Information Security Placement (Remote)

About Prairieview IT

Most work comes in through ConnectWise tickets, with a dispatch board for onsite visits. Our technicians handle onsite and remote support for medical offices, accounting firms and manufacturers on fixed monthly contracts.

About the role

We are preparing for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits, and the intern will help collect evidence and update policies. Remote position. Most of the team is in Utrecht, but nobody is required to come in. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

Responsibilities

• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists.
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes.
• Write clear findings with severity, impact and steps to fix.
• Prepare short security awareness posts and quizzes for staff.
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks.
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious.
• Run authenticated vulnerability scans with Nessus or OpenVAS on approved assets.
• Collect evidence for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audit controls.

Requirements

• Based in the Netherlands for the duration of the internship.
• Eligible to work in the Netherlands.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027.
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF.
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted.
• Comfortable on the Linux command line.

What you get out of it

• How audit evidence, policies and technical controls fit together.
• Writing findings that engineers can fix without a long back-and-forth.
• Mentoring from a security engineer with weekly check-ins.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: €1,650 - €2,300 monthly

What we offer

• Paid public holidays.
• Company laptop.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Online learning budget.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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