Student: Information Security Assistant
Huntsville, AL
Part Time Entry-level / Junior Clearance required USD 37K - 70K *
Space Dynamics Laboratory
SDL has been solving the technical challenges faced by the military, science community, and industry for more than six decades.Job ID: 18497
Space Dynamics Laboratory is seeking to hire an undergraduate or graduate student, with at least one year of school remaining, to support cybersecurity continuous monitoring, cybersecurity engineering, and cybersecurity supply chain risk management for secure systems at the Huntsville, AL site. The student role duration is from hire, while enrolled at least part-time, up to 6 months after graduation.
Responsibilities to include supporting recurring continuous monitoring tasks, such as weekly system auditing, completing system configuration scans/checklists, cybersecurity tools monitoring, and other tasks as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a student that remains enrolled at least part-time (excluding summer semester) in a regionally accredited Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program with at least one year remaining
- Must be able to work on-site a minimum of 15-20 hours/week during the school year and possibly more during the summer, depending on operational needs and the student’s availability (preferably in 4+ hour blocks of time)
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Must be consistently detail-oriented and organized
- Must be a problem-solver and have a solutions focused mindset
- Able to work well individually and as part of a team
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a U.S. Government Interim Secret security clearance to start, and ultimately obtain a final Secret security clearance
- Technical skills and/or experience with various cybersecurity tools. Strong preference to include use/deployment of Logrythm, McAfee/Trellix ePO suite (DLP, Application Control, RSD, etc), Active Directory, Nessus, STIG Viewer, SCC SCAP, DISA STIGs.
- Experience interfacing with military or government personnel
- Participation in a school project or other experience related to implementation of NIST SP 800-53 controls
- Participation in a school project or other experience related to Cybersecurity-Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)
- Enrollment in a computer engineering, computer science, cybersecurity degree, or other closely related technical degree program
- Related industry certifications, such as Security+, Network+, ISC2 CC, Microsoft or Linux based certs
- Flexible work schedules
- Mentorship opportunities and applicable hands-on experience
- Access to free public transportation directly to USU campus (both the CVTD and Aggie Shuttle
- provide access to SDL!)
- Scholarship opportunities available
- Professional development opportunities
For questions or assistance with the application process or the DoD SkillBridge program, please contact employment@sdl.usu.edu.
EOE including Disability and Vet
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Active Directory Audits C Clearance Computer Science DISA DoD Linux Monitoring Nessus NIST NIST 800-53 Risk management SCAP Security Clearance STIGs
Perks/benefits: Career development Competitive pay Flex hours
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