Intern, Infrastructure Cybersecurity - Summer 2027

Mansfield Oil Company; Gainesville (GA); Sur place; USD 24 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Mentorship from security professionals

Hands-on enterprise security exposure

Potential for future opportunities

Résumé du poste

Mansfield Oil Company in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Summer Intern in Infrastructure Cybersecurity. This onsite, paid internship offers hands-on experience collaborating with a team of network, systems, and security engineers on vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance.

You will gain exposure to cloud, on-prem resources, and security best practices while supporting real-world projects and documentation.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and operating systems.
• Familiar with core security concepts and confidential information handling.

Responsabilités

• Assist with vulnerability scanning, triage, and remediation tracking with system owners.
• Review alerts from security tools and document security events under supervision.
• Support firewall reviews, network segmentation validation, and secure server configurations.
• Assist with user access reviews and MFA coverage reporting.
• Help gather evidence for internal security assessments and update runbooks and diagrams.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and applications teams to promote secure practices.

Connaissances

Networking fundamentals

Windows & Linux familiarity

Core security concepts

Analytical & communication skills

Confidential information handling

Formation

Pursuing degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Outils

PowerShell

Python

Description du poste

As a Summer Intern in Infrastructure Cybersecurity, you will collaborate with a team of network, systems, and security engineers to protect and strengthen the company's technology environment. This is a hands‑on role where you'll contribute to real‑world projects, gaining experience in network security, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and security compliance.

Internship Details:

• General: Full‑time, Monday - Friday, onsite paid internship
• Pay: $21/hour
• Dates: May 24, 2027, through August 6, 2027 (Required)
• Location: Corporate headquarters, Gainesville, GA (Onsite Required)

Key Responsibilities

• Vulnerability Management:
  • Assist with vulnerability scanning, triage and prioritize findings, and track remediation with system owners.
• Security Monitoring & Incident Response:
  • Review alerts from endpoint, identity, and network security tools, and support the investigation and documentation of security events under supervision.
• Network & Infrastructure Hardening:
  • Support firewall rule reviews, network segmentation validation, and secure configuration baselines for servers, network devices, and cloud resources.
• Identity & Access Management:
  • Assist with user access reviews, multi‑factor authentication coverage reporting, and cleanup of stale or over‑privileged accounts.
• Compliance & Documentation:
  • Help gather evidence for internal security assessments, and create or update procedures, runbooks, and network diagrams.
• Collaboration:
  • Work closely with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to define project goals and deliverables and promote secure practices.

Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, VLANs).
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of core security concepts (least privilege, defense in depth, authentication and encryption).
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Preferred:

• Progress toward an industry certification (CompTIA Security+, Network+, or Cisco CCNA).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure) and Microsoft 365 security.
• Scripting experience (PowerShell or Python).
• Hands‑on lab, homelab, or capture‑the‑flag (CTF) experience is a plus.

What We Offer

• Mentorship from seasoned Infrastructure and Cybersecurity professionals.
• Hands‑on experience securing a real enterprise environment.
• Opportunity to work on impactful, high‑visibility projects.
• A supportive and innovative work culture.
• Potential for future opportunities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.