STEM OPT Senior Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst roles in threat detection, incident response, and security operations qualify for STEM OPT work authorization under CIP codes in computer science and information security. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and the 24-month STEM OPT extension gives you up to 36 months total to build your U.S. career.
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Responsible for the identification, tracking, and management of enterprise risks in Unisys cloud environments. This includes performing risk assessments and measuring the success and effectiveness of mitigation efforts. Collaboration across business units and effective communication of cloud security policies and procedures will be critical. Candidates for this role should have a strong background in cloud management and understand networking between on-prem and cloud environments.
- Design and implement security dashboards for real-time visibility into vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, and risk metrics, providing actionable insights to development and security teams.
- Analyze, prioritize, and manage vulnerabilities identified in applications and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely remediation and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) security team configuring and managing the SIEM platform.
- Assists in analyzing new software requests from a security perspective, ensuring alignment with organizational security policies and best practices.
- Implement and maintain a broad range of security technologies and processes to support the organization’s cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure. Understand how to work with managed security services for the top cloud providers.
- Provide expertise and support to business teams regarding best practices for cloud security.
- Develop, tune, and maintain AI agents, prompts, and scripts that reduce manual analyst workload - for example, detection triage, alert enrichment, and report generation.
- Support the AI Security Architect in piloting, testing, and rolling out new AI capabilities and platform modules.
- Perform routine and targeted audits of cloud environments to identify security vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct security risk assessments and incident response for cloud services.
- Serves as an escalation point for technical issues around security tooling and the Unisys SOC team.
You will be successful in this role if you have:
Prior work experience should include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or similar, or the equivalent hands-on experience combined with training and certifications.
- Strong knowledge of cloud architectures, operations, and security controls.
- 3-5+ years of application security experience.
- Solid scripting/programming ability (Python, PowerShell, or similar) for building automation and integrations.
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud security tooling.
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements related to cloud environments.
- Proficiency in security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint protection.
- At least 5 years of experience between cloud engineering and security operations.
- Proven experience of handling cloud security incidents.
- Have conducted cloud security audits, compliance assessments, and creating recommendations for improving security posture.
- Handling event streams in cloud platforms or workloads and have worked on automation that ingested or processed these events.
- Communicate effectively with developers, project teams, technical and business owners the security risks and remediation strategies appropriate for an application.
- Strong organizational skills and time management capabilities.
Benefits
Unisys offers an outstanding benefits package, featuring unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) match, comprehensive healthcare, HSA matching, ongoing learning opportunities, and more! We’re committed to supporting work-life balance and investing in your future success.
Video Interview
At Unisys, we incorporate video interviews as a key part of our hiring process. This allows us to get to know you better and provide a more engaging and convenient interview experience. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to connecting with you virtually!
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This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, caste, citizenship, color, disability, family medical history, family status, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
This commitment includes our efforts to provide for all those who seek to express interest in employment the opportunity to participate without barriers. If you are a US job seeker unable to review the job opportunities herein, or cannot otherwise complete your expression of interest, without additional assistance and would like to discuss a request for reasonable accommodation, please contact our Global Recruiting organization at GlobalRecruiting@unisys.com or alternatively Toll Free: 888-560-1782 (Prompt 4). US job seekers can find more information about Unisys’ EEO commitment here.
What success looks like in this role:
Responsible for the identification, tracking, and management of enterprise risks in Unisys cloud environments. This includes performing risk assessments and measuring the success and effectiveness of mitigation efforts. Collaboration across business units and effective communication of cloud security policies and procedures will be critical. Candidates for this role should have a strong background in cloud management and understand networking between on-prem and cloud environments.
- Design and implement security dashboards for real-time visibility into vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, and risk metrics, providing actionable insights to development and security teams.
- Analyze, prioritize, and manage vulnerabilities identified in applications and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely remediation and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) security team configuring and managing the SIEM platform.
- Assists in analyzing new software requests from a security perspective, ensuring alignment with organizational security policies and best practices.
- Implement and maintain a broad range of security technologies and processes to support the organization’s cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure. Understand how to work with managed security services for the top cloud providers.
- Provide expertise and support to business teams regarding best practices for cloud security.
- Develop, tune, and maintain AI agents, prompts, and scripts that reduce manual analyst workload - for example, detection triage, alert enrichment, and report generation.
- Support the AI Security Architect in piloting, testing, and rolling out new AI capabilities and platform modules.
- Perform routine and targeted audits of cloud environments to identify security vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct security risk assessments and incident response for cloud services.
- Serves as an escalation point for technical issues around security tooling and the Unisys SOC team.
You will be successful in this role if you have:
Prior work experience should include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or similar, or the equivalent hands-on experience combined with training and certifications.
- Strong knowledge of cloud architectures, operations, and security controls.
- 3-5+ years of application security experience.
- Solid scripting/programming ability (Python, PowerShell, or similar) for building automation and integrations.
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud security tooling.
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements related to cloud environments.
- Proficiency in security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint protection.
- At least 5 years of experience between cloud engineering and security operations.
- Proven experience of handling cloud security incidents.
- Have conducted cloud security audits, compliance assessments, and creating recommendations for improving security posture.
- Handling event streams in cloud platforms or workloads and have worked on automation that ingested or processed these events.
- Communicate effectively with developers, project teams, technical and business owners the security risks and remediation strategies appropriate for an application.
- Strong organizational skills and time management capabilities.
Benefits
Unisys offers an outstanding benefits package, featuring unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) match, comprehensive healthcare, HSA matching, ongoing learning opportunities, and more! We’re committed to supporting work-life balance and investing in your future success.
Video Interview
At Unisys, we incorporate video interviews as a key part of our hiring process. This allows us to get to know you better and provide a more engaging and convenient interview experience. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to connecting with you virtually!
LI-MT1
This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, caste, citizenship, color, disability, family medical history, family status, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
This commitment includes our efforts to provide for all those who seek to express interest in employment the opportunity to participate without barriers. If you are a US job seeker unable to review the job opportunities herein, or cannot otherwise complete your expression of interest, without additional assistance and would like to discuss a request for reasonable accommodation, please contact our Global Recruiting organization at GlobalRecruiting@unisys.com or alternatively Toll Free: 888-560-1782 (Prompt 4). US job seekers can find more information about Unisys’ EEO commitment here.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Verify your degree qualifies under STEM CIP codes
Confirm your computer science, information assurance, or cybersecurity degree appears on the official STEM Designated Degree Program List before applying. Degrees in adjacent fields like electrical engineering or applied mathematics can also qualify, but your DSO must verify the CIP code match.
Check employer E-Verify enrollment before applying
STEM OPT requires your employer to be actively enrolled in E-Verify, not just registered. Search the E-Verify employer database directly to confirm enrollment status before accepting an offer, since some companies let enrollment lapse after initial registration.
Target security clearance roles strategically
Many Senior Cybersecurity Analyst positions require or prefer a U.S. security clearance, which F-1 students are ineligible for. Filter postings for clearance-optional or clearance-sponsorship-considered roles to avoid wasting applications on positions you structurally cannot fill.
Use Migrate Mate to identify E-Verify enrolled employers
Search Senior Cybersecurity Analyst openings on Migrate Mate, which filters listings to employers already enrolled in E-Verify and with documented STEM OPT hiring history, so you skip the manual enrollment verification step entirely.
Negotiate your I-983 training plan before your start date
Your employer must sign a Form I-983 training plan outlining your learning objectives and supervision structure before USCIS approves your STEM OPT extension. Raise this in your offer negotiation so HR prepares it alongside your onboarding paperwork, not weeks after you start.
File your STEM OPT extension 90 days before OPT expires
Submit your STEM OPT extension application no later than 90 days before your initial OPT end date. If USCIS hasn't adjudicated by your expiration date, your 180-day cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization while the application is pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst positions qualify for STEM OPT when your underlying degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, information assurance, cybersecurity, or a related discipline on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List. The role itself must also provide practical training directly related to your degree field, which security operations, threat analysis, and incident response work typically satisfies.
What STEM degrees make you eligible for STEM OPT as a cybersecurity analyst?
Eligible degrees include computer science, information security, information assurance, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, and applied mathematics, among others on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List matched by CIP code. Degrees in business information systems or general IT management may not qualify depending on the specific CIP code your institution assigned. Your DSO can confirm your degree's eligibility before you file.
How do I confirm my Senior Cybersecurity Analyst employer is enrolled in E-Verify?
Search the E-Verify employer search tool on the E-Verify website to confirm your prospective employer holds active enrollment. Active enrollment is required throughout your entire STEM OPT period, not just at the time of hire. If a company's enrollment has lapsed, your STEM OPT extension will be denied regardless of the job offer, so verify before signing any offer letter.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst role?
Your Form I-983 must describe specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree, the supervision structure your employer will provide, how the role develops your technical skills in areas like threat detection or security architecture, and an attestation that you aren't displacing a U.S. worker. Your employer's HR or legal team completes their sections, and both parties sign before your DSO submits the STEM OPT extension application to USCIS.
Where can I find Senior Cybersecurity Analyst jobs that hire on STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate lists Senior Cybersecurity Analyst openings filtered to employers enrolled in E-Verify, which is the baseline requirement for STEM OPT eligibility. You can also cross-reference the O*NET occupation profile for the role's official SOC code and use the OFLC Wage Search to review prevailing wage data by location before evaluating offers.