Information Security Intern

Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems licence our asset management platform under multi-year contracts. Headquartered in Mumbai since 1995, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. Releases go out Tuesday mornings, never on Fridays.

Internship overview:

Hickorystead is hiring an Information Security Intern for Immediately. We are preparing for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits, and the intern will help collect evidence and update policies. This role is fully remote within India.

What you'll do:

• 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.
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks.
• Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team.
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious.
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes.

Who you are:

• Can start right away or within the next two weeks.
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 batch)
• Strong sense of ethics. You will see sensitive data and must stay strictly within scope.
• 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.
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week for 6 months.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or a related field, graduating in 2027.

Nice to have:

• CTF participation or published writeups.

What you get out of it:

• Mentoring from a security engineer with weekly check-ins.
• How audit evidence, policies and technical controls fit together.
• Certificate and recommendation letter on completion.

Program dates: Immediately, 6 months.

Intern pay: ₹27,000 - ₹36,000 per month

Perks:

• Certificate.
• Flexible work hours.
• Laptop provided for the internship.
• Free access to paid learning courses.
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.
• Performance bonus.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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