Remote Volunteer Security Analyst — iLevelUP

iLevelUP is a future-readiness platform designed to support students through the complexities of college and career preparation. It transforms this journey into a guided, engaging, and interactive experience, using AI-driven personalization and gamification to make future planning more accessible and motivating for students who might otherwise struggle with traditional support systems.

Why We Exist

Many students, particularly first-generation or underrepresented students, lack consistent access to trusted guidance on college applications, financial aid, scholarships, and career exploration. iLevelUP aims to bridge this gap by offering a comprehensive suite of tools and mentorship that caters to students' unique needs and backgrounds.

Mission

iLevelUP's mission is to empower all students by providing gamified, AI-driven guidance for college, careers, and scholarships, making higher education and future planning more accessible, engaging, and achievable regardless of a student's background or support network.

Vision

We envision a world where every student, regardless of socioeconomic status or prior access to resources, has the confidence, knowledge, and direction needed to pursue their goals and achieve their dreams.

Core Values

• Equity and Inclusion: Design tools for students who often fall through the cracks of traditional guidance systems, ensuring no one is left behind.

• Innovation: Through gamification and AI personalization, we make future planning interactive and tailored to individual strengths and interests.

• Student-Centered Support: Every feature and resource is built around what helps students succeed — from college matching and scholarships to life-skill development.

• Impactful Mentorship: Virtual Trail Guides provide structured support that helps learners build confidence, make informed decisions, and take meaningful action.

Who We Serve

• Students (Middle School through College)

• Especially those who are navigating college and career decisions without extensive support at home.

• First-Generation and Underserved Learners

• Schools, counselors, and college readiness programs

• Corporations, nonprofits, and investors

How It Works

• Combines structured guidance with interactive features

• Gamified Quests: Students complete quests that build real readiness, from exploring careers and colleges to obtaining scholarships, financial aid insights, and essential life skills.

• AI-Driven Personalization: Intelligent matching connects students to opportunities (schools, careers, scholarships) based on their strengths and goals.

• Mentorship: Through Trail Guides, virtual guides support students through each stage, helping reduce overwhelm and boost confidence.

Security Analyst Role

The volunteer Security Analyst will help iLevelUP identify and reduce security risks in its educational platform, which serves underserved youth and young people. Key responsibilities include maintaining an authorized inventory of systems and security controls, reviewing configurations, supporting vulnerability management, and drafting practical procedures for reporting and containment.

• Maintain an authorized inventory of systems, data types, accounts, vendors, and security controls

• Review configurations, access, logs, dependencies, alerts, and security documentation within scope

• Triage findings by likelihood, impact, evidence, and remediation priority

• Support vulnerability management, access reviews, security awareness, and incident exercises

• Draft practical procedures for reporting, escalation, containment, recovery, and lessons learned

• Verify remediation evidence and track accepted risks and due dates

• Protect credentials, logs, reports, and participant information

• Use only approved tools, accounts, environments, and test methods

• Never perform intrusive testing, social engineering, scanning, exploitation, or production changes without written authorization

Qualifications

• Experience in defensive security, risk assessment, vulnerability management, compliance, IT operations, or incident response

• Knowledge of identity, cloud, application, endpoint, logging, privacy, and secure-configuration fundamentals

• Strong evidence-based writing and responsible disclosure practices

• Familiarity with youth-data privacy is helpful

• At least 21 years old and willing to complete screening and confidentiality requirements

Application

This is a remote, recurring or project-based role. Expect approximately 4–8 hours per month. For questions, contact volunteers@ilevelup.app.