IT Cyber Security Analyst

Meriplex; Colorado; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Meriplex is seeking a security operations professional in Colorado to monitor tickets, handle security configuration requests, and investigate incidents. The role emphasizes triage accuracy, incident summaries for audits, and troubleshooting security applications across Windows, Mac, and Linux environments.

Applicants should have strong customer service, scripting basics, and familiarity with proxy/web filtering tools. A related degree is helpful but not required.

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.
• Experience in systems administration or network infrastructure is a plus.
• Well-rounded technical knowledge across Windows, Mac, Linux.

Responsibilities

• Notify customer of relevant incoming tickets and workflow blockers.
• Handle customer requests including security configurations and investigations.
• Maintain triage records, generate shift reports, and contribute to incident summaries for audits.
• Troubleshoot security applications and appliances.
• Apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.
• Interpret data from security tools and assess information flow.
• Understand how information travels.
• Familiar with proxy and web content filtering tools.
• Basic scripting skills are a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is a plus but not required.

Skills

Customer service

Cybersecurity basics

Security tooling interpretation

Scripting basics

Windows/Mac/Linux knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Proxy filtering tools

Web content filtering tools

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.