Graduate Defensive Security Consultant

Graduate Defensive Security Consultant at itm8 Danmark

Kickstart your IT career with itm8’s Graduate Program – an 18-month journey accelerating your professional and personal development. From day one, you take on responsibility and become part of a strong community that succeeds together.

Do you want to join a journey where you both learn and deliver? As a Graduate at itm8, you become part of a fast-growing IT company with ambition and heart. We give you the framework to grow – and the space to influence your own direction.

The program is structured with training, mentoring, study trips, and hands-on tasks. You will be based at our office in Nordhavn, but as part of the program, you will also participate in activities across our Danish locations.

Your role

As a Graduate in Digital Forensics & Incident Response, you will be part of a team that helps customers navigate complex security incidents and uncover what really happened. We work closely together, we share knowledge openly, and we take pride in bringing clarity to high-pressure situations. You take on a role with influence – and the chance to grow into a trusted security consultant.

As a Defensive Security Graduate, your tasks will include:

• Contributing to the development of playbooks, detection rules, and analysis methods.
• Writing structured investigation reports and presenting findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Working with tools like Velociraptor, KAPE, Wireshark, YARA, and the ELK Stack.
• Supporting incident response and digital investigations of security events.
• Performing artefact analysis on Windows and Linux systems (e.g., event logs, registry, memory dumps, network captures).

We’re Looking For a Teamm8 Who

Has completed a relevant professional bachelor’s or master’s degree within the past year – for example in information security, computer science, cyber systems or similar. You bring ambition, energy and a collaborative mindset. You thrive with responsibility and want to create real value with us.

We’re also looking for someone who:

• Understands operating systems, networks and how compromises typically unfold.
• Is curious about – or experienced with – SIEM, EDR and log-analysis tools.
• Can script to automate analysis tasks (Python, PowerShell or Bash).
• Is interested in threat actors, malware behaviour and IOCs.
• Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stays calm and structured in complex situations – and documents precisely, even under pressure.
• Works analytically, systematically and with a creative mindset when searching for evidence.

What You Get

• A role where you work hands-on with real customer environments and real vulnerabilities.
• Workshops, certifications and mentoring tailored to your learning curve.
• A team that shares knowledge, challenges each other and celebrates wins together.
• A strong community with other graduates and teamm8s.
• Becoming part of an IT group with 1,600+ teamm8s cheering you on.

Graduate at itm8

All our Graduate positions start on 1 September 2026.

We invest in your development – with clear structure but plenty of room to influence your own direction. You become part of a strong community of graduates and teamm8s who share knowledge, lift each other up, and strive for collective success.

The program includes:

• Professional training and development – with certifications, workshops, and broad business insights.
• Study trips and networking across departments.
• A personal mentor who supports your development and helps you set direction.
• Exciting hands-on customer tasks.
• Permanent employment from day one – with career opportunities after completing the program.

We’ve gathered answers to the most frequently asked questions in our FAQ. Read more here: Kickstart your IT career as a graduate | itm8.

Ready to join the team?

We look forward to receiving your CV and motivated application. The application deadline is 23 March.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Christoffer Bech at chbec@itm8.com. All inquiries are treated confidentially.

We conduct interviews after the application window closes and will close the recruitment process once the right candidate is found. A criminal record check will be required before employment.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About Itm8

We are itm8 – our customers’ IT-mate.

Behind us are 1,600+ teammates across Denmark, Sweden, the Philippines, and the Czech Republic, with specialists in everything from IT security and ERP to AI and software development.

But what unites us isn’t just technology. It’s PURPLE POWER – our way of working. We help each other first, celebrate what works, and cut through the noise. We believe in ambition over status quo. And that diversity makes us stronger.

With us, it’s not about being perfect. It’s about taking responsibility, creating value, and developing – every day.

So ask yourself: What can you build today? Where can it take us tomorrow?

Does this sound like you? Then apply – and become our next team'm8.

Key skills/competency

• Defensive Security Consultant
• Digital Forensics
• Incident Response
• Security Incident
• IT Security
• Cyber Systems
• SIEM
• EDR
• Log Analysis
• Python