Summer Internship Program 2027 - Application Security Intern

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. • Jacksonville, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The ICE Internship Program combines hands-on work on impactful business projects with practical career and professional development. Interns build professional connections, strengthen interpersonal skills, and participate in weekly sessions led by industry leaders while learning about the financial services, technology, and mortgage industries.

The Application Security Intern supports the Application Development Security Lifecycle, from design review through testing and security-tool management. The position is based at ICE's Jacksonville office and requires full-time, five-days-a-week availability for the full duration of one designated program schedule. Candidates select between May 24, 2027–August 6, 2027, and June 7, 2027–August 20, 2027. Partial participation and alternate dates are not accommodated.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, MIS, CIS, or a related discipline.
• Be at least advancing to the senior year of study.
• Be available to work full-time, five days a week, at the Jacksonville office for the full duration of one designated program schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Training or hands-on experience with software engineering in Java, Python, C#, .NET, or related languages.
• Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite or equivalent testing tools such as OWASP ZAP, and security concepts such as RBAC.
• Exposure to a scripting language, preferably Python; web and HTTP fundamentals; SAST/DAST/SCA tooling; or CI/CD pipelines.
• Interest in or exposure to AI and large language models (LLMs), including emerging security risks such as prompt injection.

Responsibilities

• Assist with web application penetration testing and vulnerability triage, rescoring, retesting, and validation.
• Support secure design efforts by working with development teams to establish security requirements early in the SDLC.
• Assist with administration of security tooling, including SAST, DAST, software composition scanners, and WAF, within the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform additional duties and contribute to projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern