Cybersecurity Intern, Undergraduate/Graduate – Summer

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Job Description:

  • help support a variety of applications and data-sharing platforms.
  • work with the ACO Cyber team to ensure information security is built into and maintained for systems deployed in and by the laboratory's ACO Group.
  • be part of a team focused implementing systems security and how to configure the security posture of the systems that the team oversees.
  • work with your team to write scripts that fulfill the security requirements the team is expected to implement.
  • developing and improving tools to collect and analyze data and produce actionable reporting.
  • collaborating with tight-knit team and writing readable, thorough, and accurate documentation.
  • implementing new capabilities as needed or required by DOE to enhance the implementation of cybersecurity in ACO managed systems.
  • support development for system baseline configuration and configuration management.
  • work with the team to develop, maintain, and implement policy and procedure documents related to security.

Requirements:

  • Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution.
  • Must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
  • Government Access Controlled Systems – US Citizenship Eligibility requirements: This position will require access to sensitive information, Government facilities, and/or Government information systems restricted to individuals with US citizenship.
  • Current enrollment or recent graduation from an undergraduate degree program in a technical cyber security, computer science, or related program.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated experience with programming languages (like Python and BASH).
  • Demonstrated experience with testing and implementing firewall rules.

Benefits:

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*
  • sick leave (where required by law)
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