Cybersecurity Intern

About Nelson Networks:

Dell, HP and Lenovo hardware is sold and supported for schools and local governments, as it has been since 2012. Our dress code is a company polo and clean jeans.

Overview:

Nelson Networks is looking for a cyber security intern to support our small security team with monitoring, testing and documentation. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning.

What you'll do:

• Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks
• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk
• Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed
• 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

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Comfortable on the Linux command line
• Own laptop that can run a virtual machine, and a stable internet connection
• Strong sense of ethics. You will see sensitive data and must stay strictly within scope

Nice to have:

• Experience with Wireshark, Nmap or Burp Suite

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $37.50 - $45.00 per hour

Perks:

• Learning and development stipend
• Return offer opportunities
• Flexible hours
• Paid company holidays

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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