Junior Security Analyst: Cloud, Network & IAM

Cognizant; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst in Englewood, CO. This full-time role supports security operations across cloud, network, and infrastructure, and helps with IAM provisioning, access reviews, and security controls.

You will learn under senior engineers and gain hands-on experience in identity management. Starting September 2026, you will participate in incident response, vulnerability management, and runbooks while growing toward cloud, network, or IAM engineering paths within

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science with cybersecurity concentration or related field.
• Experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure, network operations, IT support or IAM preferred.
• Certifications such as Azure/AWS Fundamentals, Network+, Security+ are a plus.

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 segmentation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Willingness to learn

Shift-based/on-call readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science with cybersecurity concentration

Tools

SailPoint

Okta

CyberArk

Job description

Cognizant is hiring a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst in Englewood, CO. This full-time role supports security operations across cloud, network, and infrastructure, and helps with IAM provisioning, access reviews, and security controls.

You will learn under senior engineers and gain hands-on experience in identity management. Starting September 2026, you will participate in incident response, vulnerability management, and runbooks while growing toward cloud, network, or IAM engineering paths within