Cybersecurity​/Infrastructure Analyst

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that provides access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity – regardless of race, gender, or geography. The Foundation uses its grantmaking, research, programs, affiliates, and initiatives to support the start and growth of new businesses, a more prepared workforce, and stronger communities. Our work is grounded in the principles of racial equity, diversity, and inclusion and is consistent with the aspirations of our founder, Ewing Marion Kauffman.

The Cybersecurity / Infrastructure Analyst supports the Foundation’s technology environment through a focus on cybersecurity, core infrastructure operations, and supplemental end-user support. This role works under cybersecurity and infrastructure leadership to help ensure the Foundation’s systems are secure, reliable, resilient, and aligned with organizational needs. Key responsibilities include monitoring and maintaining infrastructure and cybersecurity systems, assisting with incident response and risk‑reduction activities, and providing backup help desk coverage during staffing gaps, escalations, high‑volume periods, and priority incidents.

• Review cybersecurity alerts and events, escape findings, and assist with incident response and remediation activities as directed.
• Help administer and maintain cybersecurity tools, including endpoint detection, vulnerability management, identity security, email security, and logging and monitoring platforms.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, track remediation efforts, perform system access reviews, and contribute to related risk‑reduction activities.
• Contribute to cybersecurity awareness initiatives, response playbooks, procedures, metrics, and documentation.

• Work with infrastructure/network vendors to resolve issues, maintain service alignment, and track follow-through.
• Provide analytical and operational support for core infrastructure activities involving servers, networks, cloud-hosted systems, identity platforms, endpoint management tools, backup systems, and business-critical technology services.
• Assist with infrastructure planning, capacity awareness, infrastructure‑related documentation, and process improvements under the guidance of cybersecurity and infrastructure leadership.

Provide backup help desk coverage during staffing gaps, high-volume periods, escalations, and priority incidents, resolving common hardware, software, access, connectivity, mobile device, and application issues.

• Deliver timely, customer‑focused support by documenting tickets, assisting with device setup and replacement, supporting onboarding and offboarding, and recommending service improvements.

Education:

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, system/network administration, business or related field or equivalent years of experience is required.

Work Experience:

At least three years of experience as a cybersecurity and/or infrastructure analyst. Additional experience as a help desk technician is a plus.

Travel:
This position will require no business travel.

• Demonstrates a commitment to advancing equitable and transformative solutions for the communities served by the Foundation.
• Possesses working knowledge of cybersecurity practices, infrastructure operations, and enterprise technology environments, including networks, servers, cloud services, identity platforms, endpoints, and business applications.
• Can assist with implementing cybersecurity and infrastructure strategies, standards, processes, and risk‑reduction initiatives under the direction of technology leadership.
• Applies strong analytical, critical‑thinking, and troubleshooting skills to identify issues, evaluate information, and recommend practical solutions.
• Understands how secure, reliable, and well‑managed technology services enable organizational effectiveness and business success.
• Learns new technologies quickly, synthesizes information from multiple sources, and communicates technical…