Early Career Consult Program – Cybersecurity Defense Associate

Description

The company runs and modernizes mission-critical technology systems for large enterprises.

This early-career role sits on the cybersecurity defense team, which protects the company and its customers through security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, threat hunting and security intelligence.

You will learn on the job while working closely with cybersecurity specialists and applying technical analysis, hands-on execution and ongoing learning to spot risks and counter evolving threats.

Responsibilities

• Watch and assess security events across networks, endpoints, cloud environments and critical infrastructure.
• Look into and handle security incidents by following the established incident management process.
• Hunt for advanced threats, indicators of compromise and suspicious activity.
• Use EDR and NDR tools to detect, investigate and contain threats.
• Find weaknesses across systems and infrastructure and help get them fixed.
• Review threat intelligence and security data to spot risks and new attack patterns.
• Help with digital forensics to establish the root cause and impact of security issues.
• Help deploy, configure and run cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Write up incidents, findings, remediation work and security recommendations.
• Work with security operations, infrastructure, cloud and application teams to strengthen security and resilience.

Requirements

• Bring proven experience in your field, a drive to grow, a focus on customer success and an open, inclusive way of working with others.
• Required: foundational experience in cybersecurity, security operations, incident response or a related security role.
• Required: working knowledge of network, endpoint, cloud and infrastructure security principles.
• Required: understanding of security monitoring, threat detection and security event analysis.
• Required: foundational incident response and incident management skills.
• Required: understanding of vulnerability management and remediation processes.
• Required: familiarity with threat hunting concepts, methods and common attacker techniques.
• Required: experience with or working knowledge of EDR, NDR, SIEM or similar security technologies.
• Required: grasp of cyber threat intelligence, security investigations and digital forensics basics.
• Required: ability to troubleshoot security weaknesses, system security issues and operational security events.
• Required: strong analytical, problem-solving and documentation skills.
• Required: ability to explain security findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Required: strong collaboration skills for working across cross-functional teams.
• Preferred: experience in a managed security services, SOC or cybersecurity operations environment.
• Preferred: experience with cloud security, Zero Trust, cyber resiliency, DevSecOps, IoT security or AI-related security technologies.
• Preferred: experience with threat hunting and advanced security investigations.
• Preferred: knowledge of current threat landscapes, attacker tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
• Preferred: experience with User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) or advanced security analytics.
• Preferred: experience supporting enterprise incident response and recovery activities.
• Preferred: bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Preferred: industry certifications such as ECTHP, ECMAP, Security+, CySA+ or other cybersecurity certifications.

Conditions

Base pay is $77,000 for a full-time schedule.

Pay is not below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction, now and in the future.

The company will not sponsor employment visas for this role.

You must work at the Frisco office 5 days per week.

The company describes its culture as hybrid-friendly.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The company welcomes people of all cultures and backgrounds and encourages you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement.

Benefits

• You are eligible for the company's discretionary annual bonus, based on performance and subject to the applicable plan terms.
• If the role is sales commission eligible, you take part in a sales commission plan instead of the annual bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits include medical and dental coverage, disability cover, retirement benefits, paid leave and paid time off.
• Be Well programs support your financial, mental, physical and social health.
• Career path tools, personalized development goals and continuous feedback help you grow.
• Learning opportunities include certifications from Microsoft, Google and Amazon, plus coaching and hands-on experience.