Associate Cybersecurity Analyst-Local Candidates Only at Visa

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jun, 26

Salary

136900.0

Posted On

04 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cybersecurity Compliance, Risk Oversight, Automation, Analytics, AI Integration, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, Python, Power Automate, Tableau, Power BI, ETL Frameworks, Data Visualization, Scripting, API Integrations

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you. Job Description Visa’s Cybersecurity Assurance team is seeking an Entry-Level Associate Cybersecurity Analyst who is eager to start a career in security governance, compliance, and technology driven improvement. This role blends cybersecurity compliance, risk oversight, and process enhancement with hands-on exposure to automation, analytics, and AI integration supported by experienced mentors. You will work across monitoring compliance, vulnerability and risk remediation oversight, and helping to build/enhance tools that make our processes faster, smarter, and more accurate. The ideal candidate has a strong grounding in security concepts, is curious about technology, and thrives on innovating within structured frameworks. Key Responsibilities Cybersecurity Assurance & Compliance: Monitor, track, and report on vulnerabilities, findings, and incidents to ensure timely remediation or approved exceptions in line with Visa’s Key Controls. Learn and support adherence to security standards and frameworks (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, Visa’s GRC policies). Partner with business and technology teams to embed security compliance into delivery workflows. Assist in maturing governance processes for access, entitlements, and risk management, identifying opportunities to reduce over-entitlement and stale access. Help maintain data accuracy and integrity in cybersecurity systems (e.g., CMDB, vulnerability management platforms). Technology, Tooling & Automation Assist in creating and improving automation workflows, scripts, and dashboards using tools like Python, Power Automate, Tableau, Power BI, and ETL frameworks. Learn to integrate data analytics and AI concepts into compliance and risk processes to improve insight generation, decision-making, and efficiency. Help build data quality checks and anomaly detection mechanisms to identify and correct mismatches between systems. Assist in the development and enhancement of tooling solutions for proactive monitoring, alerting, and compliance tracking. Support basic API integrations and process digitization activities to streamline security operations and reporting. Contribute to improving security metrics dashboards to ensure they remain relevant and actionable. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Partner with internal teams to identify opportunities for automation or simplification of compliance activities. Participate in cross-functional cybersecurity projects, sharing insights from both compliance and tooling perspectives. Stay curious about emerging technologies—AI, ML, cloud security—and explore how they can be applied in Assurance. Assist in preparing clear summaries of findings for technical, non-technical and executive stakeholders. Highly collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills, resourcefulness, and a results-driven mindset. Clear, concise, and professional communication skills in both written and verbal formats. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. Qualifications Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience Preferred Qualifications: 2 or more years of work experience. Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field (or in final year of study). Up to 2 years of relevant experience (internships, academic projects, or early career roles in cybersecurity, IT audit, risk management, or automation). Demonstrated interest in cybersecurity through coursework, internships, academic projects, or certifications. Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity principles, governance, and compliance concepts. Basic skills in Python, SQL, or automation tools. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Exposure to cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS) via academic study or projects. Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau). Understanding of ETL concepts or basic scripting. Awareness of AI/ML concepts and curiosity about their application in security analytics. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to tackle challenges and navigate ambiguity effectively and blend process discipline with innovative thinking. Highly collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills, resourcefulness, and a results-driven mindset. Clear, concise, and professional communication skills in both written and verbal formats. Additional Information Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department. Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time. Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers. Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law. Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code. U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 88,000.00 to 136,900.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program. Job Family Group: Technology and Operations

Responsibilities

The role involves monitoring compliance, overseeing vulnerability and risk remediation, and enhancing tools using automation and analytics to improve security processes. Key duties include tracking findings against Key Controls and supporting adherence to security standards like PCI DSS and NIST.