Ethical Hacking Intern

Our lab is a back room full of test hardware, old routers and a rack of virtual machines. We're looking for an Ethical Hacking Intern. This is a blue team internship first. Most days involve reviewing alerts, checking configurations and writing up findings. This role is fully remote within India. Reliable internet and a power backup are a must.

What you will do:

• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes
• Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious
• Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks

You should be:

• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 or 2028 batch)
• Strong sense of ethics. You will see sensitive data and must stay strictly within scope
• Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs
• Good understanding of networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, ports and firewalls

3 months, starting Jan 2027. Stipend: ₹24,000-₹31,000 monthly.

Perks: Job offer on successful completion, Free access to paid learning courses, Letter of recommendation, Certificate.

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Nickelcrest Labs Pvt Ltd.