Cybersecurity Intern

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Role Overview:

Join our Cyber Defense team as a Cybersecurity Intern and gain hands-on exposure to day-to-day security operations, SIEM platform migration, and enterprise threat monitoring. This internship is designed for students who want practical experience in SOC operations, alert triage, log analysis, and security tooling while supporting ongoing business-as-usual (BAU) cyber defense activities.

The intern will work closely with senior analysts during the SIEM transition from Splunk to SecOps, while also supporting incident monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement of security operations.

Key Responsibilities

SIEM Migration Support (Splunk → SecOps)

• Assist the team in validating log sources during the SIEM migration project

• Support use case migration, alert comparison, and data quality checks between platforms

• Help document detection logic, dashboards, and operational procedures

• Participate in post-migration tuning and stabilization activities

SOC & BAU Cyber Defense Operations

• Support daily security monitoring activities under analyst supervision

• Assist in alert triage, enrichment, and basic investigation workflows

• Review logs and security events from endpoints, servers, network, and cloud tools

• Help maintain SOC runbooks, playbooks, and documentation

Threat & Incident Support

• Assist in tracking incidents, false positives, and trends

• Perform basic threat intelligence research to support investigations

• Help prepare incident summaries and operational reports

Operational Improvement & Hygiene

• Support periodic reviews of alerts, dashboards, and detection effectiveness

• Assist with access reviews, tool health checks, and security telemetry validation

• Participate in tabletop exercises, drills, or internal security initiatives when applicable

Preferred Skills / Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in:

– Cybersecurity

– Computer Science

– Information Technology

– Telecommunications

– or a related field

• Basic understanding of:

– SIEM concepts (e.g., logs, alerts, correlation)

– Cyber attack techniques (phishing, malware, brute force, lateral movement)

– SOC or security operations fundamentals

• Familiarity with (nice to have, not required):

– Splunk, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel, or other SIEM tools

– EDR/XDR platforms (CrowdStrike, Defender, etc.)

– Networking basics (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)

• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail

• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and work in an operational environment

• Good communication skills and ability to document findings clearly

What the Intern Will Gain

• Real-world SOC and cyber defense exposure

• Hands-on experience supporting a SIEM migration project

• Understanding of enterprise-scale security operations

• Practical skills relevant to SOC Analyst, Cyber Defense, or Blue Team roles

What’s next?

• Once you’ve applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.
• Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

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