Space Cybersecurity Intern — Hands-On, Real-World Audits

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Commuter benefit

Health insurance

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a summer cybersecurity intern to support the information security team with day-to-day tasks, alert reviews, log handling, and documentation needed for our cybersecurity Certification preparations.

You will work closely with a Cybersecurity Analyst and an InfoSec Engineer, learn how a security team operates during a real audit, and own a summer project from start to finish chosen with your mentor in week one.

Qualifications

• You are a current undergrad in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, information systems, or a similar major.
• You have taken classes or taught yourself at least two of these: networking, how operating systems work, how user accounts and passwords are managed, how to respond to security incidents, or how to watch for security problems.
• You are comfortable reading logs and working with data in a spreadsheet. You know what a basic script is, even if you have not written many.
• You write clearly. You will be writing notes and reports that other people rely on.
• You are organized, you pay attention to details, and you are willing to ask questions when something is unclear.
• You are allowed to work in the United States for the full length of the internship without needing us to sponsor a visa.

Responsibilities

• Review security alerts daily, decide what they mean, and document your actions.
• Set up, tune, and improve security tools configuration with guidance from your lead.
• Keep security event logs up to date for auditable records.
• Pull sample logs from tools and organize them for auditors.
• Track reports from our external security partner and file them correctly.
• Upload reports and updates into our compliance-tracking software.
• Own a bigger summer project from start to finish chosen with your lead in week one.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Networking

Incident response basics

Log analysis

Scripting basics (Python/PowerShell/BP

Education

Undergraduate in cybersecurity/computer science/IT/IS

Tools

Zscaler

CrowdStrike

ThreatLocker

Darktrace

AlienVault

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a summer cybersecurity intern to support the information security team with day-to-day tasks, alert reviews, log handling, and documentation needed for our cybersecurity Certification preparations.

You will work closely with a Cybersecurity Analyst and an InfoSec Engineer, learn how a security team operates during a real audit, and own a summer project from start to finish chosen with your mentor in week one.