Cybersecurity Intern: Hands-On Security & IR Training

Ingersoll Rand Careers; Davidson (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand Inc. is offering a cybersecurity internship designed to expose interns to the day-to-day operations of security within the company.

Interns will support frontline duties in cybersecurity practices and learn about event assessment and escalation with mentors. You will perform data collection, ticket processing, analysis, and remediation tasks, while gaining insight into architectural designs, best practices, and incident response obligations across Security Operations, GRC, and

Qualifications

• Undergraduate coursework in cybersecurity or related field.
• Fundamental cybersecurity principles and best practices.
• Lab experience with endpoint, network, vulnerability, and log management tools.
• Basic OS and networking knowledge (Windows/Linux).
• Ability to analyze logs and support threat assessment.
• Introductory cloud knowledge and scripting basics.

Responsibilities

• Follow directives from cybersecurity management and senior staff.
• Support day-to-day cybersecurity team activities.
• Learn to manage security tools deployed across the organization.
• Assist in threat analysis, investigation, and reporting.
• Support Security Operations, GRC, and Engineering teams.
• Monitor dashboards and tool health with escalation to the team.
• Develop proficiency in cybersecurity tools and triage tasks.
• Read daily security resources to stay current on threats.
• Participate in mock threat exercises and improve skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cybersecurity basics

Threat assessment

WindowsLinux knowledge

Python basics

PowerShell basics

Education

Undergraduate cybersecurity coursework

Tools

SIEM tools

Endpoint security tools

Network monitoring tools

Job description

Ingersoll Rand Inc. is offering a cybersecurity internship designed to expose interns to the day-to-day operations of security within the company.

Interns will support frontline duties in cybersecurity practices and learn about event assessment and escalation with mentors. You will perform data collection, ticket processing, analysis, and remediation tasks, while gaining insight into architectural designs, best practices, and incident response obligations across Security Operations, GRC, and