Intern - Security Operations

Intern - Security Operations at Workiva

A Security Operations Intern is an integral part of the Information Security team at Workiva. This person will gain real world experience in the Security Operation Center (SOC) by helping resolve security issues, developing defensive capabilities, and helping to maintain Workiva’s security posture. This person may make recommendations on security controls and collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather information. This person will gain experience working for a cloud-based company, practical hands-on defensive security knowledge and utilize Splunk as a centralized defensive tool.

What You'll Do

• Document, investigate and report on information security issues and emerging trends.
• Provide Incident Response support when an actionable incident is confirmed.
• Manage and configure tools and devices to expand our security monitoring infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain alerts, reports and visualizations to assist with routine security and compliance tasks.
• Triage and respond to reported and generated security alerts.
• Collaborate with other teams to gather information regarding security problems, issues, and ideas.

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, preferably in Accounting or related program.
• Must be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, preferably in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or similar degree program with a security focus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong ethical and discretionary ability to handle sensitive information and data.
• Strong communication & social networking skills (written, verbal, listening) to collaborate with other teams across the organization.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Self-motivated to research and understand how things work.
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems.
• Basic competency in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, SQL, Go, and/or Dart)
• Familiarity with Splunk (SPL) query language and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a plus

Key skills/competency

• Cybersecurity
• Incident Response
• SOC Operations
• Splunk
• Linux/Unix
• AWS Cloud Security
• Python Scripting
• Threat Detection
• Security Monitoring
• Data Analysis