Specialist Cyber Security BUILD Program

Acuity Inc.•Atlanta, GA

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

Acuity Inc.’s BUILD program is a two-year rotational experience for high-potential early-career talent. Participants rotate through a different functional area every six months, gaining business acumen and functional skills through hands-on assignments. The program is intended to develop broad business understanding, functional expertise, and professional skills for future career opportunities at Acuity. Participants are expected to take an active role in their development and to demonstrate learning agility, communication, ownership, critical thinking, openness to feedback, problem-solving, and the ability to contribute in a fast-paced environment. The Cyber Security & Cloud Operations Leadership Program provides experience across cybersecurity, cloud operations, infrastructure, and emerging agentic technologies. Rotations depend on business needs and align participants’ interests with company priorities. Potential areas include associate experience and enterprise IT; infrastructure and networking; application and corporate security; DevOps, platform, cloud, and infrastructure; database engineering; AI-enabled cloud and security solutions; agentic platform enablement; and cloud security and responsible AI operations. The role is hybrid and based in Atlanta, Georgia, and employment starts July 12, 2027. The position includes travel as part of its responsibilities. BUILD also includes specialized onboarding, one-on-one mentorship from a Network & Security Engineering leader during and beyond the program, social and networking events, peer collaboration, and leadership report-outs to share rotation learnings and review performance and development areas.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree.
0 to 2 years of applicable work experience.
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Information Technology.
Familiarity with Agile software development, roadmaps, and user story writing.
Exposure to AI or emerging technologies through coursework, research, or internships.
Innovative problem-solving ability.
Ability to lead people and processes.
Strong time-management skills.
Comfort taking initiative.
Team-oriented approach.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Rotate through functional areas every six months, with assignments determined by business needs and aligned with participant interests and company priorities.
Support internal technology functions that improve the associate digital experience, modern workplace capabilities, and secure access to enterprise tools and services.
Help design, support, and optimize infrastructure, networking, connectivity, and system reliability across on-premises and cloud environments.
Contribute to security initiatives involving threat reduction, vulnerability management, secure development practices, identity and access controls, monitoring, and cyber risk management.
Gain experience with cloud platforms, automation, CI/CD, containers, observability, platform engineering, and resilient service operations.
Assist with database reliability, security, performance, governance, and architecture for operational and AI-driven workloads.
Work with teams on AI-powered capabilities such as intelligent monitoring, automated remediation, security analytics, predictive operations, and cloud optimization.
Contribute to the development and support of agentic platforms and orchestration capabilities for secure, governed, and scalable use of AI agents across enterprise workflows.
Support cloud security posture, data protection, AI governance, model and platform monitoring, and responsible deployment of AI-enabled services.
Participate in onboarding, mentorship, networking, peer collaboration, and leadership report-out activities.
Take an active role in personal development and seek feedback while building business, professional, and technical skills.