Security Engineer Intern (University)

Incline Village, NV

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Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. We combine modern public cloud technology with core business applications.

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As a Ridgeline Security Engineer Intern, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the success of the Security Organization and Ridgeline as a whole. You will work closely with our Security Engineering Team to design, develop, and deploy creative solutions to help secure our cloud native environment. The projects you take on will reduce real risk across both our corporate environment and the application itself. Not only will you collaborate with your peers within the Security Organization, but you will join forces with engineers and stakeholders across many disciplines to ensure the security of Ridgeline’s data and infrastructure.

Our 10-week paid summer internship will have you working alongside full time employees at our HQ in Incline, Village, NV.

What you will do

  • Ensure security best practices are adhered to within our cloud infrastructure using automated tooling and cloud native security services
  • Conduct in-depth security reviews of front and backend services, business integrations, and open source dependencies and developer tools
  • Create a culture of security by partnering with, training, and empowering colleagues in the Engineering and DevOps Organizations
  • Harden our software development lifecycle and CI/CD processes and tools
  • Develop and implement secure solutions for logging and alerting within our cloud infrastructure
  • Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Graduating in Fall 2022-Spring 2023 with a degree in Computer Science, Computer Security, Information Security, or related technical field
  • Programming experience with languages such as Python, Go, Java, etc.
  • Understanding of security best practices and solutions in public cloud infrastructures such as AWS
  • A history of participating in capture the flag type events and competitions
  • Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture perspective
  • An aptitude and passion for problem solving and helping others
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
  • Serious interest in having fun at work

Nice-To-Haves

  • Experience with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Git, etc.)
  • Understanding and hands-on experience of infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, etc.)
  • Proficiency in network security

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded in 2017 by visionary tech entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday) to apply his successful formula of solving operational business challenges with bold innovation and human connectivity to the unique needs of the investment management industry. 

Ridgeline started with a clean sheet of paper and a deep bench of experts bound by a set of core values and motivated to revolutionize an industry underserved by its current tech offerings. We are building a new, modern platform in the public cloud, purpose-built for the investment management industry and we are prioritizing security, agility, and usability to empower business like never before.

Headquartered in Lake Tahoe with offices in Reno, NV and Manhattan, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Inc. Magazine, Glassdoor, and Northern Nevada as a “Best Place to Work” and by LinkedIn as a “Top U.S. Startup.” 

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

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Tags: Ansible AWS CI/CD Cloud Computer Science DevOps Java Network security Open Source Privacy Python Terraform

Perks/benefits: Startup environment Team events

Region: North America
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