Cybersecurity Intern: Hands-On SOC & Threat Detection

W.W. Grainger, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

W.W. Grainger, Inc. invites students to join the Grainger Technology Group as a Cybersecurity Intern in our downtown Chicago office for a 10-week, paid program.

You will work across security, engineering, and risk teams to support real security outcomes and gain hands-on exposure to modern tech stacks and enterprise systems. You will learn about vulnerability management, incident readiness, identity and access governance, and security engineering while collaborating with experienced

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field.
• GPA 3.0 or higher; equivalent practical experience considered.
• Foundational networking, OS, cloud concepts; curiosity and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Assist security analysts in monitoring Grainger’s environment for signs of compromise.
• Support security program processes, inventories, and platform monitoring.
• Learn how identities and access are managed and how controls support processes.
• Help track remediation and validate closure in vulnerability management.
• Gain exposure to SIEM platforms for alerts and basic threat detection.
• Document processes and communicate technical recommendations to the team.

Skills

Networking basics

Cybersecurity basics

Incident response

Threat detection

Scripting basics

Education

Bachelor's degree (expected Dec 2027–Jun 2028)

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

W.W. Grainger, Inc. invites students to join the Grainger Technology Group as a Cybersecurity Intern in our downtown Chicago office for a 10-week, paid program.

You will work across security, engineering, and risk teams to support real security outcomes and gain hands-on exposure to modern tech stacks and enterprise systems. You will learn about vulnerability management, incident readiness, identity and access governance, and security engineering while collaborating with experienced