Security Operations Intern

About us

Headquartered in Cork since 1993, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

Overview

This is a blue team internship first. Most days involve reviewing alerts, checking configurations and writing up findings. This role is fully remote within Ireland. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do

• Run authenticated vulnerability scans with Nessus or OpenVAS on approved assets.
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes.
• Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed.
• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists.
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Ireland for the duration of the internship.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or a related field, graduating in 2027 or 2028.
• Own laptop that can run a virtual machine, and a stable internet connection.
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF.
• Willing to complete a basic background check before access is granted.

Preferred

• Knowledge of cloud security in AWS or Azure.
• CTF participation or published writeups.
• Experience with Wireshark, Nmap or Burp Suite.

What you'll learn

• Certificate and recommendation letter on completion.
• Mentoring from a security engineer with weekly check-ins.
• Hands-on time with SIEM, scanning and cloud security tools.

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: €32,000 - €36,000 pa

Perks

• Mentoring from an experienced team member.
• Access to online training.
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview.
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.
• Flexible working hours.
• Reference on completion.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Harlan Apps.