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June 25, 2025
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Cyber Security Analyst I

Hialeah, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) is a bank holding company, and they are seeking a Cyber Security Analyst I to join their Cyber Threat Unit. This role is responsible for proactive assessment and analysis of cyber risks, responding to incidents, and implementing measures to combat potential threats.
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Responsibilities

  • Monitor and analyze network traffic, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) events, security events and logs.
  • Perform secondary reviews and maintain Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems and policies.
  • Understand a variety of security and compliance policies and incident response processes.
  • Review daily reports and files to ensure compliance to policies and standards.
  • Escalate non-compliance issues to the appropriate group and follow-up on remediation actions
  • Work with internal customers to respond to escalations.
  • Prioritize and differentiate between potential intrusion attempts and false alarms.
  • Determine if security events monitored should be escalated to incidents and follow all applicable incident response and reporting processes and procedures.
  • Create and track security investigations to resolution.
  • Open and assign tickets to the correct resolver, and validate/close tickets related to false positives.
  • Provide investigation, triage, and mitigation of detected security events.
  • Compose security alert notifications and other communications.
  • Advise incident responders in the steps to take to investigate and resolve computer security incidents.
  • Stay up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
  • Work closely with the SNOC 24x7 operations team, network and system administrators, other appropriate IT/IS groups and business lines to provide incident response (IR) support and determine the risk of a given event.
  • Implement and monitor controls necessary to ensure processes are performed and are effective to protect the environment from all forms of malicious cyber activity.
  • Conduct Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) analysis of suspected compromised systems.
  • Assist in establishing procedures for handling each security event detected.
  • Keep abreast of emerging technology and public policy trends in the information security space.
  • Assist in the gathering and analysis of the current and future threat landscape, and assist the SNOC Manager in providing leadership with a realistic overview of risks and threats in and to the organization.
  • Maintain knowledge of the current security threat level by monitoring related threat intelligence sources as necessary.
  • Utilize intelligence provided by the Threat Intelligence team from past or current events to improve detection, update monitoring and possibly facilitate prevention of successful cyber attacks.
  • Provide advice on IT initiatives, IT business projects, and IT engineering in regards to security industry best practices.
  • Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
  • Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
  • Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Cyber Security or related field or equivalent combination of work with certifications is required
  • An understanding of network and host based DLP technologies, processes, policies and procedures
  • Basic understanding of regulatory compliance initiatives related to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • Proficiency with a Security Incident handling tool (ie SIEM, ESEM)
  • Experience with Security orchestration Automation Response (SOAR)
  • Working knowledge of monitoring tools
  • Familiar with Active Directory, group policies and role based concepts
  • Possess a working knowledge of TCP/IP and the functions of Network technologies
  • Possess a working understanding of Network security devices, IPSec VPNs, TCP/IP, Routing, Switching, VRF, VLANS, Bandwidth Utilization, and Load Balancers
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Good interpersonal, organizational, writing and communications skills
  • Ability to work well in a team environment as a whole
  • Ability to perform multiple projects simultaneously
  • CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • CEH Certified Ethical Hacker
  • SANS/GIAC Training or certifications
  • SSCP Systems Security Certified Professional
  • Cloud Certifications (e.g. AWS)
  • Security+
  • Certificate in Cyber Security
  • Firm understanding of penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
  • A strong networking background
  • Demonstrated understanding of TCP/IP networking

Preferred

  • Experience in cloud security, or cloud administration
  • Experience with cloud security tools and technologies, such as AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, GCP Security Command Center, etc.
  • Experience with scripting languages
  • Familiarization of cyber and cloud security standards, frameworks, and guidelines such as NIST, PCI-DSS, MITRE, OWASP, etc.
  • Cyber security analysis, incident response, or related security experience preferred

Benefits

BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) is a bank holding company with three wholly owned subsidiaries:
Glassdoor
4.0
Founded in 2009
Miami Lakes, Florida, USA
1001-5000 employees
https://www.bankunited.com/
BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) is a bank holding company with three wholly owned subsidiaries:
Glassdoor
4.0
Founded in 2009
Miami Lakes, Florida, USA
1001-5000 employees
https://www.bankunited.com/