Cybersecurity Intern
About The Position
Position Overview: Candidate will work with an experienced team of cybersecurity, software, CICD, IT infrastructure and systems engineers to support the development, operations and security of a complex, distributed hybrid (on prem and cloud) system. The intern will be given hands on engineering tasks and will participate as a part of the team. The intern will gain practical experience with Agile system development using industry standard tools such as Jira and Confluence, and will learn and apply technical tools and approaches to solve real world technical problems. Duration of internship May - August. The intern will be given hands on engineering tasks and will participate as a part of the team. The intern will gain practical experience with Agile system development using industry standard tools such as Jira and Confluence, and will learn and apply technical tools and approaches to solve real world technical problems.
Requirements
- Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline such as cybersecurity, computer engineering, computer science or information technology from an accredited college or university; ability to work part time while continuing to perform strongly in course work leading towards a cybersecurity, computer engineering/science or IT related degree.
- Ability to work as a member of a technical team to complete complex software and systems projects
- A strong interest and curiosity in cybersecurity, software and IT related technologies
- Self motivated team player with a strong desire to learn
- Some familiarity with Linux
Nice To Haves
- Active Secret Clearance
- Any kind of entry level technical certification (e.g. A+, Linux+, etc.)
- System Adminisitration experience (i.e. identity management, patch management, etc.)
- CompTIA Security+ certification or higher
- Knowledge STIGs and STIG application
- Automation experience in any language
Responsibilities
- Operate in a virtualized and cloud based environment
- Utilize VMWare tools to manage connections to virtual hosts and analyze resource utilization
- Access virtual VM and/or cloud hosts to execute commands, perform analyses, and retrieve files.
- Operate in a predominately Linux environment
- Basic CLI proficiency
- Execute and maintain Linux compatible scripts
- Independently execute technical tasking
- Maintain progress metrics
- Report status on regular intervals
- Author and maintain technical documentation
- Perform trade studies to compare Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) options for a technical solution that best fits program needs.
- Evaluate and document cybersecurity vulnerabilities
- Evaluate and implement DISA STIGs
- Support the patching and analysis of physical and virtualized hosts
- Write and manage automation scripts in varying languages
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
