Security Analyst Intern (Remote)

Who we are:

No call center and no offshore help desk. When clients call, one of us picks up. Clients have the owner's cell number, and the owner still takes the occasional Saturday call. Founded in 1998, we now have 24 employees. Company vehicles are provided for techs who drive to client sites.

Overview:

Paddockpost Data Systems is looking for a cyber security intern to support our small security team with monitoring, testing and documentation. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement.

Day to day:

• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious
• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk
• 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
• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists

Requirements:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or a related field, graduating in between December 2027 and June 2028
• Some scripting in Python or Bash
• Comfortable on the Linux command line
• Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF

What you'll learn:

• Writing findings that engineers can fix without a long back-and-forth
• How audit evidence, policies and technical controls fit together
• Certificate and recommendation letter on completion
• You will work on real security alerts and vulnerability findings, not lab exercises

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $40.00 - $42.50/hr

Perks:

• Return offer opportunities
• Company laptop
• Home office setup stipend
• Learning and development stipend
• Flexible hours

Duration: 3 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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