Cybersecurity Analyst Internship - Summer 2027

Casey; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Casey’s in Ankeny, IA offers a Cybersecurity Analyst Internship for Summer 2027. You’ll work with a SOC team, learn identity lifecycle, and help improve security workflows and defenses.

Based at our Store Support Center, you’ll engage with leaders and interns across disciplines while exploring cloud, perimeter, and endpoint security. You’ll gain real‑world experience, with potential to continue part-time during the school year and pursue a full-time career post-graduation.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in cybersecurity operations and identity lifecycle management.
• Act as a SOC Analyst analyzing security alerts and threat management processes.
• Help implement and test security controls and evidence-based mitigations.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

None

Job description

Cybersecurity Analyst Internship - Summer 2027

#14882

Ankeny, Iowa, United States

Full-Time Part-Time Designation

Full-time

Job Description

At Casey's, you'll gain real-world experience through meaningful work and contribute to projects that matter. You'll work alongside industry professionals, connect with leaders across the organization, and collaborate with fellow interns from a variety of backgrounds and majors.As a growing Fortune 500 company, we're committed to developing future talent. Your internship can be more than just a summer experience, with potential opportunities to continue part-time during the school year and launch your full-time career with us after graduation.

Our internships are designed to help you grow professionally while having fun along the way. Based at our Store Support Center in Ankeny, Iowa, you'll gain an inside look at one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country through networking events, executive speaker series, community service opportunities, and social outings. You'll build valuable connections, learn from senior leaders, and experience what makes Casey's a great place to launch your career. And yes, you'll make some pizzas along the way, too!

As a Cybersecurity Analyst Intern,you'll learn the identity lifecycle in depth as well as components of our layered cyber defense model.Once experienced and familiar with Casey's policies and procedures, you'll help us to improve and automate our workflows and defenses. You will act as a SOC Analyst in analyzing security alerts, establishing threat management processes, maintaining data, performing tests and risk analysis, and making mitigation recommendations to supporting tech teams. You will have the opportunity to dig into the implementation of best practice security capabilities in areas that could include perimeter controls, cloud security, application whitelisting, red team analysis, and endpoint security.

What you can expect when you join the Casey's Team:

• A transformative culture putting service first and taking pride in caring for our guests, our communities, and each other.
• Opportunities to use cutting edge technologies and enterprise-wide collaboration to enable our strategy and drive world class service.
• Dress for your day dress code, jeans are welcome!
• The opportunity to work for a big company that has not lost our small company feel. Our senior leadership team is engaged, involved and accessible!
• What are you waiting for? Come be a part of a company that is growing, transforming and is here for good!

Compensation: This internship offers a starting pay range of $23.00 - $26.00 per hour, depending on academic year, qualifications, experience, and skills relevant to the role.

Requirements

• Current Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelor's or Master'sdegree in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Experience withmanaging firewalls, Azure networking,andAzure securitypreferred, but notrequired.
• Experience with email or endpoint security productsisbeneficial.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow
• Ability to exercise independent judgment
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines