Junior Cybersecurity Analyst

By Light Professional IT Services

Junior Cybersecurity Analyst supporting cybersecurity monitoring and incident management in a 24x7 operations environment at By Light. Collaborating across NOC and CSOC frameworks to ensure cybersecurity.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityElasticSearchITSMSplunkTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitor security events, alerts, dashboards, and operational queues within SIEM, IDS/IPS, and cloud security platforms
Respond to operational tickets, incidents, and service requests within established SLA response timelines
Ensure ticket updates, escalations, documentation, and resolution activities comply with contractual SLA requirements
Perform initial triage and classification of cybersecurity and operational alerts
Escalate incidents in accordance with operational severity classifications and response procedures
Assist with incident investigation, event enrichment, and evidence collection activities
Support ticket management, workflow tracking, and operational documentation within JIRA or equivalent ITSM platforms
Monitor endpoint, network, cloud, and infrastructure telemetry for indicators of compromise or operational degradation
Support vulnerability management activities, including Nessus scan review and remediation tracking
Monitor and support security operations within AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud environments
Support Appgate Secure Access and Zero Trust access monitoring activities
Assist with Splunk dashboard monitoring, search analysis, correlation review, and alert validation
Support operational reporting, metrics collection, SLA tracking, and audit readiness activities
Maintain situational awareness across connected, degraded, and disconnected operational environments
Follow established cybersecurity procedures, change control processes, escalation paths, and operational playbooks
Participate in shift turnover briefings and operational status reporting
Support coordination activities between NOC, CSOC, engineering, cloud operations, and field support personnel
Maintain operational logs, incident records, and audit documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
0–3 years of cybersecurity, SOC, NOC, cloud operations, service desk, or IT operations experience
Basic understanding of: cybersecurity principles, networking fundamentals, TCP/IP, operating systems, cloud security concepts and security monitoring operations
Familiarity with cybersecurity and monitoring tools such as: Splunk, Security Onion, CrowdStrike, Nessus, ELK/Elasticsearch, Appgate, AWS CloudWatch, Microsoft Azure Monitor or similar technologies
Basic understanding of: SIEM operations, incident response, log analysis, vulnerability management, cloud monitoring, ticket management and threat detection concepts
Familiarity with AWS and Microsoft Azure environments
Experience responding to tickets and working within SLA-driven operational environments preferred
Ability to follow operational procedures and escalation workflows
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work rotating shifts in a 24x7 operational environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Wellness Program
401(k) Matching
Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Education & Training
Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, and Military Leave)

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecuritynetworking fundamentalsTCP/IPoperating systemsvulnerability managementincident responselog analysisthreat detectionSIEM operationscloud security concepts

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillswritten communicationverbal communicationability to follow proceduresability to work in a teamability to work rotating shifts