Undergraduate Information Security Engineer, Internship Programme

Jobtailor; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a junior cybersecurity professional to support security operations and compliance activities. You will learn how security is integrated into the software development lifecycle, assist with threat detection, and contribute to documentation and reporting.

With guidance from peers, you will develop hands-on skills in cloud security, AI-enabled tools, and scripting, while collaborating across software and product teams in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity, information security, application security, network security, cloud security, or technology risk concepts.
• Foundational knowledge of network protocols, security fundamentals, identity and access management, data privacy, data protection, or secure software development concepts.
• Interest in scripting or automation using languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, discretion, attention to detail, and learning agility with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Offer of employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support secure network, endpoint, identity, and access management activities with guidance from peers and leaders.
• Assist with security documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, and reporting to support compliance and security posture improvements.
• Collaborate with software development and product teams to learn how security is integrated into the software development lifecycle and secure coding practices.
• Conduct research on emerging cyber threats, security technologies, AI-enabled security risks, and control approaches to support team knowledge and decision-making.
• Use AI-enabled cybersecurity tools to support threat detection, alert triage, analysis, documentation, and investigation activities while validating outputs before escalation or implementation.
• Assist with security control implementation and monitoring approaches for cloud-based, AI-enabled, or enterprise technology services under guidance.
• Apply structured prompt design techniques when using AI agent-enabled security tools, including clear context, objectives, constraints, and security requirements.

Tools

AI-Enabled Security Tools

Threat Detection Tools

Security Documentation Tools

Cloud-Based Security Services

Job description

• Support secure network, endpoint, identity, and access management activities with guidance from peers and leaders.
• Assist with security documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, and reporting to support compliance and security posture improvements.
• Collaborate with software development and product teams to learn how security is integrated into the software development lifecycle and secure coding practices.
• Conduct research on emerging cyber threats, security technologies, AI-enabled security risks, and control approaches to support team knowledge and decision-making.
• Use AI-enabled cybersecurity tools to support threat detection, alert triage, analysis, documentation, and investigation activities while validating outputs before escalation or implementation.
• Assist with security control implementation and monitoring approaches for cloud-based, AI-enabled, or enterprise technology services under guidance.
• Apply structured prompt design techniques when using AI agent-enabled security tools, including clear context, objectives, constraints, and security requirements.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity, information security, application security, network security, cloud security, or technology risk concepts.
• Foundational knowledge of network protocols, security fundamentals, identity and access management, data privacy, data protection, or secure software development concepts.
• Interest in scripting or automation using languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, discretion, attention to detail, and learning agility with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Offer of employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles, including network security, application security, and identity and access management. Proficient in using AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for threat detection and analysis while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• Network Security
• AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Tools
• Scripting with Python
• Identity and Access Management

Hard Skills

• Cybersecurity
• Information Security
• Application Security
• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Data Privacy
• Data Protection
• Secure Software Development
• Scripting
• Automation

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Learning Agility

Industry Keywords

• Security Posture
• Compliance
• Emerging Cyber Threats
• Control Approaches
• Security Control Implementation

Tools & Technologies

• AI-Enabled Security Tools
• Threat Detection Tools
• Security Documentation Tools
• Cloud-Based Security Services