Senior Associate – Cybersecurity Analyst

Jobtailor; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express in New York seeks a security-focused professional to monitor systems, investigate threats, and assist with secure cloud and app security under senior engineers. You will partner with software and product teams to embed security into the SDLC and leverage AI-enabled tools for detection and incident response.

Ideal candidates are finishing a Master’s in cybersecurity by mid-2027, with strong communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, and a solid foundation in

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts.
• Foundational knowledge of network protocols, IAM, data privacy, and secure software development.
• Interest in scripting or automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Graduation date between Dec 2026 and Jun 2027.
• Experience via coursework or internships in cybersecurity, AI, ML, cloud, or risk.
• Awareness of security standards, governance and compliance.
• Familiarity with security monitoring, threats, governance, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security systems and events to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Triage and investigate security issues to determine root causes and mitigation.
• Support security activities across cloud, IAM, application security, and network security.
• Assist with documentation, remediation tracking, and control implementation.
• Collaborate with software/product teams to embed security in the SDLC.
• Research emerging cyber threats and AI-enabled security risks.
• Use AI-enabled tools for threat detection, analysis, and documentation.
• Support monitoring and remediation for enterprise services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce enterprise risk.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Learning agility

Discretion

Ethical judgment

Team collaboration

Curiosity

Ownership

Professionalism

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

AI-Enabled cybersecurity tools

Security monitoring platforms

Incident response tools

Automation technologies

Scripting languages

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 experienced engineers’ guidance.
• Assist with security documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, reporting, and control implementation.
• 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, validating outputs before escalation or implementation.
• 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.
• 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.
• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required; the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, discretion, attention to detail, learning agility, problem solving, curiosity, ownership, professionalism, ethical judgment, and comfort learning new technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity principles, including application security, cloud security, and identity and access management, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance secure technology delivery. Proficient in using AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for threat detection and incident response, with a strong foundation in scripting and automation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Master's Degree In Cybersecurity
• Foundational Understanding Of Cybersecurity
• Scripting Or Automation Using Python
• Familiarity With Security Monitoring Tools
• Knowledge Of Security Standards And Compliance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

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

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention To Detail
• Problem Solving
• Learning Agility

Industry Keywords

• Cybersecurity Concepts
• Information Security
• Security Governance
• Risk Management
• DevSecOps

Tools & Technologies

• AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Tools
• Security Monitoring Platforms
• Incident Response Tools
• Automation Technologies
• Scripting Languages