IT Audit Intern: Cybersecurity & Risk Assurance

Highmark Health; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health offers the Summer 2027 Undergraduate IT Audit Internship to gain hands-on experience across information technology audit, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, and governance activities. Interns work with IT Audit, Information Security, Privacy, and Risk Management teams to evaluate controls protecting assets and systems in a regulated environment.

The program provides practical training in IT auditing, risk assessment, and audit methodologies, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Full or part-time enrollment in an accredited college or university baccalaureate program.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders in planning assignments and resolving day-to-day operational problems.
• Under supervision, provide entry-level professional IT audit services as appropriate to the day-to-day operating objectives.
• Participate in projects and programs to develop professional skills and expertise.
• Participate in planning and implementation of unit projects and initiatives within area of expertise.
• Conduct research and reporting with recommendations or alternative proposals for action.
• Undertake related studies or enrichment programs as appropriate to the specific objectives of the operating unit.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Education

Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems

Job description

Highmark Health offers the Summer 2027 Undergraduate IT Audit Internship to gain hands-on experience across information technology audit, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, and governance activities. Interns work with IT Audit, Information Security, Privacy, and Risk Management teams to evaluate controls protecting assets and systems in a regulated environment.

The program provides practical training in IT auditing, risk assessment, and audit methodologies, with opportunities to