Security & IT Intern

eightsleep; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

eightsleep is seeking a part-time intern to support corporate security, IT, and compliance. The role blends employee support with systems administration, scripting, and automation, with opportunities to present projects to engineering teams. You will work with security staff on practical projects from start to finish.

Ideal candidates are CS students in the U.S. with Python scripting experience and exposure to API usage.

Qualifications

• Be a junior or senior at a U.S. college or university studying computer science or a related subject.
• Have scripting experience in Python or a similar language, including a project that uses an API.
• Understand workplace identity controls such as single sign-on, multifactor authentication, directory groups, and least privilege.
• Have administered or secured a real environment, such as a student organization’s workspace, a home lab, campus IT systems, or a help desk.
• Provide a sample of clear technical or security writing, such as a project README, lab write-up, or how-to guide.
• Be available for 20 hours per week during the academic year, with at least four hours overlapping U.S. business hours on three or more days; be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Administer Google Workspace, devices, and SaaS account access, including onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews.
• Run access and device-compliance checks and automate repetitive steps where appropriate.
• Help resolve failed compliance checks and automate the collection of audit evidence.
• Handle employee security and IT requests during a weekly support shift, with mentor review.
• Write runbooks and triage notes for engineers and automated assistants to use.
• Use AI coding tools to improve workflows and develop them toward production automation.

Skills

Python scripting

Technical writing

Scripting automation

Education

CS or related field student

Tools

Google Workspace

APIs

Job description

Role overview

Support corporate security, IT, and compliance as a part-time intern, working with security staff on practical projects from start to finish. The work combines employee support and systems administration with scripting and automation, with opportunities to present completed projects to engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer Google Workspace, devices, and SaaS account access, including onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews.
• Run access and device-compliance checks and automate repetitive steps where appropriate.
• Help resolve failed compliance checks and automate the collection of audit evidence.
• Handle employee security and IT requests during a weekly support shift, with mentor review.
• Write runbooks and triage notes for engineers and automated assistants to use.
• Use AI coding tools to improve workflows and develop them toward production automation.

Requirements

• Be a junior or senior at a U.S. college or university studying computer science or a related subject.
• Have scripting experience in Python or a similar language, including a project that uses an API.
• Understand workplace identity controls such as single sign-on, multifactor authentication, directory groups, and least privilege.
• Have administered or secured a real environment, such as a student organization’s workspace, a home lab, campus IT systems, or a help desk.
• Provide a sample of clear technical or security writing, such as a project README, lab write-up, or how-to guide.
• Be available for 20 hours per week during the academic year, with at least four hours overlapping U.S. business hours on three or more days; be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Capture-the-flag participation, bug bounty write-ups, or practical projects on GitHub.
• Help desk, campus IT, or managed service provider experience.
• Coursework or work exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001.

Benefits and work setup

Part-time schedule of 20 hours per week, arranged around classes. The role offers direct project ownership and mentoring; employee benefits are not specified for this internship.