Associate Security Analyst

Empower • Overland Park, KS

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Security Analyst will support and strengthen the organization’s information security program by helping protect systems, applications, infrastructure, data, and operations. This role will assist with security policies, controls, risk identification, remediation support, compliance activities, and day to day security processes across modern infrastructure, including cloud platforms and containerized environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent hands on experience through internships, labs, projects, or prior work.
• 0 to 2 years of experience in information security, information technology, or a related technical field.
• Basic knowledge of information security concepts, principles, and best practices, including core concepts such as least privilege, authentication, and encryption.
• Familiarity with security controls, standards, and technical environments commonly used to support business operations.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and document security risks, issues, and findings.
• Exposure to security, systems, networking, cloud, or infrastructure concepts through education, certifications, internships, or work experience.
• Basic technical and analytical skills, including troubleshooting, problem solving, and the ability to learn new technologies, processes, and security practices in a changing environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.

Nice To Haves

• Entry level certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, CCNA, Linux+, or equivalent foundational cloud or security certifications.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with containers through academic, lab, or personal project experience.
• Basic scripting experience, with Python preferred and Bash or similar acceptable.
• Awareness of identity technologies such as Active Directory, SSO, SAML, and OAuth.
• Understanding of system or infrastructure hardening concepts.
• Exposure to compliance or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development, implementation, maintenance, and documentation of information security policies, standards, procedures, controls, and baseline configurations aligned with industry best practices such as NIST and CIS.
• Support security functions intended to protect the organization’s systems, applications, infrastructure, data, and operations.
• Assist in securing modern infrastructure, including cloud platforms and containerized environments.
• Learn and contribute to container security practices, including image scanning, runtime protections, and workload hardening.
• Identify, analyze, document, and help address security risks, vulnerabilities, issues, findings, and control gaps across systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal teams, senior analysts, and engineers to support remediation efforts, compensating controls, and the adoption of secure practices.
• Assist with monitoring, testing, and maintaining security controls, related processes, and corporate systems in alignment with established policies and controls.
• Support compliance, audit, and regulatory activities, including internal and external audit readiness, through documentation, evidence gathering, and control validation.
• Contribute to security automation efforts, including scripting and tooling, primarily in Python, and support identity and access management processes such as SSO, IAM, and role based access controls.
• Stay current on information security practices, technologies, certifications, and emerging threats, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees