Senior Associate – Cybersecurity Analyst

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New York invites applications for an internship focused on cybersecurity. You will monitor security events, assist investigations, and support secure coding practices across the product teams.

You will collaborate with engineers and risk units to document findings, remediation steps, and controls while learning from experienced engineers. This role emphasizes growth in threat analysis and secure development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in cybersecurity or a related technical field is required.
• Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity concepts including information security, cloud security, and risk management.
• Interest in scripting or automation using languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills with learning agility.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security systems and events to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Triage and investigate security issues to determine root causes and mitigations.
• Support security activities across network, endpoint, IAM, app, and cloud domains.
• Assist with documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, and control implementation.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to embed security into SDLC and secure coding practices.
• Research emerging threats and AI-enabled security risks to inform controls.
• Use AI-enabled tools for threat detection, analysis, and investigation while validating outputs.
• Help implement and monitor security controls for cloud-based or AI-enabled services.
• Employ structured prompt design techniques with AI tools to enhance security operations.
• Work with cybersecurity, engineering, risk, and business teams to strengthen technology delivery and reduce risk.

Skills

Scripting or automation

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Learning agility

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

AI-Enabled cybersecurity tools

Security monitoring tools

Incident response tools

Automation tools

Security documentation tools

Job description

• Monitor security systems and events using tools, alerts, and logs to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
• Triage and investigate security or operational issues to determine root causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies
• Support secure network, endpoint, identity, access management, application security, and cloud security activities under guidance from experienced engineers
• Assist with security documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, reporting, and control implementation activities
• Collaborate with software development and product teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle and support secure coding practices
• Research emerging cyber threats, security technologies, AI-enabled security risks, and control approaches
• Use AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for threat detection, alert triage, analysis, documentation, and investigation while validating outputs
• Support security control implementation and monitoring for cloud-based, AI-enabled, or enterprise technology services
• Apply structured prompt design techniques with AI agent-enabled security tools
• Collaborate across cybersecurity, engineering, product, risk, operations, and business teams to strengthen secure technology delivery and reduce enterprise risk

Requirements

• Must have earned a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Engineering, or another technical field before the full-time start date
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity, information security, application security, network security, cloud security, or technology risk concepts
• Foundational knowledge of network protocols, security fundamentals, identity and access management, data privacy, data protection, or secure software development concepts
• Interest in scripting or automation using languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, discretion, attention to detail, and learning agility with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
• Coursework, projects, internships, labs, competitions, research, or extracurricular experience in cybersecurity, information security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software development, cloud, data, networking, or technology risk
• Awareness of security standards, regulatory compliance, data privacy, data protection, security governance, and risk management concepts
• Familiarity with security monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, endpoint protection, network security, or identity and access management concepts
• Exposure to security tools, platforms, or operational processes used to investigate alerts, analyze threats, document findings, or support remediation activities
• Interest in application security, secure coding, DevSecOps, cloud security, IAM, data security, network security, or AI security
• Awareness of AI-enabled cybersecurity capabilities and emerging risks such as prompt injection, model misuse, data exposure, AI-assisted security operations, and automation-enabled analysis
• Interest in cybersecurity certifications or continued learning; certifications are not required for early-career consideration
• Strong problem solving, curiosity, ownership, professionalism, ethical judgment, and comfort learning new technologies in a fast-paced environment
• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required; the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

Core Competencies

Demonstrates foundational knowledge in Cybersecurity, Information Security, and secure software development, with a focus on threat detection and vulnerability management. Proficient in scripting and automation using languages such as Python and PowerShell, while effectively collaborating across teams to enhance security practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Master's Degree In Cybersecurity
• Foundational Knowledge Of Cybersecurity Concepts
• Scripting Or Automation Using Python
• Security Monitoring And Threat Detection
• Collaboration And Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• Cybersecurity
• Information Security
• Application Security
• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Identity And Access Management
• Data Privacy
• Data Protection
• Secure Software Development
• Vulnerability Management

Soft Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention To Detail
• Learning Agility
• Problem Solving
• Curiosity

Industry Keywords

• Security Standards
• Regulatory Compliance
• Security Governance
• Risk Management
• DevSecOps

Tools & Technologies

• AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Tools
• Security Monitoring Tools
• Incident Response Tools
• Automation Tools
• Security Documentation Tools