OT Security Intern

Austin Community College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 27,276 - 38,848; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in the United States is offering a Summer Intern position in OT Security. This role includes assisting with the maintenance of systems hardware and software in a critical control center. Interns will work closely with engineers and operators, performing system monitoring and vulnerability assessments. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and possess strong analytical and communication skills. The compensation for this role is set at $24.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of power systems or SCADA concepts (preferred).
• Strong communication, organizational, and critical thinking abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Mature and maintain security stack including monitoring, logging, and vulnerability assessments.
• Assist in installing new/rebuilding existing servers and configuring hardware.
• Research and recommend innovative solutions and automation for tasks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Job description

Compensation

The salary for this role is $24.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Texas. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

About the Role

We currently have an opportunity for a Summer Intern to join our team based in our Austin, TX office. This position will function as an OT Security Intern working with Operations Technology (OT) and critical control center OT systems. Functioning at an intern level, you will be responsible for assisting in the provisioning, operation and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure in OT Security Operations and OT Security & Compliance. As the OT Security Intern, you will ensure that systems, hardware, operating systems, applications, appliances have a related OT change management ticket and support the organizational mission of providing uncompromising security while maintaining the highest levels of reliable service. In this role, the OT Security Intern will serve as the resource for assisting a suite of products used to maintain security and NERC CIP compliance. AssistOT Security Operations and OT Security & Compliance and learn skills to design, execute, and mature CIP program implementations across the OT landscape of networks and support systems. Specifically, the position will be responsible for assisting in the implementation, maturity and maintenance of tools including configuration monitoring, logging, alerting, vulnerability assessment, asset inventory, and change management solutions. You will operate in a cross-functional capacity working closely with engineers, operators, technicians, vendors and other OT team members.

What you will do:

• Mature and maintain security stack including but not limited to configuration monitoring, logging, alerting, vulnerability assessment, asset inventory and change management solutions
• Assist in installing new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with established standards and operational requirements
• Assist in developing and maintaining installation and configuration procedures and related documentation
• Contribute to and maintain baselines in a technically challenging OT environment
• Research and recommend innovative solutions and automation for repetitive tasks
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, systems and key processes
• Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled operations such as system backups
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions while evaluating patterns for attempted penetrations to classify potential threat vectors

We want you on our team because you:

• Are pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Have knowledge of power systems or SCADA concepts (preferred).
• Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Excel at working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Are self-motivated, disciplined, and possess the skills required for this role.
• Bring strong communication, organizational, and critical thinking abilities, along with expertise in modern software applications and document management strategies.

Ideally, you also have:

• Familiarity with electric utility business principles, compliance programs, and operations.