Cyber Defense Associate - Hybrid, Growth & Learning

Kyndryl Inc.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits package including medical and

Paid leave and PTO

Job summary

Kyndryl Inc. is seeking a Cybersecurity Defense Associate to protect client environments by supporting security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and security intelligence.

You will monitor networks, endpoints, cloud workloads, and critical infrastructure while coordinating with cybersecurity specialists to strengthen resilience. The role emphasizes technical analysis, operational execution, and continuous learning to identify risks, support incident

Qualifications

• Foundational experience in cybersecurity, security operations, incident response, or a related security role.
• Knowledge of network, endpoint, cloud, and infrastructure security principles.
• Understanding of security monitoring, threat detection, and security event analysis.
• Foundational incident response and incident management skills.
• Understanding of vulnerability management and remediation processes.
• Familiarity with threat hunting concepts, methodologies, and common attacker techniques.
• Experience or working knowledge of EDR, NDR, SIEM, or related security technologies.
• Understanding of cyber threat intelligence, security investigations, and digital forensics fundamentals.
• Ability to troubleshoot security vulnerabilities, system security issues, and operational security events.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate security findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events across networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and enterprise systems.
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents using established incident management processes.
• Support threat hunting activities to identify advanced threats, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and suspicious activity.
• Utilize Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Network Detection and Response (NDR) tools to detect, investigate, and contain threats.
• Identify, assess, and support the remediation of vulnerabilities across systems and infrastructure.
• Analyze threat intelligence and security data to identify risks and emerging attack patterns.
• Support digital forensics and security investigations to determine root cause and impact.
• Assist with the deployment, configuration, and operation of cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Document incidents, findings, remediation activities, and security recommendations.
• Collaborate with security operations, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to improve security posture and resilience.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Security operations

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Threat hunting

EDR/NDR/SIEM

Security monitoring

Digital forensics basics

Communication with stakeholders

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

EDR

NDR

SIEM

Job description

Kyndryl Inc. is seeking a Cybersecurity Defense Associate to protect client environments by supporting security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and security intelligence.

You will monitor networks, endpoints, cloud workloads, and critical infrastructure while coordinating with cybersecurity specialists to strengthen resilience. The role emphasizes technical analysis, operational execution, and continuous learning to identify risks, support incident