Information Security Placement

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About the internship

Graniterun is hiring an Information Security Placement for Jul 2027. Remote internship on the Security Operations team. You will work on our own systems only, with written permission and a clear scope for any testing. You will intern remotely with our team in Chicago. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Responsibilities

• Update security policies and runbooks in Confluence
• Prepare short security awareness posts and quizzes for staff
• Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope
• Write clear findings with severity, impact and steps to fix
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks
• Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed
• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk

Basic qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Available for the full internship period
• Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs
• Good understanding of networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, ports and firewalls
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted
• Some scripting in Python or Bash

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of cloud security in AWS or Azure
• Familiarity with ISO 27001 or NIST frameworks
• Basic understanding of Active Directory

What you'll learn

• Certificate and recommendation letter on completion
• Writing findings that engineers can fix without a long back-and-forth
• You will work on real security alerts and vulnerability findings, not lab exercises
• Hands-on time with SIEM, scanning and cloud security tools

Program dates: Jul 2027, 3 months.

Intern pay: €3,000 - €3,700/month

Perks

• Paid public holidays
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Flexible hours
• Certificate of completion

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jul 2027.

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