IT Cyber Security Analyst

Meriplex; Central City (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meriplex is seeking a Security Operations Specialist in Colorado to monitor alerts, triage tickets, and assist with security configurations and investigations.

You will maintain records for compliance, provide troubleshooting for security applications, and apply cybersecurity principles across workflows. A basic scripting knowledge and cross-OS familiarity are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is a plus but not required.
• Familiar with scripting languages such as bash, PowerShell, Python, or KQL.
• Well-rounded technical knowledge in Windows, Mac, Linux OS.
• Experience in system administration and/or network infrastructure is a plus.
• Security+ and other certifications (Network+, CySA+, ISC2 SSCP) are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Notify customer of relevant incoming tickets and any issues that will prevent workflow.
• Handle customer requests including security configurations, reporting requests, investigations, and all error/issue identification.
• Maintain accurate records of triage activities, generate shift reports, and contribute to incident summaries, ensuring traceability for compliance audits.
• Provide troubleshooting of security applications and appliances.
• Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.
• Ability to interpret information collected by security tools.
• Understanding of how information travels.
• Customer service skills.
• Familiar with proxy and web content filtering tools.
• Basic programming skills are a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is a plus but not required.
• Familiar with scripting languages such as bash, powershell, python, KQL preferred but not required.
• Well-rounded technical knowledge in Windows, Mac, Linux OS.
• Experience system administration and/or network infrastructure is a plus.
• Security+, Network+, CySA+, ISC2 SSCP

Skills

Customer service

Cybersecurity principles

Security tools interpretation

Web filtering

Scripting basics

Cross-OS knowledge

SysAdmin/Net infra

Certifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree (optional)

Job description

• Notify customer of relevant incoming tickets and any issues that will prevent workflow.
• Handle customer requests including security configurations, reporting requests, investigations, and all error/issue identification.
• Maintain accurate records of triage activities, generate shift reports, and contribute to incident summaries, ensuring traceability for compliance audits.
• Provide troubleshooting of security applications and appliances.
• Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.
• Ability to interpret information collected by security tools.
• Understanding of how information travels.
• Customer service skills.
• Familiar with proxy and web content filtering tools.
• Basic programming skills are a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is a plus but not required.
• Familiar with scripting languages such as bash, powershell, python, KQL preferred but not required.
• Well-rounded technical knowledge in Windows, Mac, Linux OS.
• Experience system administration and/or network infrastructure is a plus.
• Security+, Network+, CySA+, ISC2 SSCP
• It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.