Associate Cyber Security Analyst

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a security-focused IAM Analyst to support monitoring, audits, and documentation of access controls. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure least privilege and compliance with policies.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s in information security or IT, familiarity with RBAC/ABAC and scripting, and ability to analyze IAM-related events and patterns. This role requires US residency for CMS background checks and collaboration with SMEs to maintain security SOPs.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of IAM concepts including RBAC/ABAC and least privilege.
• Experience analyzing security or IT issues.
• Familiarity with Windows Server, Linux, databases, and scripting.
• Able to pass CMS background check and US residency for 3 of the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Support IAM continuous monitoring and track identities, access, and privileges.
• Participate in audits and assessments of user access controls and duties.
• Analyze IAM anomalies, permission changes, and access patterns.
• Draft documentation detailing potential risks from known security issues.
• Develop and maintain SOPs related to security tasking.
• Coordinate with SMEs to ensure security controls operate as expected.

Skills

IAM concepts

RBAC/ABAC

Least privilege

Privilege escalation

Security analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or IT

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide support to and participate in IAM continuous monitoring activities including monitoring new and removed identities, access and permissions changes, privilege escalation, bot activity, and other related activities.
• Perform internal audits and assessments related to user access controls, segregation of duties, and compliance with policies and federal standards.
• Support analysis of IAM-related anomalies, permission changes, and access patterns as part of broader security monitoring activities.
• Draft documentation to detail potential risks associated with known security issues within the environment.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to security tasking.
• Coordinate and collaborate with technical subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure technical and operational security controls are operating as expected.

Requirements

• Ability to pass CMS background check and meet the residency requirement for having resided in the US at least 3 of the last 5 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Information Technology, or equivalent years of related information security experience.
• General knowledge of identity and access management, role- and attribute-based access controls (RBAC/ABAC), segregation of duties, least privilege, privilege escalation, etc.
• Knowledge of general computing technologies (e.g., Windows Server, Linux, databases, scripting languages, etc.).
• General experience with analysis of security or information technology issues.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) practices, including monitoring, auditing, and compliance with security policies. Proficient in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and collaborating with technical experts to ensure effective security controls.