Identity and Access Management Intern

Sallie Mae•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students. We’re on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big. Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We’re changing. Because students need a better way. We’re looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation. To break barriers and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for students—and for each other. This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It’s where you’re empowered to bring your authentic self to work. Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits take care of the whole you—from physical and mental to financial and professional. You’ll get opportunities to further your education and career, support for you and your family (including your pets!), paid time off to volunteer for the things that matter to you, and more. We’re obsessed with impact and making a real difference. For us, that means putting relationships first, asking “why not?” when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills. Come do more than join something, change something. For students, for future generations, for the future of education. Sallie Mae is proud to help Americans aspiring to create the life they want--whether that means helping them make college happen, or something more. Our colleagues across departments and across the country are united in our passion and our customer-first approach. Whether you want to join a growing company, be part of an agile workforce, or gain new skills--you're in the right place. Program Overview: The Sallie Mae Internship program seeks to attract and develop exceptional early talent while adding value to our organization. Our goal is to tie academic learning into a practical business setting while fostering professional and personal growth within a student’s area of focus. Over the course of the summer, interns will gain exposure to senior leaders, attend meetings, work alongside mentors, and receive valuable performance feedback. What You'll Contribute: The IAM Cloud team internship provides the opportunity to learn how cloud identity is handled in an enterprise setting while maintaining alerting and security around developers and applications. This role focuses heavily on maintaining the security, compliance, and operational efficiency of our IAM framework, ensuring users and resources have the right level of access at the right time. You will collaborate with security, DevOps, and compliance teams to implement least-privilege access, automate permissions, and respond to alerts and incidents. What You'll Do: Maintain and update AWS permissions code library. Create users and roles in AWS and Microsoft Azure. Implement automation using PowerShell, and Python. Respond and assist with security alerts and incidents. The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job; it is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in this role.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an accredited university pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related technical field
Open to undergraduate or graduate level students
Availability: This is a 10-week internship and expectations for a 40-hour work week for the following dates 5/26/26-7/31/2026. We follow a 3 day flexible in office policy in Indianapolis office; designated housing is included in offer package for the internship dates outlined above.
Strong communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills with individuals at all levels.
Excellent administrative skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and web-based applications.
Strong follow through and multi-tasking skills, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Maintain and update AWS permissions code library.
Create users and roles in AWS and Microsoft Azure.
Implement automation using PowerShell, and Python.
Respond and assist with security alerts and incidents.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
Support for financial-wellbeing and retirement
401k with employer match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
Career development and training opportunities