Cybersecurity Intern

About the role

As a Cybersecurity team member in Crowe's Consulting Practice, your role will be focused on helping clients assess and refine their information security posture, technology implementations, and regulatory compliance. Our team will develop your Information Security skillset over your first couple of years. This is not a typical desk job. Starting from day one, you will be in the field working side by side with our experienced security professionals at our clients around the world. A number of our experienced team members have also presented their research, techniques, and procedures at security conferences around the country.

Responsibilities

• Continuously learn, collaborate across teams, and explore how tools, including emerging AI capabilities, can improve efficiency, insights, and client outcomes
• Begin to take ownership of client relationships, contribute to account strategy, and support the delivery of high-impact work
• Develop a sense of account leadership, including understanding client needs, ensuring delivery excellence, and building trusted partnerships
• Share your ideas and knowledge with clients from your very first day with the firm
• Independently manage time and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences, such as company officers (CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, COOs) and Audit Committees

Requirements

• Willingness to travel as needed based on client or project requirements
• Knowledge of Information Technology fundamentals, including: basic network services (TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH, SMB, and DNS), where they reside on the OSI model, and how they technically function to provide basic connectivity to a system; routing and switching; system administration (Windows & Active Directory and/or Linux/Unix); database administration (Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Mongo, PostgreSQL, etc.); cloud systems (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, etc.)
• Knowledge of Information Security standards and concepts, such as risk management and cybersecurity governance, system and application hardening (security engineering), network infrastructure security, access management, security assessments, security operations, compliance with security control frameworks (SOC, ISO, etc.), federal/state compliance (GDPR, CPRA, FedRAMP, CMMC, etc.), and/or data privacy
• Technical writing skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Passion for Information Security and willingness to share knowledge and lessons learned with the team and the security community
• Desire to continue personal growth through continuing professional education, self-study, pursuit of technical certifications, and mentoring/training less experienced team members
• Ability to independently manage time and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences, such as company officers and Audit Committees

Qualifications

We are seeking college students pursuing academic degrees in one of the following preferred majors (or similar background): Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Network Security; Cyber Forensics; Systems or Network Engineering and Administration; Computer Science or Software Engineering.

Skills

• Growth mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Advanced critical thinking
• Ability to navigate new challenges with confidence
• Technical writing skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Knowledge of Information Technology fundamentals and Information Security standards as detailed above

Pay

$27.00 - $42.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package
• Inclusive culture that values diversity
• Consistent meetings with a Career Coach to guide career goals and aspirations