HEICO Corporation-posted 8 days ago
$20 - $25/Yr
Part-time • Intern
Onsite • Blacksburg, VA

VPT, Inc., is a global leader in power conversion solutions for avionics, military, space, and industrial applications. We're seeking a motivated Cybersecurity & IT Systems Intern to help protect, monitor, and maintain secure IT systems in a regulated manufacturing environment. You'll gain real-work experience working with modern enterprise tools, endpoint progrection, and automated security processes.

  • Assist with day-to-day cybersecurity and IT support tasks across Windows, Azure, and Office 365 environments.
  • Help identify and respond to security-related incidents and alerts.
  • Use tools like FreshService for ticketing and documentation of security or IT issues.
  • Research and troubleshoot errors, potential vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations using trusted sources and documentation.
  • Support Fortinet security systems while applying secure configuration practices.
  • Participate in user access reviews, MFA troubleshooting, and endpoint security checks.
  • Learn to detect, escalate, and resolve issues that may indicate security risks.
  • Assist with security-specific patch management, document mitigating CVE's, antivirus monitoring (CrowdStrike, Rapid7), and system hardening.
  • Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance with DoD and CMMC Level 2 requirements.
  • Studying or recently graduated in IT, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Computer Science. The students must be enrolled in a participating SWVA CCI institution.
  • Basic understanding of security Windows environments, Office 365 hardening, network security, endpoint protection tools, and ticketing systems.
  • Interest in cybersecurity operations, incident response, and threat detection.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Comfortable researching issues online and learning independently.
  • Must be a U.S. Person (due to project requirements)
  • Temporary position
  • The students must be enrolled in a southwest participating CCI institution
  • Experience with or curiosity about SQL, VMware, Nutanix and Fortinet.
  • Real-world exposure to cybersecurity operations in a DoD-regulated environment.
  • Experience using enterprise IT and IT Security tools like FreshService, VMWare, Crowdstrike, Rapid7, Action1.
  • Mentorship from IT and cybersecurity professionals.
  • A strong foundation for future roles in cybersecurity analysis, IT administration, or SOC operations.
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