Defensive Security Intern: On-Site Mentorship

sunlife; Waterford; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life is inviting enthusiastic third-year students to join our Defensive Security Student Internship. You will work on hardening systems, analyzing alerts, and learning how security controls like EDR, SIEM and IDS operate in a financial services environment.

You'll gain hands-on experience, mentorship from seasoned professionals, and exposure to regulatory considerations while contributing to our security posture and incident response readiness. This is an on-site internship in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong foundational understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S), operating systems (Windows, Linux).
• Basic understanding of cryptography, authentication, authorization, and secure coding principles.
• Familiar with Security tools such as IDS, EDR, SIEM; will use these in day-to-day work.
• Eagerness to learn, proactive attitude, and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Responding to alerts generated by security controls (EDR, SIEM, IDS).
• Upholding quality across tickets in the ticketing process.
• Reporting and remediation: documenting findings and updating documentation across tools.
• Security awareness: learning about attack vectors and contributing to awareness initiatives.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Security concepts

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Bachelor's or Master's in Information Technology

Tools

EDR

SIEM

IDS

Security tools

Job description

Sun Life is inviting enthusiastic third-year students to join our Defensive Security Student Internship. You will work on hardening systems, analyzing alerts, and learning how security controls like EDR, SIEM and IDS operate in a financial services environment.

You'll gain hands-on experience, mentorship from seasoned professionals, and exposure to regulatory considerations while contributing to our security posture and incident response readiness. This is an on-site internship in Ireland.