2027 - IT Security Intern

About the Role

Transcard offers an internship program in the FinTech industry designed to provide you with meaningful projects utilized by the business. You'll see the direct impact of your contribution and get an inside perspective of your desired field while working alongside some of the best in our industry. We continually strive to identify qualified individuals for post-graduate opportunities beyond the internship program. This intern position will operate Monday-Friday during standard business hours. Our goal is to allow you to gain a better understanding of the day-to-day responsibilities within the IT Security department while working toward your professional goals as related to your academic coursework.

Location & Work Arrangement

Our corporate office is located in Chattanooga, TN. We prefer our interns to be onsite in Chattanooga, TN. We do offer remote capabilities for qualified individuals. Candidate must reside in the US. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Start with a one-on-one meeting with the Chief Information Security Officer or designated manager to discuss the professional goal of the student's academic coursework to ensure meeting all academic requirements.
• Receive supervision from the Information Security Manager with routine feedback and status updates.
• Participate in an exit interview with the Chief Information Security Officer and Information Security Program Manager for continuous improvement of the internship program.
• Gain exposure to state-of-the-art security technologies such as SIEM, DLP, AV, FW, and DAST/SAST technologies.
• Participate in security architectural design meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience actual day-in-the-life activities of an information security professional.
• Interview InfoSec and IT engineers and use tools to catalog all security event log sources from on-premise and cloud systems.
• Collaborate with InfoSec staff to ensure all log sources are reporting in to the SIEM system.
• Analyze existing SIEM alerts; produce a report with recommendations for improving security alerts to relevant staff.
• Collaborate with InfoSec staff to ensure full compliance with various auditing frameworks.
• Setup daily reports that include aggregated, "rolled up" FIM and key security events, such as APTs and IOCs.
• Take part in the daily security event log review process.
• Correlate enterprise changes to change tickets or other communication method.
• Identify internal and external nefarious activity on our systems and recommend actions to render it harmless.
• Perform application and network vulnerability scans on a recurring and ad hoc basis.
• Track remediation efforts based on policy-defined SLAs.

Requirements

• Must be inquisitive to clarify deliverables, acquire meaningful real-world experience, and reinforce classroom learning experiences.
• Must have majored in Information Security studies the last two years of higher education.
• Familiarity with commercial vulnerability scanners, such as NeXpose, Qualys, Tenable, IVM, etc.
• A previous InfoSec internship would be beneficial but is not required.
• Ability to work independently with little oversight.
• Must have good time management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Qualifications

• Completed or currently working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or Information Technology.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
• 401(k) Match
• Paid Time Off
• Life-Disability Insurance
• Benefits start the first of the month following the month of hire for full-time employees