About this role
This internship supports the Security Operations Center (SOC) by assisting with security incident response and analysis under experienced security professionals. The role also helps improve security operations through automation, alert/detection tuning, and supporting risk reduction activities like vulnerability management and threat hunting.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with responding to and analyzing security incidents
- Enhancing and automating existing processes and workflows
- Support programs such as vulnerability management, threat hunting, threat intelligence, and email security
- Tune alerts and detections to improve incident response capabilities
- Assist with automating workflows and using security tooling within the SOC
Technical Overview
Hands-on SOC support using security tooling (SIEM, EDR, Network IDS/IPS, SSE). The intern will help automate workflows and tune detections, while leveraging knowledge of operating systems and networking fundamentals and scripting in Python, PowerShell, or shell.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an actively pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology with an emphasis on information security, with a strong academic record (3.0+ GPA). They have foundational exposure to security tooling such as SIEM, EDR, Network IDS/IPS, and Secure Service Edge (SSE), and can write basic-to-intermediate scripts in Python, PowerShell, or shell to support automation and analysis in a SOC environment.
Must-Have Skills
Security Operations Center (SOC)SIEMEDRNetwork IDS/IPSSSEPythonPowerShellshell scriptingknowledge of how operating systems work and are configuredintermediate knowledge of networking technology and basic network protocolsability to write basic to intermediate scripts in PythonPowerShellor shell scriptingActively pursuing a bachelor's (upcoming sophomoresjuniors & seniors) or master's degree in information technology with an emphasis on information security from an accredited universityminimum GPA of 3.0unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship
Nice-to-Have Skills
modern AI solutionssecurity query languagesKQLCQL
Tools & Platforms
PythonPowerShellshell scriptingSIEMEDRNetwork IDS/IPSSSEKQLCQL
Required Skills
Security Operations Center (SOC)security incident responsevulnerability managementthreat huntingthreat intelligenceemail securitySIEMEDRNetwork IDS/IPSSSEoperating systemsnetworking technologynetwork protocolsPythonPowerShellshell scriptingKQLCQL
Hard Skills
Security Operations Center (SOC)Security incident responseSecurity incident analysissecurity toolingworkflow automationalert tuningdetection tuningincident response capabilitiesvulnerability managementthreat huntingthreat intelligenceemail securityoperating systemsnetworking technologybasic network protocolsSIEMSecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM)EDREndpoint Detection and Response (EDR)Network IDS/IPSNetwork Intrusion Detection System (Network IDS)/Network Intrusion Prevention System (Network IPS)SSESecure Service Edge (SSE)
Soft Skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsinnovationstrong initiativeself-starteranalytical skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingtime managementability to handle multiple assignments simultaneouslymeeting deadlinesstrategic thinkingcreative thinking
Keywords for Your Resume
IT Information Security InternInformation Security InternSecurity Operations Center (SOC)security incident responsesecurity incident analysisvulnerability managementthreat huntingthreat intelligenceemail securitySIEMSecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM)EDREndpoint Detection and Response (EDR)Network IDS/IPSNetwork Intrusion Detection System (Network IDS)/Network Intrusion Prevention System (Network IPS)SSESecure Service Edge (SSE)operating systemsnetworking technologybasic network protocolsPythonPowerShellshell scriptingKQLCQLunrestricted work authorizationincident response
Deal Breakers
Actively pursuing a bachelor's (upcoming sophomores, juniors & seniors) or master's degree in information technology with an emphasis on information security from an accredited university, Minimum GPA of 3.0, Unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship, Foundational understanding/exposure to SIEM, EDR, Network IDS/IPS, SSE
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