Information Security Intern- Summer 2027

Meijer; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer in Grand Rapids, MI offers an IT internship in Information Security designed to give hands-on exposure to security technologies, compliance programs, and secure coding practices that protect Meijer and its customers. The 11-week program features challenging projects, final presentations to senior leaders, executive speaker series, professional development, and networking events across the business.

Candidates pursuing a bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or a related field with a

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field.
• Customer focused with dedication to internal and external customers' needs.
• Strong relationship-building with customers, team members, leadership, and partners.
• Able to explain technical work clearly, in writing and verbally, to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assist Information Security with security technologies, compliance programs, and secure coding practices.
• Collaborate on real projects that impact the business and participate in the internship program activities.

Skills

Customer focus

Relationship skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM platforms

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Endpoint security

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders.

The internship program includes:

• Challenging and impactful projects
• Final presentations delivered to senior executives
• Executive speaker series
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Networking and community events
• Events highlighting key areas of the business

What you will be doing as an IT Intern:

Meijer is seeking candidates for Information Security. The Information Security team is responsible for the security technologies, compliance programs, and secure coding practices that protect Meijer and our customers. Data security is of paramount importance in a retail environment, and interns get exposure to how a large retailer defends itself at scale.

Qualifications

• Progress toward a bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or a related field
• Customer focused - dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external customers
• Relationship skills - builds positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external partners
• Communication skills - explains technical work clearly, in writing and verbally, including to non-technical audiences

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Specific requirements vary by project. You do not need every item below - tell us what you have and what you want to learn.

For Information Security

• Foundational information security concepts and secure coding practices
• Functional understanding of IP networking
• Knowledge of routing and firewall operations
• Identity and access management and zero-trust concepts
• Endpoint / anti-malware and email security
• SIEM platforms and intrusion detection or prevention products
• Cloud security posture, vulnerability management, or incident response

Possible Career Paths

• Developer / Analyst
• Software Engineering
• Information Security Analyst
• Data and Analytics Development Program
• Infrastructure / Cloud Engineering
• Solution Architecture

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification.

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