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Cybersecurity Research Assistant

2 weeks, 6 days ago
United States
Full-time
Junior
Security Engineer
DevOps and Infrastructure
Ansible Bash Cybersecurity DNS Elasticsearch Git Grafana Kubernetes Linux LLM Prometheus Python RHEL Secrets Management TCP/IP Terraform TLS Ubuntu
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Axle Informatics

Axle Informatics

Axle Informatics specializes in providing innovative technology solutions and research support to advance biomedical research, collaborating with prominent organizations like the NIH to accelerate discovery and enhance organizational success.

Pharmaceuticals
51-250
Founded 2002
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Description

  • Implement assigned security controls across Kubernetes, Linux, database, and model-serving environments.
  • Build and operate monitoring and detection coverage, including metrics, dashboards, log aggregation, and alert routing.
  • Run scheduled vulnerability scans, track findings to closure, and maintain plans of action and milestones.
  • Develop Ansible and Python automation for hardening baselines and configuration-drift checks.
  • Support secrets management, network policy, and role-based access control initiatives.
  • Build deterministic collectors that gather, normalize, timestamp, and store security-control evidence.
  • Help develop AI tooling for control-catalog retrieval, evidence drafting, and scanner-output triage.
  • Maintain security documentation, test implemented controls, and document work for future assessment.
  • Prepare materials for security reviews and continuous monitoring reports.
  • Work with supervisors on evidence submitted to assessors or authorizing officials.

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of professional experience in IT, systems administration, help desk, network operations, or a comparable technical role.
  • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related field; equivalent experience or technical certification may substitute.
  • Working knowledge of Linux administration, preferably RHEL-based systems such as Rocky Linux and Ubuntu.
  • Comfort using the Linux command line to analyze logs, troubleshoot permissions, and investigate services.
  • Scripting experience with Bash and Python, including automating a real task.
  • Basic networking knowledge covering TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, firewalls, and request flows.
  • Basic familiarity with containers and interest in learning Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with version control and shared Git repositories.
  • Ability to follow procedures precisely, document work clearly, work independently, and communicate updates.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance; demonstrated interest in cybersecurity and federal security authorization.
  • Preferred: Security+, Network+, Linux+, Kubernetes, or cloud certifications; Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, NIST, federal IT, AI, home lab, CTF, or open-source experience.

Benefits

  • $85,000–$110,000 USD market-competitive base salary.
  • 100% employee medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.
  • 401(k) match up to 5%.
  • Educational benefits, certification exam and study-material sponsorship, and scheduled work hours for studying.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare, parking, dependent care, and transportation.
  • Employee referral bonus.
  • Remote work within the United States.

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