Associate Analyst, Digital Security

Waste Management, Inc.•TX, TX

11h•$67,800 - $95,000

About The Position

WM is expanding its security exposure management capability through a dedicated Security Exposure Operations function that turns security findings into consistent, measurable outcomes. The Associate Analyst supports the team's daily work, moving assigned findings from investigation through ownership, disposition, and verified resolution in accordance with established standards and with guidance from senior team members. This is a developmental role focused on building hands-on expertise in exposure management, cross-team collaboration, and AI-enabled security operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or a similar area of study, or 4 years of related experience in place of the degree.
Basic knowledge or skills in at least one of the following: cybersecurity risk, vulnerability and exposure management (such as CVEs, CVSS scoring, patching, and misconfigurations); enterprise technology (including endpoints, servers, networks, cloud, applications, and identity); change, incident, and problem management, including troubleshooting security solutions; or data and automation tools (such as Excel, Power BI, Python, PowerShell, or AI tools).
Strong analytical and organizational skills with close attention to detail.
Self-motivated and eager to learn, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects through completion.
Clear written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

Investigate assigned security findings using established criteria and ensure they are appropriately routed, remediated, validated, and dispositioned.
Identify remediation owners and track findings through remediation, risk acceptance, or exception until closure.
Follow up with IT, application, and infrastructure teams on open items, and escalate overdue, disputed, or unowned findings using the defined process.
Collect and review remediation evidence to confirm findings are ready to close.
Keep investigation notes, decisions, and status accurate and current in team tracking systems.
Prepare regular metrics and status reports on aging, backlog, and remediation progress.
Use the team's automation and AI tools for routing, tracking, and reporting, and identify repetitive work or process gaps that could be improved.