Early Career Consult Program – Cybersecurity Defense Associate (Cybersecurity)

Location: Dallas Frisco AI HUB (FRI), United States

Salary: $63,360–$114,120 base annual compensation; location-specific ranges may apply. Eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global runs and reimagines mission-critical technology systems for leading businesses, using technology and AI-powered insights to support smarter decisions and innovation.

What you will do

• Monitor and analyze security events across networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and enterprise systems.
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents using established incident management processes.
• Support threat hunting by identifying advanced threats, indicators of compromise, suspicious activity, and attacker patterns.
• Use EDR, NDR, SIEM, and related cybersecurity tools to detect, investigate, and contain threats.
• Assess vulnerabilities, support remediation, and assist with cybersecurity tool deployment and configuration.
• Document findings and collaborate with security operations, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to improve resilience.

Requirements

• Foundational experience in cybersecurity, security operations, incident response, or a related security role.
• Knowledge of network, endpoint, cloud, and infrastructure security principles.
• Understanding of security monitoring, threat detection, incident management, vulnerability remediation, and threat hunting.
• Working knowledge of EDR, NDR, SIEM, cyber threat intelligence, security investigations, or digital forensics.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience in a managed security services, SOC, or cybersecurity operations environment.
• Experience with cloud security, Zero Trust, cyber resilience, DevSecOps, IoT security, or AI-related security technologies.
• Experience with advanced threat hunting, security investigations, UEBA, or enterprise incident recovery.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Cybersecurity certifications such as Security+, CySA+, ECTHP, or ECMAP.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.
• Hybrid-friendly culture with programs supporting financial, mental, physical, and social well-being.
• Structured career development with personalized goals, continuous feedback, coaching, and hands-on learning.
• Access to certification and learning opportunities from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
• Inclusive workplace focused on belonging, empathy, continuous learning, and shared success.