Associate Cybersecurity Analyst, Junior

Visa

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Ashburn, VA
Salary
$84,500–$131,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
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Below market

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About Visa

Visa Inc. is the world''s largest payment network, enabling digital payments for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments through its global processing network and branded card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Visa currently has 104 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $154,900–$248,200 across 99 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Associate Cybersecurity Analyst, Junior

JOB TITLE: Associate Cybersecurity Analyst - Junior (Local Candidates) The Associate Cybersecurity Analyst - Junior (Local Candidates) joins a team of incident responders at a Cyber Fusion Center to provide comprehensive cyber defense for the organization and its subsidiaries. This role involves managing the full lifecycle of cybersecurity incidents, including identification, containment, and eradication. Daily responsibilities include performing deep-dive analysis on systems, accounts, and networks to determine root causes, conducting proactive threat hunting, and developing detection rules and response playbooks. The candidate will utilize skills in GenAI, agent automation, and network defense. Technical requirements include proficiency with SIEM, AV, WAF, IDS, Netflow, and Endpoint Detection and Response tools. The role addresses the business problem of defending against evolving cyber threats within a global electronic payments environment.

What you'll do

  • Manage cybersecurity incidents through all stages including identification, containment, and eradication.
  • Perform deep-dive analysis on systems, accounts, and networks to identify root causes.
  • Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify and mitigate potential threats before they cause harm.
  • Develop and refine detection rules to improve security incident identification and response.
  • Create and maintain incident response playbooks and runbooks to ensure standardized processes.
  • Provide detailed reports and documentation of all incidents and response actions.
  • Support and manage cybersecurity projects to enhance the overall security posture.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience working in an enterprise-level incident response team or security operations center.
  • Professional experience in cybersecurity or computer network defense roles.
  • Experience with GenAI and Agent automation.
  • Relevant security-related certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCED, GCFA, or CySA+ (preferred).
  • Demonstrated expertise in incident response, intrusion and malware analysis, web application security, or security engineering (preferred).
  • Extensive understanding of malware types, network attack methods, TCP/IP, packet analysis, routing, and network security (preferred).
  • Extensive expertise in Windows and Linux operating systems, network services, and applications (preferred).

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