Summer 2027 IT Audit Undergraduate Intern

Highmark Health • Carolina, PA

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About The Position

The Summer 2027 Undergraduate IT Audit Internship provides students with practical, hands-on experience supporting information technology audit, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, and governance activities across Highmark Health and its subsidiaries. As a member of the Internal Audit team, the intern works alongside IT Audit, Information Security, Privacy, Risk Management, and business professionals to evaluate controls that protect organizational assets, sensitive information, and critical business systems.

The internship offers exposure to enterprise IT risk assessment, information security controls, system implementations, compliance processes, audit execution, and audit methodologies. Interns help evaluate technology-related processes and controls, assess whether risks are appropriately identified and managed, and consider whether financial, operational, and protected information is secure, accurate, reliable, and processed in a timely manner. The role also provides experience in system implementation reviews, project management controls, IT assurance and advisory engagements, and work in regulated environments subject to data privacy, information security, and HIPAA requirements.

The program provides training, mentoring, and exposure to career opportunities in the business line and related areas. Interns receive guidance from senior personnel and provide entry-level professional services in support of the assigned area's operating objectives. Applicants must be independently authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

Requirements

• Full-time or part-time enrollment in an accredited college or university baccalaureate program.
• Applicants must be independently authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not offered.

Nice To Haves

• Pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day audit activities and operating objectives of the assigned area.
• Participate in IT assurance and advisory engagements and projects appropriate to the needs of the assigned area.
• Assess technology and security risks and help evaluate the effectiveness of related processes and controls.
• Participate in planning and implementing projects and initiatives, including system implementation reviews and project management controls.
• Conduct research and analysis, and prepare reports with recommendations or alternative proposals for action as requested by management.
• Document audit results and develop recommendations for process improvements.
• Communicate and collaborate with colleagues, stakeholders, and internal or external constituencies to plan assignments and resolve day-to-day operational problems.
• Undertake related studies or enrichment programs and perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Comply with applicable privacy, information security, HIPAA, legal, ethical, and company policy requirements when handling confidential or covered information.

What This Job Offers

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