Information Security Placement

Most work comes in through ConnectWise tickets, with a dispatch board for onsite visits. Dell, HP and Lenovo hardware is sold and supported for schools and local governments, as it has been since 2016.

The internship:

We are preparing for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits, and the intern will help collect evidence and update policies. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the UK. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do:

Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists. Update security policies and runbooks in Confluence. Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope. Prepare short security awareness posts and quizzes for staff. Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious.

Who can apply:

Eligible to work in the UK. Available for the full internship period. Strong sense of ethics. You will see sensitive data and must stay strictly within scope. Good understanding of networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, ports and firewalls. Comfortable on the Linux command line. Available 30 to 40 hours a week for 6 months.

What you'll learn:

How audit evidence, policies and technical controls fit together. Mentoring from a security engineer with weekly check-ins.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: £16.00 - £16.50 an hour

What we offer:

Reference on completion. Graduate scheme fast-track interview. Access to online training. Flexible working hours. Mentoring from an experienced team member.

This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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