Associate Cybersecurity Analyst | Early Career
Momentum · Dallas, TX
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Jul 1, 2026
Dallas, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level cybersecurity role at a holding company, designed for recent graduates. Day-to-day work spans alert triage and security monitoring, vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking, incident response support, and compliance activities such as SOC 2 audit evidence collection and NIST CSF documentation. The position is structured around mentorship and runbooks, with the expectation of developing into either a security operations or GRC specialization within roughly 12–18 months.
Junior level · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 320 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 130–480
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $136,548 (middle half $105,715–$165,838).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
This is explicitly an entry-level / recent-graduate role (Winter 2025 or Spring 2026 graduation required), making it a clear Junior placement.
A Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or a related field is hard-required, but the JD ties it to a specific graduation window rather than years of experience — the overall years minimum is therefore null.
SOC 2 and NIST CSF are listed under Required as 'exposure through coursework, certification study, or internship' — the bar is foundational familiarity, not practitioner depth, but they are gated requirements.
AI tools daily use is explicitly required ('expected from day one') and listed under Required qualifications.
CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent) is listed under a separate 'Preferred Certifications' heading and is therefore preferred.
SIEM platforms, vulnerability scanners, and MDR tooling appear under 'Preferred Technical Experience' — preferred only.
CrowdStrike, Okta, and Jamf are listed together under Preferred Technical Experience as 'or similar enterprise security tooling'; Okta and Jamf are captured as alternatives since the JD treats them interchangeably in that bullet.
Python/Bash/PowerShell scripting appears under Preferred Technical Experience — preferred only.
KnowBe4 is mentioned in the responsibilities narrative (campaign administration), not in any requirements section — marked preferred as it is stack context rather than a hiring gate.
No compensation figures are provided; the JD references a base salary range that 'may vary based on location' but gives no numbers.
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