Hybrid InfoSec Intern: Cyber Defense & Risk

DTCC; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model: 3 days in office, 2

Job summary

DTCC is seeking an Information Security Intern to support the CISO organization and learn hands-on in security operations, risk management, threat detection, and governance.

You will participate in a structured 10-week Summer Internship Program, receiving training, mentorship, and exposure to real security challenges across technology platforms and processes. The role offers a hybrid schedule with on-site and remote elements for a rigorous learning experience.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, MIS, Technology Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cybersecurity risk assessments, security reviews, and control evaluations to help identify, document, and mitigate information security risks across systems, applications, infrastructure, and business processes.
• Support security operations activities by monitoring alerts, reviewing security events, researching potential threats, documenting findings, and contributing to incident response and threat mitigation efforts under the guidance of experienced security professionals.
• Collaborate with CISO teams, technology partners, infrastructure teams, application developers, and risk stakeholders to strengthen security controls and support internal policy, regulatory, audit, and governance expectations.
• Help prepare security documentation, metrics, dashboards, procedures, job aids, and status updates that communicate risks, findings, remediation progress, and key outcomes to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Support vulnerability management, access management, security awareness, compliance, and control testing activities by collecting data, analyzing results, tracking actions, and helping teams drive timely remediation.
• Research emerging cybersecurity threats, industry trends, financial services security practices, and security technologies while contributing to projects that protect critical financial market infrastructure.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/InfoSec/CS/IT/CE/MIS/Tech Management or related field

Tools

SIEM

Vulnerability scanning

Cloud security

Scripting

Jira

Excel

Power BI

ISO 27001

Job description

DTCC is seeking an Information Security Intern to support the CISO organization and learn hands-on in security operations, risk management, threat detection, and governance.

You will participate in a structured 10-week Summer Internship Program, receiving training, mentorship, and exposure to real security challenges across technology platforms and processes. The role offers a hybrid schedule with on-site and remote elements for a rigorous learning experience.