Security Analyst

Insight Global; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Security Analyst to join a remote team focused on vulnerability remediation, security patching, and infrastructure hardening. The role covers Windows, Linux, AWS, Kubernetes, and endpoints with hands-on remediation and collaboration across IT teams.

Day-to-day, you will review findings, set remediation priorities, and implement fixes while building automation in Python and PowerShell. AI tooling adoption is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience with vulnerability remediation and security patching.
• Hands-on with Windows and Linux infrastructure hardening.
• Familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes security.
• Experience scripting in Python and PowerShell for automation.
• Knowledge of endpoint security and device management (Intune).

Responsibilities

• Review vulnerabilities and determine remediation priorities.
• Remediate issues across Windows, Linux, AWS, Kubernetes, and endpoints.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to address critical vulnerabilities.
• Automate repetitive security and remediation activities with scripting.
• Support security initiatives within AWS and Kubernetes environments.
• Assist with security tooling adoption (Agentic AI) to improve security operations.

Skills

Security remediation

Patch management

Windows

Linux command line

AWS

Kubernetes

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Intune

AI tooling adoption

Automation

Tools

Agentic AI tools

Job description

Well versed in security remediation and patching

Knowledge around Windows, Linux (Command line) environments

Well versed in AWS and Kubernetes

Hands on experience with Agentic AI tools and AI tooling/ adoption

Strong infrastructure knowledge/ background

Plusses:

Start up experience

Day to day:

An employer is looking for a Security Analyst to join their team remotely. This individual will be responsible for supporting a variety of security initiatives across the enterprise, with an initial focus on vulnerability remediation, security patching, and infrastructure hardening.

On a day-to-day basis, you will review identified vulnerabilities and security findings, determine remediation priorities, and work hands-on to resolve issues across Windows, Linux, AWS, Kubernetes, and endpoint environments. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to ensure critical vulnerabilities are addressed in a timely manner and systems remain secure and properly configured.

You will also:

• Investigate and remediate vulnerabilities across servers, endpoints, cloud infrastructure, and Kubernetes environments
• Perform and support security patching, configuration changes, and system hardening
• Work within Windows and Linux environments, including using the Linux command line for troubleshooting and remediation
• Support security initiatives within AWS, including identifying and addressing cloud security risks and misconfigurations
• Assist with the security and remediation of Kubernetes/containerized environments
• Use Python and PowerShell scripting to automate repetitive security and remediation activities
• Support endpoint security and device management efforts using Microsoft Intune
• Help evaluate and adopt Agentic AI and other AI-based security tooling to improve automation, investigation, and security operations