AI Security Engineering Intern — Hands-on Automation & Cloud

Itron; Washington; On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Itron is seeking an intern for its Information Security team in Liberty Lake, WA. You will gain hands-on experience applying AI, automation, software development, and security engineering practices while you complete your education. Start ASAP, not remote.

Part-time during the academic year (~20-25 hrs) and full-time in Summer 2027. You will develop AI-enabled security tools, automate tasks via scripting and APIs, and evaluate security across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, and data

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a degree program in a related technical field (Cybersecurity, CS, SWE, Data Science, AI).
• Foundational cybersecurity concepts: IAM, cloud security, endpoint security, networking, secure software development, threat detection.
• Intermediate programming/scripting (Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, or C#).
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts, LLMs, or data analysis.
• Able to troubleshoot tech problems and learn new technologies.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, sharing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing, testing, and documenting AI-enabled security tools, workflows, and prototypes.
• Use scripting and APIs to automate security tasks, data collection, enrichment, analysis, and reporting.
• Support integration and evaluation of security technologies across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, and data environments.
• Analyze security data to identify patterns, anomalies, and potential threats to improve controls.
• Help assess security of AI solutions, including data protection and safeguards.
• Build and maintain technical docs, test plans, code repos, and repeatable procedures.
• Collaborate with security engineers and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver outcomes.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Programming / scripting

AI / ML concepts

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, AI (degree)

Tools

Python

PowerShell

JavaScript

C#

Job description

Itron is seeking an intern for its Information Security team in Liberty Lake, WA. You will gain hands-on experience applying AI, automation, software development, and security engineering practices while you complete your education. Start ASAP, not remote.

Part-time during the academic year (~20-25 hrs) and full-time in Summer 2027. You will develop AI-enabled security tools, automate tasks via scripting and APIs, and evaluate security across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, and data