Junior Cybersecurity Analyst: Cloud, Network & IAM Ops

Cognizant; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Disability insurance (long-term/short)

Job summary

Cognizant in Englewood, CO is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst to support security operations across cloud, network, and infrastructure, and assist with enterprise IAM, access provisioning, and security controls under senior engineers.

You will gain hands-on experience in cloud identity, privileged access management, incident response, and runbooks, with a clear path to specialized roles in Cloud, Network, or IAM engineering.

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 account.
• 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 skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Willingness to learn

Shift work ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science with a Cybersecurity concentration or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

SailPoint

Okta

CyberArk

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

Cognizant in Englewood, CO is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst to support security operations across cloud, network, and infrastructure, and assist with enterprise IAM, access provisioning, and security controls under senior engineers.

You will gain hands-on experience in cloud identity, privileged access management, incident response, and runbooks, with a clear path to specialized roles in Cloud, Network, or IAM engineering.