Cyber Security Intern

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Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory is seeking an undergraduate student within our cyber security department to assist our cybersecurity and information assurance teams.

The successful candidate’s typical duties will include: 

• Compliance enforcement

• SIEM configuration and security administration

• Vulnerability Management

• Audit and security checks

• Automation and process improvement

• Compliance documentation updates

• Technical writing in policy, process, and procedures

• Hardware and Software reviews

Students studying within the field of Information and Cyber Security, Information Science and Technology, or computer science/engineering are encouraged to apply.

Experience with the following is preferred:

• Clearance (TS/SCI) required, poly preferred

• Networking fundamentals

• System administration and troubleshooting

• Scripting (bash, python, etc)

• Compliance or auditing

• NIST documentation (eg. 800-171, 800-53)

• STIG

The successful candidate will work up to 20 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours/week over the summer. This is a paid internship opportunity located at ARL in State College (primarily operating out of a Science Park Road location); relocation and housing are not provided.

Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a pre- employment drug screen.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu.

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. 

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