Senior Associate - Cybersecurity Analyst

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 #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor