Cybersecurity Internship: Build Real-World Defense Skills

Castleton Commodities International; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Castleton Commodities International offers a Cybersecurity Intern role within its Technology organization to protect networks, systems, data, and business operations. The internship provides hands-on exposure to security operations, vulnerability management, identity and access security, data protection, and AI governance.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Data Science, DevOps, and other stakeholders in a fast-paced global environment, gaining practical experience through

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Data Science, CS, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• Expected graduation December 2027 or Spring 2028 preferred, though strong candidates may be considered.
• Strong interest in cybersecurity, information security, technology risk, infrastructure security, cloud security, or security operations.
• Foundational understanding of IAM, endpoint and network security, vulnerability management, phishing/social engineering, incident response, and data protection.
• Familiarity with SIEM, Microsoft security tools (Purview), CrowdStrike/EDR concepts, ServiceNow/Jira, scripting (PowerShell/Python), cloud platforms, vulnerability scanners, Git/Bitbucket, container security, DLP/Purview, or AI security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Security operations and threat detection: Assist with alert review, evidence collection, initial triage notes, escalation summaries, and detection-quality improvement under guidance.
• Vulnerability and exposure management: Support tracking, documentation, and prioritization of security findings across endpoints, cloud, external attack surface, and applications, including remediation follow-up and reporting.
• Incident-response readiness: Help maintain incident-response documentation, escalation references, tabletop materials, post-incident action tracking, and lessons-learned templates.
• Identity, access, and privileged access controls: Contribute to documentation and analysis supporting MFA, Conditional Access, PIM/JIT access, service-account ownership, privileged-access workflows, and access-review improvements.
• Data protection and AI security governance: Support policy-to-control mapping, AI tool/use-case inventory, approved-use documentation, data-handling guidance, DLP/Purview planning materials, and safe AI usage communications.
• Cloud, application, and DevSecOps security: Assist with organizing findings and project materials related to secure SDLC, dependency control, secrets detection, container/cloud security, approved software sourcing, and developer security enablement.
• Third-party and supply-chain risk: Help collect and organize vendor/security review materials, map risk themes, and document decision-ready summaries for Cybersecurity review.
• Security awareness and culture: Assist with role-based awareness content, phishing and social-engineering education, AI-threat communications, campaign reporting, and end-user guidance.
• Governance, metrics, and executive reporting: Help maintain Jira/workstream hygiene, dashboards, risk summaries, KPI/KRI inputs, project status updates, and concise leadership-ready reporting.

Skills

Cybersecurity basics

Threat detection

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Cybersecurity/CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Purview

CrowdStrike

EDR concepts

Jira/ServiceNow

PowerShell/Python

Cloud platforms

Job description

Castleton Commodities International offers a Cybersecurity Intern role within its Technology organization to protect networks, systems, data, and business operations. The internship provides hands-on exposure to security operations, vulnerability management, identity and access security, data protection, and AI governance.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Data Science, DevOps, and other stakeholders in a fast-paced global environment, gaining practical experience through