College Intern - Summer 2027 - Cyber Defense
Excellus BCBS · Utica, NY · 1 mo ago
Education$18/hrVolunteer
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
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Summary: Job Description: The Summer College Internship Program is a 10-week paid internship experience that provides undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to attend development workshops, network, and be part of our company. Our college interns work on meaningful projects, are mentored under their respective managers, and continue to develop throughout the entire summer. Through the internship program, our interns can attend development workshops that are focused on key business concepts. Interns may work within the skills-based tracks of Business Administration, Information Technology, Actuarial, Human Resources, Analytics & Data, Communications, Finance, Marketing & Sales, Project Management, Clinical Studies, Customer Experience, Digital Operations, and other non-technical and/or technical based degree programs. This is a paid 10-week summer internship from the first Monday in June to the second Friday in August (up to 40 hours per week).Interns may reside in either a technical or non-technical area.Development workshops are provided to help with the transition from school to the corporate environment.Housing is not provided as part of our program.
Essential Accountabilities: Specific duties will vary by assignment; specific divisional callouts are listed below.The Cyber Defense Services Internship includes a primary project tailored to the intern’s interests, along with opportunities to shadow both the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Cyber Threat Assessment teams. Throughout the 10-week program, interns will observe and participate in a variety of defensive and offensive cybersecurity activities, gaining hands-on exposure to the day-to-day operations, coordination, and management of these teams.Works with a mentor and supports key strategic projects.Completes work assignments based on business needs, departmental priorities, and individual qualifications.Performs a mix of technical and/or non-technical tasks that will cover a broad range of business-related projects.Creates and delivers presentations at completion of internship.Consistently demonstrates high standards of integrity by supporting the Lifetime Healthcare Companies' mission and values, adhering to the Corporate Code of Conduct, and leading to the Lifetime Way values and beliefs.Maintain confidentiality and protection of member privacy in accordance with the company policies.Regular and reliable attendance is expected and required.Performs other functions as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications: Desired Majors/Degree Programs Include: Computing Sciences & Information Technology (i.e. Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT Networking, Cybersecurity, etc.) Information Security, Digital Forensics or similar program(s)Preferred (but not required) experience with: Cybersecurity, Threat Hunting, Offensive Security, Vulnerability Management, Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations, and Security Engineering.High School diploma along with proof of continuous college enrollment (enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree program).Must be in good academic standing.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interact with technical and non-technical audiences and interface with staff at all levels of the company.Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail changing environment and deliver high-quality work product.Ability to work well in a team establishing good working relationships with peers.Demonstrates strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving and prioritization skills.Proactive approach to work, displaying creativity and flexibility in completing assigned tasks.Commitment to continuous improvement of skills and team functioning.Self-motivated and able to work independently, as well as on intra- and inter- departmental teams as needed.Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.Experience using a desktop computer in a professional environment.
Physical Requirements: Ability to work while sitting and/or standing at a workstation viewing a computer and using a keyboard, mouse and/or phone for three (3) or more hours at a time.Ability to travel across the Health Plan service region for meetings and/or training courses as needed. In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this job description lists only those responsibilities and qualifications deemed essential to the position.
Compensation Range(s): Level I - Minimum $18.00 - Maximum $20.00 The salary range indicated in this posting represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position. Actual salary will vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, budget available, prior experience, knowledge, skill and education as they relate to the position’s minimum qualifications, in addition to internal equity. The posted salary range reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components of the total rewards package may include participation in group health and/or dental insurance, retirement plan, wellness program, paid time away from work, and paid holidays. Please note: There may be opportunity for remote work within all jobs posted by the Excellus Talent Acquisition team. This decision is made on a case-by-case basis.
We need sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (Essential Accountabilities), Requirements (Minimum Qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements?), Skills (maybe list of skills), Benefits (maybe mention housing not provided, remote work possibility, development workshops, mentorship, etc.), Pay (compensation range), Schedule (duration, hours per week, dates). We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". We have actual content for each.
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We need to decide what goes where.
About the role: The summary paragraph about program: 10-week paid internship, development workshops, network, meaningful projects, mentorship, tracks, dates, hours, technical/non-technical area, housing not provided, development workshops help transition.
Responsibilities: Essential Accountabilities list: primary project tailored, shadow SOC and Cyber Threat Assessment, observe/participate defensive/offensive cybersecurity activities, works with mentor, supports strategic projects, completes work assignments based on business needs, performs mix of technical/non-technical tasks, creates/delivers presentations, demonstrates integrity, maintains confidentiality, regular attendance, other functions as assigned.
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Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Desired Majors/Degree Programs list, Preferred experience list, High School diploma + proof of continuous college enrollment, good academic standing. Could be separate sections: Requirements (education) and Qualifications (skills). But we can combine? The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to decide what content goes under each.
We can treat:
- Requirements: education/eligibility (Majors, enrollment, HS diploma, good standing).
- Qualifications: maybe the preferred experience and skills? But we also have Skills section for skill list.
Better: Requirements = education/eligibility; Qualifications = preferred experience and maybe core competencies; Skills = specific technical/soft skills list (communication, multitasking, teamwork, organizational, problem-solving, proactive, self-motivated, MS Office, desktop computer). Benefits = development workshops, mentorship, networking, remote work possibility, maybe health/dental etc? Actually benefits mentioned: participation in group health and/or dental insurance, retirement plan, wellness program, paid time away, paid holidays. Also development workshops, mentorship. Housing not provided is a negative but still info.
Pay = compensation range.
Schedule = duration (10 weeks, first Monday in June to second Friday in August, up to 40 hrs/week).
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc.
We must not duplicate lines.
Let's extract lists.
Education/eligibility:
- Desired Majors/Degree Programs Include: Computing Sciences & Information Technology (i.e. Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT Networking, Cybersecurity, etc.) Information Security, Digital Forensics or similar program(s)
- High School diploma along with proof of continuous college enrollment (enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree program).
- Must be in good academic standing.
Preferred experience (but not required): Cybersecurity, Threat Hunting, Offensive Security, Vulnerability Management, Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations, and Security Engineering.
Skills list (from Minimum Qualifications after preferred experience):
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interact with technical and non-technical audiences and interface with staff at all levels of the company.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail changing environment and deliver high-quality work product. (some grammar odd but keep)
- Ability to work well in a team establishing good working relationships with peers.
- Demonstrates strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving and prioritization skills.
- Proactive approach to work, displaying creativity and flexibility in completing assigned tasks.
- Commitment to continuous improvement of skills and team functioning.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently, as well as on intra- and inter- departmental teams as needed.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience using a desktop computer in a professional environment.
Also Physical Requirements maybe could be under Requirements? But we have a separate section for Physical Requirements? Not in headings list. Could include under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications? The headings list does not have Physical Requirements; we could incorporate into Requirements or Qualifications as a bullet. But we must not invent sections not listed. However we can include physical requirements under Requirements or Qualifications as a bullet. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies those are the allowed headings; better to stick to those. So we can place physical requirements under Requirements or Qualifications.
Benefits: development workshops, mentorship, networking, remote work possibility, maybe health/dental etc (though those are part of total rewards). Also mention that housing is not provided (that's a negative but still info). Could include as bullet.
Pay: compensation range $18.00-$20.00 per hour.
Schedule: 10-week summer internship from first Monday in June to second Friday in August, up to 40 hours per week.
Now produce HTML.
We need to avoid repeating job title. No markdown.
Let's craft.
About the role
The Summer College Internship Program is a 10‑week paid internship experience for undergraduate and graduate students. Interns attend development workshops focused on key business concepts, network with professionals, and work on meaningful projects under the guidance of a manager. The program offers skills‑based tracks in areas such as Business Administration, Information Technology, Actuarial, Human Resources, Analytics & Data, Communications, Finance, Marketing & Sales, Project Management, Clinical Studies, Customer Experience, Digital Operations, and other technical or non‑technical degree programs. Interns may work in either a technical or non‑technical area and are expected to work up to 40 hours per week from the first Monday in June through the second Friday in August. Development workshops help ease the transition from school to the corporate environment; housing is not provided.
Responsibilities
- Complete a primary project tailored to the intern’s interests.
- Shadow the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Cyber Threat Assessment teams.
- Observe and participate in defensive and offensive cybersecurity activities, gaining hands‑on exposure to day‑to‑day operations, coordination, and management.
- Work with a mentor and support key strategic projects.
- Complete work assignments based on business needs, departmental priorities, and individual qualifications.
- Perform a mix of technical and/or non‑technical tasks across a broad range of business‑related projects.
- Create and deliver a presentation at the conclusion of the internship.
- Demonstrate high standards of integrity
for prose. We need to decide what goes where. About the role: The summary paragraph about program: 10-week paid internship, development workshops, network, meaningful projects, mentorship, tracks, dates, hours, technical/non-technical area, housing not provided, development workshops help transition. Responsibilities: Essential Accountabilities list: primary project tailored, shadow SOC and Cyber Threat Assessment, observe/participate defensive/offensive cybersecurity activities, works with mentor, supports strategic projects, completes work assignments based on business needs, performs mix of technical/non-technical tasks, creates/delivers presentations, demonstrates integrity, maintains confidentiality, regular attendance, other functions as assigned. We can put these as
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Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Desired Majors/Degree Programs list, Preferred experience list, High School diploma + proof of continuous college enrollment, good academic standing. Could be separate sections: Requirements (education) and Qualifications (skills). But we can combine? The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to decide what content goes under each.
We can treat:
- Requirements: education/eligibility (Majors, enrollment, HS diploma, good standing).
- Qualifications: maybe the preferred experience and skills? But we also have Skills section for skill list.
Better: Requirements = education/eligibility; Qualifications = preferred experience and maybe core competencies; Skills = specific technical/soft skills list (communication, multitasking, teamwork, organizational, problem-solving, proactive, self-motivated, MS Office, desktop computer). Benefits = development workshops, mentorship, networking, remote work possibility, maybe health/dental etc? Actually benefits mentioned: participation in group health and/or dental insurance, retirement plan, wellness program, paid time away, paid holidays. Also development workshops, mentorship. Housing not provided is a negative but still info.
Pay = compensation range.
Schedule = duration (10 weeks, first Monday in June to second Friday in August, up to 40 hrs/week).
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc.
We must not duplicate lines.
Let's extract lists.
Education/eligibility:
- Desired Majors/Degree Programs Include: Computing Sciences & Information Technology (i.e. Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT Networking, Cybersecurity, etc.) Information Security, Digital Forensics or similar program(s)
- High School diploma along with proof of continuous college enrollment (enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree program).
- Must be in good academic standing.
Preferred experience (but not required): Cybersecurity, Threat Hunting, Offensive Security, Vulnerability Management, Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations, and Security Engineering.
Skills list (from Minimum Qualifications after preferred experience):
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interact with technical and non-technical audiences and interface with staff at all levels of the company.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail changing environment and deliver high-quality work product. (some grammar odd but keep)
- Ability to work well in a team establishing good working relationships with peers.
- Demonstrates strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving and prioritization skills.
- Proactive approach to work, displaying creativity and flexibility in completing assigned tasks.
- Commitment to continuous improvement of skills and team functioning.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently, as well as on intra- and inter- departmental teams as needed.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience using a desktop computer in a professional environment.
Also Physical Requirements maybe could be under Requirements? But we have a separate section for Physical Requirements? Not in headings list. Could include under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications? The headings list does not have Physical Requirements; we could incorporate into Requirements or Qualifications as a bullet. But we must not invent sections not listed. However we can include physical requirements under Requirements or Qualifications as a bullet. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies those are the allowed headings; better to stick to those. So we can place physical requirements under Requirements or Qualifications. Benefits: development workshops, mentorship, networking, remote work possibility, maybe health/dental etc (though those are part of total rewards). Also mention that housing is not provided (that's a negative but still info). Could include as bullet. Pay: compensation range $18.00-$20.00 per hour. Schedule: 10-week summer internship from first Monday in June to second Friday in August, up to 40 hours per week. Now produce HTML. We need to avoid repeating job title. No markdown. Let's craft.
About the role
The Summer College Internship Program is a 10‑week paid internship experience for undergraduate and graduate students. Interns attend development workshops focused on key business concepts, network with professionals, and work on meaningful projects under the guidance of a manager. The program offers skills‑based tracks in areas such as Business Administration, Information Technology, Actuarial, Human Resources, Analytics & Data, Communications, Finance, Marketing & Sales, Project Management, Clinical Studies, Customer Experience, Digital Operations, and other technical or non‑technical degree programs. Interns may work in either a technical or non‑technical area and are expected to work up to 40 hours per week from the first Monday in June through the second Friday in August. Development workshops help ease the transition from school to the corporate environment; housing is not provided.
Responsibilities
- Complete a primary project tailored to the intern’s interests.
- Shadow the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Cyber Threat Assessment teams.
- Observe and participate in defensive and offensive cybersecurity activities, gaining hands‑on exposure to day‑to‑day operations, coordination, and management.
- Work with a mentor and support key strategic projects.
- Complete work assignments based on business needs, departmental priorities, and individual qualifications.
- Perform a mix of technical and/or non‑technical tasks across a broad range of business‑related projects.
- Create and deliver a presentation at the conclusion of the internship.
- Demonstrate high standards of integrity