Summer Internship - Cybersecurity

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cybersecurity intern will gain hands-on experience with cybersecurity in financial services in a collaborative, team-focused environment. The intern will support Vulnerability Management, Security Awareness, and Third-Party Risk, with exposure to other security teams through shadowing opportunities based on team availability. The internship includes presenting a capstone project to Information Security Leadership.

Requirements

Be enrolled at an accredited four-year institution.
Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT Security, MIS, or another technical discipline.
Have strong communication skills and a clear goal of building a career in information security.

Nice To Haves

Coursework in networking, operating systems, or security fundamentals.
Progress toward CompTIA Security+ or ISC2 CC.
Experience building reports or dashboards in Power BI or Tableau.
Hands-on security experience through Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions or cybersecurity activities.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with IT teams to remediate vulnerabilities and track them to closure.
Prioritize vulnerability scan results using a risk-based approach.
Research new vulnerabilities and assess their impact.
Investigate suspicious emails reported by employees.
Design and analyze a simulated phishing campaign.
Create security training content and identify topics for future campaigns.
Design a tabletop exercise based on a real-world threat scenario.
Assist with third-party security assessments for vendor due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
Build dashboards and visualizations showing vulnerability trends, phishing results, and risk reduction.
Shadow teams in Solutions Architecture, Identity & Access Management, Security Engineering, Threat & Incident Response, and IT Risk & Compliance, based on team availability.
Present a capstone project to Information Security Leadership.