STEM OPT Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs
Cybersecurity Analyst roles sit squarely within STEM-designated CIP codes, making them eligible for the 24-month STEM OPT extension beyond your initial 12 months. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign a formal training plan. Degrees in computer science, information security, or related STEM fields qualify.
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As a member of BISSELL's Privacy and Cybersecurity team, the Associate Cybersecurity Analyst will act as a valuable contributor to the implementation and support of our global organization’s cybersecurity infrastructure. The role will contribute to successful project deployments, exceeding customer expectations, and providing ongoing support and maintenance security tools, with a focus on reliability and security of the BISSELL digital systems and services. Finally, this position also plays a hands-on role in detecting, escalating, and responding to privacy and cybersecurity incidents.
The Associate Cybersecurity Analyst will be a crucial advocate for the advancement of positive, ethical principles and conduct aligned with the organization’s Core Values.
This role requires an excellent communicator and technically minded individual that is passionate about cybersecurity, cloud computing, data protection, and tackling complex problems across a diverse set of colleagues and stakeholders. This role sits within legal and reports to the Director, Privacy & Cybersecurity.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Collaborate with various IT and business stakeholders to implement security controls promptly, minimizing business disruption.
- SIEM / Log Monitoring: Monitor, triage, and investigate alerts in the organization’s SIEM and respond thoughtfully considering organization’s priorities and availability of resources.
- Vulnerability and Patch Management: Identify, remediate, advise, monitor, and report on security patch management. Address lapses and consult with system custodians on appropriate controls.
- Cloud security posture management: Monitor the organization’s cloud security posture and work with IT and other business stakeholders to implement best practices across the organization’s Azure, AWS, and Oracle cloud environments.
- Incident Response: Monitor security incidents, advise on incident response processes, triage incidents by severity, and escalate severe events as per incident response plans.
- Documentation: Create and maintain cybersecurity response documentation, incident playbooks, and internal processes.
- Problem Solving: Demonstrate creative problem solving, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills. Provide business-focused and risk-balanced solutions to challenges faced by the business.
- Prioritization and Multitasking: Successfully prioritize work, meet deadlines, and manage multiple tasks independently.
- Process Improvement: Continuously identify areas for improvements in processes, including tuning security alert rules to improve signal-to-noise ratio for false positives.
- Continuous Learning: Stay updated on current technologies and global trends and risks through ongoing training and knowledge maintenance.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:
Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in cybersecurity, information technology, or computer science, with coursework focused on data protection or cybersecurity or related field.
Experience: 1 year of experience in a Cybersecurity or related role, with strong academic background and understanding of modern data processing environments, service-oriented architectures, cloud computing technologies and relevant cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy standards.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING/EDUCATION PREFERRED:
- Certifications demonstrating relevant cybersecurity or data protection knowledge (e.g. ISC2 CC, CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP, or CISM)
- Experience in a global, consumer-facing, or manufacturing organization.
- Basic scripting (Bash and/or PowerShell) for automation
- Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK or NIST frameworks
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Strong and demonstrated written and oral communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement, problem solve and make decisions in complex situations.
- Proven ability to take ownership, self-motivate, and deliver results in sometimes ambiguous situations.
- Experience working with large, enterprise-wide technology implementations that impact multiple business functions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to leadership.
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BISSELL is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
INTRODUCTION
As a member of BISSELL's Privacy and Cybersecurity team, the Associate Cybersecurity Analyst will act as a valuable contributor to the implementation and support of our global organization’s cybersecurity infrastructure. The role will contribute to successful project deployments, exceeding customer expectations, and providing ongoing support and maintenance security tools, with a focus on reliability and security of the BISSELL digital systems and services. Finally, this position also plays a hands-on role in detecting, escalating, and responding to privacy and cybersecurity incidents.
The Associate Cybersecurity Analyst will be a crucial advocate for the advancement of positive, ethical principles and conduct aligned with the organization’s Core Values.
This role requires an excellent communicator and technically minded individual that is passionate about cybersecurity, cloud computing, data protection, and tackling complex problems across a diverse set of colleagues and stakeholders. This role sits within legal and reports to the Director, Privacy & Cybersecurity.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Collaborate with various IT and business stakeholders to implement security controls promptly, minimizing business disruption.
- SIEM / Log Monitoring: Monitor, triage, and investigate alerts in the organization’s SIEM and respond thoughtfully considering organization’s priorities and availability of resources.
- Vulnerability and Patch Management: Identify, remediate, advise, monitor, and report on security patch management. Address lapses and consult with system custodians on appropriate controls.
- Cloud security posture management: Monitor the organization’s cloud security posture and work with IT and other business stakeholders to implement best practices across the organization’s Azure, AWS, and Oracle cloud environments.
- Incident Response: Monitor security incidents, advise on incident response processes, triage incidents by severity, and escalate severe events as per incident response plans.
- Documentation: Create and maintain cybersecurity response documentation, incident playbooks, and internal processes.
- Problem Solving: Demonstrate creative problem solving, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills. Provide business-focused and risk-balanced solutions to challenges faced by the business.
- Prioritization and Multitasking: Successfully prioritize work, meet deadlines, and manage multiple tasks independently.
- Process Improvement: Continuously identify areas for improvements in processes, including tuning security alert rules to improve signal-to-noise ratio for false positives.
- Continuous Learning: Stay updated on current technologies and global trends and risks through ongoing training and knowledge maintenance.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:
Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in cybersecurity, information technology, or computer science, with coursework focused on data protection or cybersecurity or related field.
Experience: 1 year of experience in a Cybersecurity or related role, with strong academic background and understanding of modern data processing environments, service-oriented architectures, cloud computing technologies and relevant cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy standards.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING/EDUCATION PREFERRED:
- Certifications demonstrating relevant cybersecurity or data protection knowledge (e.g. ISC2 CC, CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP, or CISM)
- Experience in a global, consumer-facing, or manufacturing organization.
- Basic scripting (Bash and/or PowerShell) for automation
- Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK or NIST frameworks
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Strong and demonstrated written and oral communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement, problem solve and make decisions in complex situations.
- Proven ability to take ownership, self-motivate, and deliver results in sometimes ambiguous situations.
- Experience working with large, enterprise-wide technology implementations that impact multiple business functions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to leadership.
WHAT'S NEXT, APPLY NOW!
BISSELL is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Cybersecurity Analyst
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's CIP code maps to a STEM-designated field using the USCIS STEM OPT list. Computer science (11.0101) and information assurance (11.1003) both qualify, but some IT management degrees do not, which can disqualify you mid-hiring process.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask your recruiter to confirm E-Verify enrollment before you sign anything. You can cross-check by searching the E-Verify employer search tool by company name. A company that is not enrolled cannot legally employ you on STEM OPT, regardless of their intent.
Target government contractors and regulated industries
Federal contractors are legally required to use E-Verify, which eliminates one barrier immediately. Defense, finance, and healthcare cybersecurity roles at contractors tend to have compliance infrastructure that makes STEM OPT onboarding faster and more standardized than at early-stage companies.
Negotiate your I-983 training plan before day one
The I-983 requires your employer to outline specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree. Bring a draft to your offer negotiation that maps your cybersecurity coursework to the role's core responsibilities. Employers unfamiliar with STEM OPT often delay this, which can push back your extension approval.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for STEM OPT-ready employers
Search for Cybersecurity Analyst openings on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and active work authorization history. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that have never hired on STEM OPT.
File your extension 90 days before OPT expires
USCIS requires your STEM OPT extension application to be submitted no more than 90 days before your initial OPT end date. Missing this window means a gap in work authorization. Your DSO must update your I-20 first, so start that process at least two weeks before the 90-day mark.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a cybersecurity degree qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, most cybersecurity and information security degrees carry STEM-designated CIP codes that qualify for the 24-month extension. Computer science, information assurance, and cybersecurity-specific programs are typically covered. Degrees in general IT management or business information systems may not qualify. Confirm your exact CIP code with your DSO and cross-check it against the USCIS STEM OPT designated degree program list before applying.
Can I work as a Cybersecurity Analyst at a company that is not on E-Verify?
No. E-Verify enrollment is a hard legal requirement for STEM OPT employers, not a preference. If your employer is not enrolled in E-Verify, you cannot legally work there on a STEM OPT extension, even if they want to hire you. Verify enrollment through the E-Verify employer search before accepting any offer. Migrate Mate shows employers with confirmed E-Verify status so you can filter before applying.
What does the I-983 training plan require for a Cybersecurity Analyst role?
The I-983 requires your employer to document how the Cybersecurity Analyst position provides practical training directly related to your STEM degree. The plan must include specific learning objectives, a description of supervision, and how the role connects to your academic coursework. Your employer signs it, your DSO endorses it, and USCIS reviews it as part of your extension. Vague job descriptions are the most common reason training plans get rejected or delayed.
What happens to my work authorization if my H-1B is selected in the lottery but my STEM OPT expires before October 1?
Cap-gap protection covers you. If your employer files an H-1B visa petition on your behalf during the registration period and it is selected, your STEM OPT work authorization automatically extends through September 30, giving you continuous work authorization until the October 1 H-1B start date. You do not need to stop working during this period, but your employer must maintain active employment and E-Verify enrollment throughout the cap-gap window.
How do I find Cybersecurity Analyst jobs where the employer already understands STEM OPT?
Search on Migrate Mate, which filters Cybersecurity Analyst roles by employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and documented work authorization history. This matters because employers unfamiliar with STEM OPT often withdraw offers once they learn about the I-983 training plan requirement or the 90-day DSO reporting obligations. Targeting companies with prior STEM OPT experience significantly reduces the risk of a last-minute offer rescission.