Student SOC Analyst — Hands-on Incident Response

Mount Saint Mary's University; Emmitsburg (MD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Mount Saint Mary's University is seeking a part-time Student Worker to support the IT Security Operations Center (SOC). This role offers hands-on experience in monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, and security operations while balancing coursework.

The position provides practical cybersecurity exposure and opportunities to contribute to protective measures across university networks and systems.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as a student in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security systems and respond to security incidents.
• Assist in threat hunting and incident response efforts.
• Help maintain and improve security operations processes.
• Participate in training and awareness efforts for the university community.
• Develop your skills in cybersecurity technologies and methodologies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Willingness to learn

Education

Student in computer science / cybersecurity / data science

Tools

Security tools familiarity

Job description

Mount Saint Mary's University is seeking a part-time Student Worker to support the IT Security Operations Center (SOC). This role offers hands-on experience in monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, and security operations while balancing coursework.

The position provides practical cybersecurity exposure and opportunities to contribute to protective measures across university networks and systems.