Information Security Intern

MillerKnoll Summer Internship Program is a paid opportunity that allows you to gain real-world experience and cultivate your professional skills. Besides the work you’ll do within your field of study, you'll participate in one-on-one meetings with mentors, a summer-long project, learning sessions with senior leaders, and much more.

About this Opportunity
 

MillerKnoll’s Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their careers. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. 

We are seeking a detail-oriented and passionate Information Security Intern to join our security team. As an intern, you will assist in the day-to-day operations of maintaining and improving the organization’s security infrastructure handling tasks and activities within Security Operations and Governance, Risk & Compliance. This role offers hands-on experience in various security practices and provides an opportunity to learn how information security is applied in a business setting.

​What You'll Do 

Security Monitoring and Analysis:

• Assess with monitoring the MillerKnoll enterprise in IT, OT and AWS environments; determine critical issues and its impact to the organization; assist with remediation and post-mortem filing of all critical events.

• Monitor security alerts from firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and other Advanced Threat Protection, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.

• Analyze and report on suspicious activity, anomalies, potential threats, and vulnerabilities.

Incident Response:

• Support the incident response team in investigating security incidents.

• Help document and execute response plans to mitigate potential threats.

• Conduct table-top simulations running various cyber security incident scenarios.

Vulnerability Management:

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and on MillerKnoll digital assets using vulnerability tools, processes, and procedures.

• Assist in identifying, reporting, and tracking security vulnerabilities.

• Provide support in the deployment and execution of patches to ensure timely security updates.

Security Awareness:

• Help develop and distribute educational materials to raise employee awareness on information security best practices.

• Support the organization of internal security training sessions and awareness programs.

Compliance, Policy Review, Security Framework:

• Assist in reviewing and updating security policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Assess and identify gaps within the technology environments based on NIST security framework; assist in applying appropriate controls to improve NIST CSF scoring.

Risk Assessment:

• Participate in security risk assessments and help evaluate potential risks to the company’s assets.

• Assist in developing risk assessment profiles and metrics.

• Assist in developing risk mitigation strategies and recommending security improvements.

Research and Documentation:

• Conduct research on new security threats, vulnerabilities, and trends in cybersecurity.

• Maintain detailed documentation of security incidents, policies, procedures, and risk assessments.

What You Bring 
The needed skills and experience for this role include... 

• Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles, firewalls, IDS/IPS, security frameworks, and risk management fundamentals.

• Basic understanding of networking, secure online connection, access control, secure email, backup file protection

• General familiarity with security tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) vulnerability management tools, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), etc.

• Experience with OS (Linux, MacOS, Windows, etc.).

• Knowledge of industry security frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS, etc.

• Familiarity with cloud security practices (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a bonus.

• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell is a plus.

• Enrolled and pursuing a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or university, and able to provide transcripts upon request.

• You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program.  

• Must have satisfactorily completed basic coursework in the chosen degree program.   

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.  

• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.  

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs. They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work. 

 

We are difference-makers reflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good. 

 

We are all extraordinary is our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to helping everyone reach their full potential. 

 

We are better together demonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger.
 

At MillerKnoll, when we come together—as a family of brands or as an individual work team—the whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. As our values state, “We are better together” when we welcome everyone to the table, keep our commitments to one another, and work and win as one.  This idea expresses our spirit of accountability, friendly competition, and inclusivity. A culture of inclusion is critical to our success—both because it makes us better and because it's the right thing to do.
 

We wish you success in your MillerKnoll journey!

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at  careers_help@millerknoll.com.