Junior Cloud & Network Security Analyst (IAM)

Cognizant; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst to join our Englewood, CO team in a full-time role. You will assist security operations across cloud, network, and infrastructure, and support IAM provisioning, access reviews, and PAM activities under guidance from senior engineers.

The position offers growth into Cloud/Network/Infrastructure Security and IAM roles, with learning opportunities in SailPoint/Okta and Azure/AWS cloud security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science with a Cybersecurity concentration and/or Cybersecurity major or a related field.
• Exposure to Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Network Operations, IT Support or Identity and Access Management.
• Relevant certifications (nice to have): Azure/AWS Fundamentals, Network+, Security.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security events and alerts across Cloud, Network, and Infrastructure environments.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining security controls for cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Support network security operations including firewall rules, VPN access, and network segmentation.
• Assist with vulnerability scanning, patch validation, and remediation tracking.
• Support infrastructure security for Windows and Linux servers including hardening and access control.
• Participate in incident response activities including triage, investigation support, and documentation.
• Access provisioning, modification, and de-provisioning.
• Assist with Privileged Access Management (PAM) activities such as privileged accounts.
• Onboarding of application and access validation.
• Assist with application onboarding to IAM platforms using standard connectors.
• Monitor IAM workflows, jobs, and alerts and elevate failures appropriately.
• Support incident and service request resolution related to authentication and access issues.
• Maintain IAM documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science (Cybersecurity focus)

Cybersecurity certifications (nice to have)

Tools

Azure IAM

Okta

SailPoint

CyberArk

Windows Active Directory

AWS/Azure/GCP cloud platforms

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst to join our Englewood, CO team in a full-time role. You will assist security operations across cloud, network, and infrastructure, and support IAM provisioning, access reviews, and PAM activities under guidance from senior engineers.

The position offers growth into Cloud/Network/Infrastructure Security and IAM roles, with learning opportunities in SailPoint/Okta and Azure/AWS cloud security.