Cybersecurity Intern

Incident response is a big part of the work: ransomware recovery, business email compromise and forensic investigations. We're looking for a Cybersecurity Intern. Remote internship on the Cloud Security team. You will work on our own systems only, with written permission and a clear scope for any testing. Remote position. Most of the team is in New York City, but nobody is required to come in. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

The work:

• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious
• Prepare short security awareness posts and quizzes for staff
• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes

About you:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or a related field, graduating in 2027 or 2028
• 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

12 weeks, starting June 2027. Stipend: $39.00-$54.50 per hour.

Perks: Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual), Home office setup stipend, Learning and development stipend, Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: June 2027.

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