Cybersecurity Analyst - Entry Level

NiSource•Columbus, OH

1d•$82,200 - $123,200•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cybersecurity department ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of NiSource assets to achieve the company mission. We excel in engineering sophisticated defenses, architecting resilient systems, and proactively defending the vital cyber infrastructure that is crucial to our business operations. The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team is responsible for protecting critical business systems by ensuring the right individuals have the right access at the right time. As a Cybersecurity Analyst you will support the administration, configuration, implementation, and ongoing operation of enterprise identity, privileged access, authentication, and authorization platforms. In this role you will support the CyberArk environment, including Privileged Access Management (PAM), Secure Infrastructure Access (SIA), Certificate Management, and future implementations of Secret Manager and Secrets Hub. You will partner closely with infrastructure, application, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to secure privileged accounts, manage machine identities, strengthen authentication controls, and support identity governance initiatives. Overall the ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience or strong interest in learning CyberArk solutions and a strong understanding of IAM technologies including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint, single sign-on (SSO), federation, and privileged access controls.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
1+ year of experience supporting Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), or related cybersecurity technologies
Understanding of privileged account lifecycle management, password rotation, session monitoring, and least privilege principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience administering CyberArk Privileged Access Management (PVWA)
Experience onboarding and managing privileged accounts, safes, platforms, and access controls within CyberArk
Experience with PingFederate and/or PingOne
Experience implementing or supporting Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Federation Services, Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Experience administering Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID
Knowledge of identity and authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), LDAP, Kerberos, and federation technologies
Understanding of role-based access control (RBAC), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Identity Governance concepts
Experience with PowerShell automation, API integrations, workflow automation, and identity lifecycle management processes
CyberArk Defender, Sentry, or Guardian
Microsoft SC-300: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
SailPoint IdentityIQ and/or Identity Security Cloud Certifications
CISSP
CISM
CompTIA Security+

Responsibilities

Administer, configure, and support CyberArk Privileged Access Management (PVWA) and related CyberArk components
Support implementation and ongoing operations of CyberArk Secure Infrastructure Access (SIA)
Support deployment and administration of CyberArk Certificate Manager and machine identity management solutions
Assist with future implementation and operational support of CyberArk Secret Manager and Secrets Hub
Manage privileged accounts, safes, platforms, access workflows, session management, password rotations, and onboarding processes
Perform access reviews and entitlement analysis to ensure compliance with least-privilege and segregation-of-duties principles
Troubleshoot IAM and PAM-related incidents, service requests, and application integrations
Support identity lifecycle processes including provisioning, deprovisioning, role changes, and access certifications
Participate in integrating applications with enterprise authentication and authorization platforms including SSO, MFA, federation, and privileged access solutions
Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and security teams to onboard systems and applications into CyberArk and other IAM services
Support Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) processes and technologies
Monitor IAM and PAM platforms for operational health, security risks, and compliance gaps
Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and security standards related to IAM and PAM technologies
Support regulatory compliance requirements and audit activities related to identity security and privileged access management
Participate in IAM and PAM initiatives focused on improving security posture, automation, and operational efficiency