Cybersecurity Associate

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The Cybersecurity Associate (“Associate”) is a member of the Cybersecurity team within the Office of the CISO, supporting the protection of sensitive data, applications, and critical systems. This entry‑level role is focused on continuous threat monitoring and detection within the Security Operations Center (SOC). The Associate identifies, analyzes, and escalates security alerts using security monitoring tools and following established procedures and playbooks. The role supports incident investigations and response activities by documenting findings and assisting senior analysts. The Associate contributes to the organization’s security posture by analyzing logs, network traffic, and endpoint data for indicators of compromise, as well as supporting threat intelligence enrichment and incident reporting.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.

• 2 years of IT experience is required.

• Demonstrated proficiency with IT operations gained through internships, academic projects, labs, or entry‑level roles involving security or IT tooling (e.g., endpoint protection, network or system monitoring).

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.