Information Security Intern

Clients rely on us for laptop setup, Intune enrolment, backup monitoring and after-hours help when something breaks. We're looking for an Information Security Intern. Remote internship on the Application Security team. You will work on our own systems only, with written permission and a clear scope for any testing. Our headquarters is in Mississauga, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Mississauga. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

What you will do

• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk
• Prepare short security awareness posts and quizzes for staff
• 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
• Collect evidence for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audit controls

About you

• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Are available for a full-time work from home internship for the entire duration
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF
• Strong sense of ethics. You will see sensitive data and must stay strictly within scope

4 months, starting Within 2 weeks. Stipend: $550 to $600 monthly.

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

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mississauga Data Systems.