SOC Analyst Intern

About Nowak Cyber

Products include endpoint protection, email security and a cloud posture management platform. We operate security operations centres on three continents, so alerts are triaged by analysts on day shift wherever they arrive. We started in 1992 and have grown to about 3,500 people.

About the role

We are preparing for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits, and the intern will help collect evidence and update policies. We are headquartered in Gilbert and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Gilbert team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT.

Responsibilities

• Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk.
• Collect evidence for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audit controls.
• Triage phishing emails reported by staff and update block lists.
• Track open vulnerabilities in Jira and follow up with owners on fixes.
• Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team.
• Review alerts in our SIEM (Wazuh or Splunk) and escalate anything suspicious.
• Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope.
• Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks.

Who can apply

• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 batch)
• Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection.
• Can start immediately or within two weeks.
• Are available for a full-time work from home internship for the entire duration.
• Own laptop that can run a virtual machine, and a stable internet connection.
• Hands-on practice through TryHackMe, Hack The Box or college labs.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or a related field, graduating in 2027.
• Some scripting in Python or Bash.
• Basic knowledge of common web attacks such as XSS, SQL injection and CSRF.

Preferred

• Knowledge of cloud security in AWS or Azure.

What you get out of it

• How audit evidence, policies and technical controls fit together.
• Certificate and recommendation letter on completion.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $650-$690 per month

What we offer

• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Internet allowance.
• Free access to paid learning courses.
• Job offer on successful completion.
• Letter of recommendation.
• 5 days a week.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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