL to help analyze information and automate repetitive tasks. Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework will help the employee understand common attack methods and identify evidence during investigations. Finally, the employee must be able to clearly document findings, actions taken, remaining concerns, and recommended next steps so that other team members can easily understand and continue the investigation. Preferred Qualifications Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and 2-5+ years of IT experience with emphasis in security and compliance Address 210 East Capitol Street Suite 800 Jackson, Mississippi, 39201 #J-18808-Ljbffr State of Mississippi