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Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

Austin, TX USAFull-time$90k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Entry-level analyst supporting the Cyber Incident Response Team and Security Operations Center (SOC) for threat detection, incident response, and enterprise security monitoring.

Role type

Entry-level SOC Analyst / Graduate Analyst

Builds

Security operations workflows, incident response playbooks, and AI-assisted investigation processes

Domain

Cybersecurity / Financial Services

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Incident triage, log correlation, AI tooling adoption, runbook maintenance, stakeholder communication, vulnerability management, EDR usage, SIEM analysis, phishing response, cloud security basics

Preferred skills

Security+ or CySA+ certification, SSCP or CCSP, GSEC or GCIH, cloud security fundamentals, hands-on AI/LLM automation experience

Technologies

EDR, SIEM, Email Security Gateway, CASB, AI/LLM investigation platforms

Responsibilities

Respond to cyber incidents using documented playbooks; investigate and triage security alerts; leverage AI tools to accelerate root-cause analysis; monitor security events and logs; support phishing email response; maintain runbooks and SOPs; provide customer-facing cyber support

Seniority

Entry-level, structured graduate track