Cybersecurity Intern (Remote) – Real-World Impact

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot offers a Summer Internship for college students to develop leadership skills and gain hands‑on experience in a corporate setting. Over 11 weeks, interns join a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e‑commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, or HR, and work on a real project with networking and development activities.

Cybersecurity interns gain exposure to areas like Application and Network Security, Forensics, and Security Analytics, pursuing a BS/BA in a related

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in cybersecurity, CS, information systems, math, decision sciences or risk management.
• 0–1 years of related work or internship experience.
• Interest in cross‑functional collaboration with engineers.
• Solid foundation in security fundamentals and Internet basics (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP).
• GPA 3.0 or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deploying technologies to establish data privacy and security controls.
• Help to improve application security.
• Manage system and software vulnerabilities.
• Establish methods for securing connected or “smart” devices.
• Develop advanced cyber monitoring and security analytics solutions.
• Establish cyber crisis management capabilities.
• Design and deliver cyber wargames for clients.
• Provide cyber forensics and incident response support.

Skills

Action Oriented

Manages Ambiguity

Collaboration

Nimble Learning

Communication

Customer Focus

Drives Results

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/Information Systems

Job description

The Home Depot offers a Summer Internship for college students to develop leadership skills and gain hands‑on experience in a corporate setting. Over 11 weeks, interns join a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e‑commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, or HR, and work on a real project with networking and development activities.

Cybersecurity interns gain exposure to areas like Application and Network Security, Forensics, and Security Analytics, pursuing a BS/BA in a related