Cyber Security Intern

Who we are

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the company has grown since 2019 by acquiring regional IT providers. Certifications include ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, and we hold partner status with Microsoft, Cisco and VMware. We started in 2019 and have grown to about 310 people. After-hours on-call comes around every fourth week.

About the role

This is a blue team internship first. Most days involve reviewing alerts, checking configurations and writing up findings. Our headquarters is in Abu Dhabi, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Abu Dhabi team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours follow Gulf time, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Run authenticated vulnerability scans with Nessus or OpenVAS on approved assets.
• Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed.
• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists.
• Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope.
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes.
• Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team.
• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk.
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Eligible to work in Argentina.
• Based in Argentina for the duration of the internship.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs.
• Strong sense of ethics. You will see sensitive data and must stay strictly within scope.
• Own laptop that can run a virtual machine, and a stable internet connection.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or a related field, graduating in between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week for 6 months.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: ARS 1,300,000 - ARS 1,400,000/month

What we offer

• Company laptop.
• Online learning budget.
• Internet allowance.
• Paid public holidays.
• Certificate of completion.

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Wheelwright Managed Services FZ-LLC.