Cybersecurity Assurance Intern — SIEM & Compliance

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Penn State University's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is seeking an undergraduate student to join the Cyber & Information Security Division to assist Cybersecurity Assurance teams.

The internship offers up to 20 hours/week during fall and spring, and up to 40 hours/week in the summer. Responsibilities include compliance enforcement, SIEM configuration, vulnerability management, audits, automation, and policy documentation.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, customer service, technical writing, and organizational skills.
• Pursuing studies in Information/Security fields relevant to cybersecurity internship.
• Willingness to learn Windows/Linux systems and defensive cyber tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR).

Responsibilities

• Compliance enforcement.
• SIEM configuration and security administration.
• Vulnerability Management.
• Audit and security checks.
• Automation and process improvement.
• Compliance documentation updates.
• Technical writing in policy, process, and procedures.
• Hardware and Software reviews.

Skills

Excellent communication

Technical writing

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

Undergraduate student in Information Security/Information Science & Technology/Computer Science

Tools

Windows

Linux

Scripting (bash, Python)

SIEM

Firewalls

Job description

Penn State University's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is seeking an undergraduate student to join the Cyber & Information Security Division to assist Cybersecurity Assurance teams.

The internship offers up to 20 hours/week during fall and spring, and up to 40 hours/week in the summer. Responsibilities include compliance enforcement, SIEM configuration, vulnerability management, audits, automation, and policy documentation.