Cyber Security Analyst (unix/linux Configuration Monitoring Required)

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Denver, CO +2

Cybersecurity Analyst role focused on Unix/Linux configuration security monitoring, implementing controls, operating scanning tools, analyzing results, and partnering with technical teams to ensure secure configurations and timely remediation of security findings. Requires strong Unix/Linux expertise and experience with configuration management and scanning tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Implement and maintain configuration monitoring controls for Unix/Linux systems using scanning tools.
  2. Participate and provide input (as needed) to help define, implement, and maintain secure configuration baselines and control requirements.
  3. Enable and optimize scanning, monitoring, and alerting capabilities for Unix/Linux configurations.
  4. Analyze scan results, understand misconfigurations, and support remediation efforts.
  5. Partner with Unix/Linux infrastructure, and engineering teams to embed security controls into build and operational processes (shift-left mindset).

Skills

Required

  • Unix/Linux OS products, platforms, security architecture, hardening standards, and configuration requirements
  • configuration management, scanning, and monitoring tools
  • risk assessment
  • communication skills
  • analytical skills

Nice to have

  • regulatory and security frameworks
  • automating or streamlining security monitoring processes
  • SQL Queries
  • coding/scripting
  • Infrastructure
  • Systems
  • Application

What the JD emphasized

  • strong knowledge and conceptual understanding of Unix/Linux OS products, platforms, security architecture, hardening standards, and configuration requirements
  • configuration management, scanning, and monitoring tools
  • Critical and analytical skills