Cyber Security Placement Student

Our lab is a back room full of test hardware, old routers and a rack of virtual machines. We're looking for a Cyber Security Placement Student. Prairiesmith Security is looking for a cyber security intern to support our small security team with monitoring, testing and documentation. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Plymouth team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

The work:

• Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team
• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes
• Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed
• Run authenticated vulnerability scans with Nessus or OpenVAS on approved assets

About you:

• Eligible to work in Mexico
• Based in Mexico for the duration of the internship
• Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF

3 months, starting Dec 2026. Stipend: $1,550 - $1,950/month.

Perks: Online learning budget, Paid public holidays, Company laptop, Mentorship.

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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