Space Cybersecurity Intern - On-Site in El Segundo

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Commuter benefit

Fully stocked kitchen

Company events

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is offering a summer cybersecurity internship to join our Information Security team. You will monitor security alerts, document actions, and gather materials for our upcoming security certification.

You will sit with the Cybersecurity Analyst and the InfoSec Engineer, learn how a security team operates, and work on real alerts, reports, and an end‑to‑end project you own.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, information systems, or similar.
• Basic scripting and comfort with reading logs and data in spreadsheets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and document actions taken.
• Assist with configuring and tuning security tools to reduce noise and improve coverage.
• Maintain or organize security event logs for audit readiness.
• Assist in collecting and organizing logs for auditor review and external partner reports.
• Contribute to a summer project owned from start to finish (e.g., logging gaps, incident response guide, or dashboard).

Skills

Networking basics

OS concepts

User accounts management

Incident response

Log analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree (cybersecurity or related)

Tools

Zscaler

CrowdStrike

ThreatLocker

Darktrace

AlienVault

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is offering a summer cybersecurity internship to join our Information Security team. You will monitor security alerts, document actions, and gather materials for our upcoming security certification.

You will sit with the Cybersecurity Analyst and the InfoSec Engineer, learn how a security team operates, and work on real alerts, reports, and an end‑to‑end project you own.