Summer IT Audit Intern - Cybersecurity & Risk

Highmark Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health invites undergraduates to join the Summer 2027 Undergraduate IT Audit Internship in Phoenix. The program offers hands-on exposure to IT audit, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, and governance across Highmark Health and its subsidiaries.

Interns work with IT Audit, Information Security, and Privacy teams to evaluate controls, perform risk assessments, and support project-based engagements while learning regulatory compliance and industry standards in a structured

Qualifications

• Full or part-time enrollment in an accredited college or university baccalaureate program.
• Pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, IT, Cybersecurity, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support IT audit, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, and governance activities.
• Assist with evaluating controls to protect assets and data.
• Participate in IT assurance engagements and project work.
• Help document audit results, findings, and recommendations.
• Contribute to risk assessments and control testing.
• Adhere to HIPAA, privacy policies, and information security requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support enterprise risk objectives.

Skills

IT Audit

Cybersecurity

Data Privacy

Risk Management

Governance

Education

Undergraduate student in a bachelor’s program

Job description

Highmark Health invites undergraduates to join the Summer 2027 Undergraduate IT Audit Internship in Phoenix. The program offers hands-on exposure to IT audit, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, and governance across Highmark Health and its subsidiaries.

Interns work with IT Audit, Information Security, and Privacy teams to evaluate controls, perform risk assessments, and support project-based engagements while learning regulatory compliance and industry standards in a structured