Cybersecurity Intern: Threat Hunt & Forensics

Global Payments; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global benefits

Learning & development

Inclusive team environment

Community initiatives

Wellbeing program

Global employee assistance

Recognition on global platform

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a Cyber Security Intern to join our Information Security team and help shape the future of global commerce. You will support threat intelligence, threat hunts, endpoint forensics, and vulnerability research while developing and enhancing security playbooks and procedures.

The role involves monitoring systems, contributing to policies, and producing metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of security controls.

Qualifications

• Working towards Nexus or Bachelors in Cyber Security focused discipline.
• Achieved one or more of the following certifications: IT Fundamentals, Network+, A+, Security+.
• Working towards one or more of the following certification: AWS Cloud Practitioner, GCP Cloud Digital Leader, or a security specialization.
• Awareness of FinTech related compliance frameworks (PCI, SOX, GLBA), etc.; Knowledge of industry standard security compliance programs (PCI, SOX, GLBA, etc.).
• Awareness of National Security Standards (NIST CyberSecurity Framework, NIST SP800 Series, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Handle cyber threat intelligence as assigned.
• Support guided cyber threat hunts and endpoint forensics.
• Conduct vulnerability research and contribute to playbooks and procedures.
• Monitor systems for threats and vulnerabilities as assigned.
• Contribute to information security policies, standards, and documentation.
• Create metrics to show security controls effectiveness and team operations.
• Participate in security architecture reviews and exception processes.
• Generate security artifacts to meet compliance requirements.
• Stay updated on industry threats to guide decisions.
• Participate in program improvements for future interns.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Endpoint forensics

Vulnerability research

Security governance

Policy & standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security

Tools

IT Fundamentals

Network+

A+

Security+

AWS Cloud Practitioner

GCP Cloud Digital Leader

Job description

Global Payments is seeking a Cyber Security Intern to join our Information Security team and help shape the future of global commerce. You will support threat intelligence, threat hunts, endpoint forensics, and vulnerability research while developing and enhancing security playbooks and procedures.

The role involves monitoring systems, contributing to policies, and producing metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of security controls.