Cyber Security Internship

Chantilly, VA

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Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employee culture comes first. At AnaVation you'll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
Currently, AnaVation is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cyber Security Intern to join our team. At AnaVation, you will work on innovative projects that offer great technical challenges. Interns work on guided projects over the summer that can directly flow back to real contracts. At the end of the summer, all of our interns brief their projects success across AnaVation.

Required Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems or related major.
  • Coursework related and/or prior internship related to cyber security
  • Work and collaborate within an agile team as well as with the other interns
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

  • A passion for low-level / embedded cyber security engineering
  • Working knowledge of CSOC
  • Working knowledge of cyber security tools including: HBSS (McAfee endpoint suite), ACAS (Tenable/Nessus), SIEM technologies, RSA Archer, Redseal, and FireEye host/network security products.
  • Demonstrates some level of knowledge and ability to gather solution or project requirements through interaction with business and technology leaders in the following areas:
  • Analyzing and assessing business and/or technical security and privacy issues;
  • Developing and designing people, process and technology solutions that range from common client needs to unique and complex scenarios for individual clients;
  • Implementing and executing the designed solutions while working to complement and enhance our clients’ ongoing security operations functions;
  • Developing and sustaining a wide-ranging set of technical and data analysis skills;
  • Capturing and communicating business and technical concepts and processes via reports and presentations prepared using firm-issued technology (Microsoft and Google suite of tools); Applying knowledge and insights on relevant laws, regulations, and leading practices related to cybersecurity, privacy, data and forensics to support data governance transformation;
  • Building relationships;
  • Communicating in an organized and knowledgeable manner to deliver clear requests for information;
  • Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks;
  • Understanding personal and team roles;
  • Contributing to a positive working environment by building relationships with team members;
  • Seeking guidance, clarification and feedback; and,
  • Communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor proactively.

Clearance Requirements

  • Individuals must be a U.S. Citizen and either hold an active US Security Clearance or must be eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance.
  • Applicants with the appropriate skills but without a security clearance are still encouraged to apply.

What an internship at AnaVation looks like:

  • 11 week long internship
  • Real responsibilities working alongside experienced professionals
  • Develop skills with hands-on projects and mentorship
  • Team engagements
  • Group activities and outings

Tags: Agile Clearance Forensics Governance Nessus Network security Privacy RSA Security Clearance SIEM

Perks/benefits: Team events

Region: North America
Country: United States
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