Cyber Security Analyst – Unix/Linux Configuration Monitoring

. Seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst with strong Unix/Linux expertise to support configuration security monitoring across the enterprise environments.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado, Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $141,300 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCyber SecurityLinuxOracleSQLUnix

Key responsibilities & impact

Seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst with strong Unix/Linux expertise to support configuration security monitoring across the enterprise environments.
Implement and maintain configuration monitoring controls for Unix/Linux systems using scanning tools.
Participate and provide input (as needed) to help define, implement, and maintain secure configuration baselines and control requirements.
Enable and optimize scanning, monitoring, and alerting capabilities for Unix/Linux configurations.
Analyze scan results, understand misconfigurations, and support remediation efforts.
Partner with Unix/Linux infrastructure, and engineering teams to embed security controls into build and operational processes (shift-left mindset).
Support risk assessments, audits, and regulatory inquiries related to Unix/Linux security posture.
Ensure assigned support tickets are dispositioned timely and effectively.

What you’ll need

3+ years experience with strong knowledge and conceptual understanding of Unix/Linux OS products, platforms, security architecture, hardening standards, and configuration requirements (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, AIX, Solaris, SUSE, CentOS, Oracle).
Experience with configuration management, scanning, and monitoring tools (e.g. Qualys, TrustGuardian, Tanium, Ansible, Tenable).
Ability to identify, assess, prioritize, mitigate and escalate risk.
Effective verbal/written communication to technical, non-technical and Senior-level audiences.
Critical and analytical skills, leveraging Microsoft suite and other tools.
Self-starter, with ability to adapt, and work under pressure and timelines.
Familiarity with regulatory and security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO).
Experience automating or streamlining security monitoring processes.
Knowledge of SQL Queries, coding/scripting, Infrastructure, Systems and Application.

Comp & perks

This role is currently benefits eligible.
We provide industry-leading benefits.
Access to paid time off.
Resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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Hard Skills & Tools

UnixLinuxconfiguration managementsecurity architecturehardening standardsRHELUbuntuDebianSQL Queriesscripting

Soft Skills

communicationanalytical skillsself-starteradaptabilityability to work under pressure