Cybersecurity Assurance Intern — SIEM, Compliance & Automation

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking an undergraduate student to join the Cyber & Information Security Division at ARL to assist our Cybersecurity Assurance teams. This paid internship involves SIEM configuration, vulnerability management, audits, automation, and policy documentation from State College, PA.

Applying students should have strong communication and writing skills; preferred familiarity with Windows/Linux scripting, networking basics, and defensive cyber tools.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, customer service, technical writing, and organizational skills are essential.
• Familiarity with defensive cyber tools and networking fundamentals is preferred.
• Scripting experience (bash, python) and systems administration/automation are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist Cybersecurity Assurance teams with compliance enforcement and security administration.
• Support vulnerability management, audits, and security checks.
• Contribute to automation, process improvement, and regulatory documentation updates.
• Engage in technical writing for policies, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in hardware and software reviews and domain environment support.

Skills

Excellent communication

Customer service

Technical writing

Organizational skills

Scripting (bash, python)

Networking fundamentals

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Information and Cyber Security or Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Firewalls

SIEM

XDR/EDR

CASB

IDS/IPS

FIM

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking an undergraduate student to join the Cyber & Information Security Division at ARL to assist our Cybersecurity Assurance teams. This paid internship involves SIEM configuration, vulnerability management, audits, automation, and policy documentation from State College, PA.

Applying students should have strong communication and writing skills; preferred familiarity with Windows/Linux scripting, networking basics, and defensive cyber tools.