Cyber Security Intern

Headquartered in Houston, the company has grown since 2020 by acquiring regional IT providers. Our field services team covers retail chains, hospitals and banks, dispatching technicians to over 4,000 sites.

About the role:

This is a blue team internship first. Most days involve reviewing alerts, checking configurations and writing up findings. We are headquartered in Houston and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will intern remotely with our team in Houston. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. Reliable internet and a power backup are a must.

Responsibilities:

• Update security policies and runbooks in Confluence
• Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks
• Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team
• Write clear findings with severity, impact and steps to fix

What we're looking for:

• Are able to join within 15 days
• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Own laptop that can run a virtual machine, and a stable internet connection
• Some scripting in Python or Bash
• Good understanding of networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, ports and firewalls
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted

Nice to have:

• CompTIA Security+, CEH, eJPT or a similar certification

What you get out of it:

• How audit evidence, policies and technical controls fit together
• Writing findings that engineers can fix without a long back-and-forth
• Certificate and recommendation letter on completion

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $450 to $650/month

Perks:

• Job offer on successful completion
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Letter of recommendation
• Certificate
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Internet allowance

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Tidekit.