VAPT Intern

Internship details

Our Governance and Compliance team runs vulnerability scans, reviews cloud settings and handles phishing reports. The intern helps with all of it. Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Check AWS and Google Workspace settings against CIS benchmarks

2. Help review access lists and remove accounts that are no longer needed.

3. Run authenticated vulnerability scans with Nessus or OpenVAS on approved assets

4. Test our own web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues using Burp Suite, within the agreed scope

5. Update security policies and runbooks in Confluence

6. Research new CVEs that affect our stack and summarise them for the team

7. Monitor dependency alerts from Dependabot and Snyk

8. Write clear findings with severity, impact and steps to fix.

Skill(s) required: Nmap, Network Security, SIEM, Linux, Ethical Hacking, Wireshark, Python

Eligibility

1. Women wanting to start or restart their career can also apply

2. Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection

3. Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration

4. Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2028 batch)

Stipend: ₹27,000 to ₹33,000 monthly + performance bonus

Duration: 6 months | Start date: Jan 2027

Perks: Performance bonus, Informal dress code, Flexible work hours, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Letter of recommendation, Free access to paid learning courses

Number of openings: 6

About the company

Products include endpoint protection, email security and a cloud posture management platform. Founded in 2007, we now have 740 employees.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Merrin Security Pvt Ltd.