Cybersecurity Intern - Spring 2027

About Los Angeles Managed Services:

Dentists, insurance agents and law offices make up most of the client list.

About the role:

Los Angeles Managed Services is looking for a cyber security intern to support our small security team with monitoring, testing and documentation. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Day to day:

Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope. Run authenticated vulnerability scans with Nessus or OpenVAS on approved assets. Update security policies and runbooks in Confluence. Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes. Write clear findings with severity, impact and steps to fix. Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists. Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk.

What we're looking for:

Available 40 hours a week for the full internship. Based in the US for the duration of the internship. Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply. Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs. Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF. Good understanding of networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, ports and firewalls. 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 2028.

What you'll learn:

Certificate and recommendation letter on completion. You will work on real security alerts and vulnerability findings, not lab exercises. Hands-on time with SIEM, scanning and cloud security tools.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $39.00 - $42.00 per hour

What we offer:

Paid sick time. Home office setup stipend. Flexible hours.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Spring 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Los Angeles Managed Services, Inc..