College Intern - IT Security

What You'll Do

Ohio Department of Public Safety – Information Technology

Report in location: 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223

Work Days and hours would vary between Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm depending on student’s schedule.

This position is a for a year-round internship, working up to a maximum of 20 hours a week (or less).

Major/field of study should be in: IT Security, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science

The Cyber Security Analyst Intern (or Security Analyst Intern) will work closely with the Cybersecurity Group staff while using security tools to analyze and recommend appropriate mitigations for security events and incidents. The Cyber Security Analyst Intern will be responsible for the review, reaction, and escalation of information created by those tools and alerts.

Job Duties

• Provide support to the management of Cyber Security in supporting analysis and recommendation of mitigations for events and incidents identified in tools, networks and IT assets.
• Employ industry best practices, processes, procedures, and techniques as part of daily monitoring and analysis of potential cyber security events.
• Triage SOG alerts in a timely fashion, remediate level 1 and level 2 alerts, and escalate alerts when necessary.
• Audit systems hardening, recommend necessary patching and upgrades for network components as well as applications on workstations used by staff to support those networks and on servers.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security policies and practices.
• Provide accurate and up to date supporting documentation.
• Audit authorized accesses; recommend revoking access; report violations; review monitoring information requests; recommend improvements.
• Respond to incidents, review audit log, and consult on information security issues.
• Communicate professionally with all internal and external contacts.
• Participate in penetration tests.
• Perform vulnerability scans.
• Participate in threat hunting exercises.
• Perform maintenance and/or advanced configuration of systems in order to protect infrastructure from emerging cyber threats.
• Present Monitoring/Test Results and Reports as required.
• Execute processes to implement technical solutions to address vulnerability findings.
• Execute initiatives and other activities requested by supervisor.
  
  

What’s In It For You

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.
  
  

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
  
  

Employment Requirements (all Must Be Verified Upon Hire)

To be eligible for an internship opportunity at the Ohio Department of Public Safety, an applicant must:

Be currently enrolled in an accredited college/university.

Be in good standing with the college/university.

Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.

Be enrolled in at least one course.

Be pursuing a degree or finishing a degree.

Job Skills: Internship

Technical Skills: Internship, Computer Literacy, Cybersecurity

Professional Skills: Problem Solving, Teamwork

Organization

Public Safety

Agency Contact Name and Information

[email protected]

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Work Location

Charles D Shipley Building

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation

$16.93 per hour

Schedule

Part-time

Work Hours

See Below

Classified Indicator

Unclassified

Union

Exempt from Union

Primary Job Skill

Internship

Technical Skills

Computer Literacy, Internship, Cybersecurity

Professional Skills

Problem Solving, Teamwork

Agency Overview

About Us:

Who We Are

Our mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, administer Ohio's motor vehicle laws and preserve the safety and wellbeing of all citizens.