Analyst, Cybersecurity

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 13, 2026
Full-time

Vestwell is a financial technology company based in New York City, focused on redefining savings for retirement, education, and healthcare needs. They are seeking a meticulous Cybersecurity Analyst to monitor and secure their infrastructure, filter for suspicious activity, and mitigate security risks.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all day-to-day activities within the Security organization
  • Management of Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware solutions like CrowdStrike
  • Monitoring and alerting management
  • Confirm infrastructure has most recent patches, updates and libraries
  • Management of 1Password
  • Management of vaults and user access for both passwords and keys
  • Management of KnowBe4
  • Phishing tests and training and response
  • Develop ongoing security posture improvements
  • Evaluate existing and new tooling to confirm customer PII and sensitive corporate data is protected
  • Management of Nightfall DLP solution
  • Evaluate existing Detection Rules
  • Implement detection rules based on growth of the Vestwell platform
  • Action against alerts triggered for DLP leakage
  • Work closely with Engineering to provide guidance and advice on industry best practice security
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • Work with stakeholders to continue evolving the A&A platforms at Vestwell to adhere to industry standards and Vestwell growth
  • Support responses to DDQ's or Risk Questionnaires that come in from potential customers
  • Work closely with Legal and Compliance teams to evaluate and improve policies
  • Work closely with the CorpIT team to evolve the onboarding and offboarding process with a focus on Security

Skills

  • Professional experience in computer science, programming, or related field
  • Professional experience working in computer systems with some specialization in computer security
  • The ability to manage competing deadlines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal, and teaching skills
  • Ability to anticipate, analyze, and problem-solve
  • The ability to remain current on the latest technology and best practices in information security
  • Proficient, or able to gain proficiency with, a broad array of security software applications and tools
  • Thorough understanding of computer-related security systems including firewalls, encryption, and password protection and authentication
  • Experienced with penetration testing and techniques
  • Understand patch management
  • Advanced training certifications may be advantageous
  • CISSP
  • Training or experience with SOC audits
  • Training or experience with Financial Regulatory Audits/Compliance (ERISA, SEC, etc.)

Benefits

  • Competitive health coverage
  • Generous vacation offering
  • Great 401(k) plan

Company Overview

  • Vestwell is the backbone of the modern savings economy; a fintech company powering savings for retirement, education, and healthcare. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://vestwell.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Vestwell has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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