Cybersecurity Intern

Crowe•Chicago, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Cybersecurity team member in Crowe’s Consulting Practice, your role will be focused on helping clients assess and refine their information security posture, technology implementations, and regulatory compliance. Our team will develop your Information Security skillset over your first couple of years. This is not a typical desk job. Starting from day one, you will be in the field working side by side with our experienced security professionals at our clients around the world! A number of our experienced team members have also presented their research, techniques, and procedures at security conferences around the country. At Crowe, we empower you to take risks, to challenge yourself in specialized areas of consulting & technology, and to generate solutions that impact the firm and your professional growth. Crowe cultivates a creative corporate culture where you will have the opportunity to share your ideas and knowledge with clients from your very first day with the firm. Our team comes from different backgrounds and experience levels and works across many different client types and sizes. From a small business to a global company, you can expect to serve clients in many different industries, including financial services, life sciences, public sector, technology, consumer markets, and more!

Requirements

Willingness to travel as needed based on client or project requirements.
Knowledge of Information Technology fundamentals, including: Basic network services (TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH, SMB, and DNS), where they reside on the OSI model, and how they technically function to provide basic connectivity to a system.
Knowledge of Routing and Switching.
Knowledge of System Administration (Windows & Active Directory and/or Linux/Unix).
Knowledge of Database Administration (Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Mongo, PostgreSQL, etc.).
Knowledge of Cloud Systems (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, etc.).
Knowledge of Information Security standards and concepts, such as Risk Management and Cybersecurity Governance, System and Application Hardening (Security Engineering), Network Infrastructure Security, Access Management, Security Assessments, Security Operations, Compliance with Security Control Frameworks (SOC, ISO, etc.), Federal / State Compliance (GDPR, CPRA, FedRAMP, CMMC, etc.), and/or Data Privacy.
Technical writing skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Passion for Information Security.
Desire to continue personal growth.
Capability to independently manage time and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences.
Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship.
Act ethically and with integrity at all times.
Verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Must be pursuing academic degrees in one of the following preferred majors (or similar background): Information Technology Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Network Security; Cyber Forensics; Systems or Network Engineering and Administration; Computer Science or Software Engineering.

Responsibilities

Helping clients assess and refine their information security posture, technology implementations, and regulatory compliance.
Working side by side with experienced security professionals at client sites.
Sharing ideas and knowledge with clients.
Sharing knowledge and lessons learned with the team and the security community.
Continuing personal growth through continuing professional education, self-study, pursuit of technical certifications, and mentoring/training less experienced team members.
Independently managing time and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Communicating technical findings to non-technical audiences, such as company officers (CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, COOs) and Audit Committees.