Associate Cybersecurity Analyst - Incident Response

GM Financial•Arlington, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for executing a portion of the GM Financial (GMF) Cybersecurity Program designed to advise the organization on its management of Cybersecurity risk by organizing information, enabling risk management decisions, and addressing threats to ensure the security of company systems and information assets. This role enables the Incident Response Team by owning operational execution—tracking initiatives, maintaining high-quality documentation, and ensuring action items and response activities are consistently captured, organized, and delivered. The analyst will assist in driving structure and sustainability across incident response operations through strong coordination, writing, and program support skills. This is a standout entry point into cybersecurity, offering hands-on exposure to security operations and incident response while opening the door to explore and grow into many different areas across cybersecurity.

Requirements

Interest in beginning a career in cybersecurity and developing an understanding of how security operations and incident response teams operate and support investigations
Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity or IT concepts
Strong written communication skills, with the ability to document processes, summarize discussions, and clearly capture decisions and action items
Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to track multiple tasks and priorities in a structured way
Experience creating or maintaining documentation, procedures, knowledge bases, or operational guides
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, clear, and well organized work
Must have a high-level understanding of financial services industry, security, risk and privacy
Must have current knowledge and stay up-to-date on the latest Cybersecurity legislation, regulations, advisories, alerts and vulnerabilities
Proficiency with MS-Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio and Project
Understanding of cloud technologies and concepts
Familiarity with DevOps and Agile development process
Ability to clearly explain and articulate technical concepts using non-technical language
Strong analytical skills
Excellent verbal communication skills
0-2 years of experience in large and complex business environments with a successful track record working directly with senior level management with working knowledge in one or more of the following domains: Access Control, Telecom and Network Security, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk Management, Software Development Security, Cryptography, Security Architecture and Design, Operational Security, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, Legal Regulations, Investigations and Compliance, Physical (Environmental) Security, IT or Security Audit, IT or Security Compliance preferred
0-2 years of demonstrable experience leading collaborative programs and projects with senior level management required
High School Diploma or equivalent required

Nice To Haves

0-2 years of experience in the financial services industry preferred
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience strongly preferred
Cybersecurity Certifications strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Support the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team by keeping incident activities, tasks, and follow-ups organized and on track
Capture notes, timelines, decisions, and action items from incident response activities to ensure accurate and consistent records
Create, update, and maintain incident response documentation such as playbooks and process flows
Maintain trackers, dashboards, and shared repositories that provide visibility into incident response projects
Partner closely with incident response and leadership to coordinate priorities and ensure follow through
Support readiness efforts by coordinating tabletop exercises, training materials, and onboarding resources
Identify opportunities to improve team workflows or processes and implement improvements over time
Audit management and tracking of remediation items and/or findings to completion
Collaborate with business partners to manage Cybersecurity needs
Initiate, facilitate and promote Cybersecurity within the organization and monitor adherence to Cybersecurity policies, standards and controls
Ensure effective communication and partnership with all departments at GMF and serve as a liaison of Cybersecurity and first point of contact for Cybersecurity concerns
Represent the Global Cybersecurity organization on projects as needed