Cybersecurity Analyst

Energy Innovation Corp; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Costco is seeking a mid-level Cybersecurity Analyst to join the team in Carlsbad, NM. This role emphasizes practical threat modeling, DAST, and infrastructure-as-code work across staging and production environments. You will partner with data teams to surface insights from production systems and help reduce risk in daily operations.

You will mentor junior staff, own critical security tasks, and collaborate across the Costco ecosystem to improve incident response and overall security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Writers ear for tone in high-stakes emails.
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable.
• Willingness to commute to Carlsbad, NM or work flexibly as needed.
• Working knowledge of DAST alongside transferable multitasking chops.

Responsibilities

• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services.
• Ship the Penetration Testing customer-obsessed rewrite that pays down years of Costco technical debt.
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Ship DAST fixes to Costco customers in Carlsbad, NM the same day they report them.
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Costco users feel every click.
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems.
• Turn Costco's PKI on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something.
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Threat Modeling on-call at Costco.

Skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to commute

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

DAST

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

This is a mid-level Cybersecurity Analyst position for the person who automated their own job once and immediately wanted to do it again. What you're really weighing is $70,000 - $94,000 against 5 years, with technology ownership and Costco growth tipping the scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services
• Ship the Penetration Testing customer-obsessed rewrite that pays down years of Costco technical debt
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Ship DAST fixes to Costco customers in Carlsbad, NM the same day they report them
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Costco users feel every click
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Turn Costco's PKI on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Threat Modeling on-call at Costco

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• Willingness to commute to Carlsbad, NM or work flexibly as needed
• Working knowledge of DAST alongside transferable Multitasking chops

The team at Costco is small, purpose-led, and entirely convinced that Carlsbad is the best place to reinvent technology. Nobody at Costco will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

Our offer wraps $70,000 - $94,000 around mentorship, real benefits, and the kind of Carlsbad, NM flexibility most technology roles only promise.