Cyber Security Internships Academic Year 2025-2026

If you think all the fun only happens in summer think again! As an NBCUniversal Academic Year intern youll get immersed in exciting work experience our unique NBCU culture and feel the real support and guidance for 2 whole semesters. 

The NBCUniversal Internship Program allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern you are ready to bring your passion for media entertainment and technology along with your desire to learn each day. 

In addition to our internships being paid we will also offer the following for our Academic Year interns: 

• Paid time off for mental health school exams and personal holidays. 
• Robust networking learning and development opportunities. 
• Complimentary Peacock subscription during your internship. 
• Free admission to Universal Parks to use during your internship. 

Academic Year Recruitment Timeline: 

April 21 May 9: Applications Open (may close early due to applicant volume) 

Early May Mid June: First round video interviews  

Mid June Mid July: Second round interviews 

Throughout July: Selected candidates receive offers 

Academic Year Internship Program: 

• Applications Close: May 9th at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!  
• Program Dates: September 15 2025 April 17 2026 
• Time Commitment: 1624 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need. We will do our best to accommodate course schedules. 
• Format: Opportunities listed will be fully virtual. 

To Apply: 

• Submit a onepage resume that outlines your work experience accomplishments and your graduation month and year. 
• Submit a cover letter that highlights your passion for NBCUniversal the locations (listed below) you are open to for internships and your top areas of interest (opportunities listed below). 
• Upload a transcript (unofficial transcripts are fine) that confirms your status as an actively enrolled student in a degreegranting program. 
   

Operations & Technology: (O&T) is a $1B operating cash flow $1.5B FCF) division of NBCUniversal. The group functions as a global shared service within NBCUniversal performing critical functions including Media Broadcast and Studio Operations & Production Content Supply Chain Information Technology and Engineering as well as Cyber Security. The group operates from numerous locations around the world including New York New Jersey Los Angeles Denver Connecticut and London.   

Areas of placement may include but are not limited to: 
  

• Cyber Security Information Security: Our Film/TV ISO (Information Security Officer) group supports our Cyber Security business engagement for all Film and Television related business units within NBCUniversal. Our team is the liaison between Cyber Security and Film/TV stakeholders for enterprise cyber security compliance governance and remediation related projects and efforts. For our Film/TV business stakeholders we are embedded security partners that have detailed business knowledge and understanding of their role workflows customers and company strategy. As such we are well positioned to support the Cyber Security needs of a Film/TV stakeholder ensuring created content is protected secured and cyber risks are minimized. Our responsibilities include and are not limited to creating Cyber Security Architecture & Engineering (SAE) reviews Cyber Defense response activities (inc. Incidents & investigations) facilitating Cyber tool onboarding Cyber consulting/training/awareness and Cyber support in collaboration with dedicated Cyber SMEs. A Cyber intern will support/shadow Cyber Security Managers (Currently 3 within Film/TV supporting Film TV & Animation) on numerous operational and project tasks. There will be exposure to vulnerability management and continued DreamWorks network integration activities. 

• Cyber Security Consumer Prod Security SAE: Consumer Product Security is a new organization within NBCU Cyber supporting Global Streaming properties including Peacock SkyShowtime Showmax and others.  The intern will receive exposure across multiple teams in those properties including playout global commerce and others. There are also projects pending involving GenAI. The intern will get to collaborate with other members of the team through peer review sessions support other engineers in their analysis activities and assist with periodic status and metrics reporting. 

Qualifications :

Basic Requirements: 

• Must be actively enrolled in a degreegranting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program (September 2025 through April 2026. December 2025 graduates are not eligible for ourAcademic Year Internship Program. 
• Current class standing of sophomore or above 30 credits). 
• Must be presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and must not require work visa sponsorship from NBCUniversal now or in the future toretain authorization to work in the United States. 
• Must be available to work 1624 hours per week from September 15 2025 April 17 2026.  
• Must be working from a location within a U.S. state during all hours worked. 

For further clarification candidates currently on any student or exchange visa (e.g. F1 CPT F1 OPT J1 M1 are not eligible to apply unless they will be able to change or adjust to another status that grants work authorization without NBCUniversal sponsorship.  

NBCUniversal is an EVerify company requiring all employees to have an active Social Security number. Any candidate receiving an internship offer must complete I9 form with Social Security number within 3 days of hire.   

Desired Characteristics: 

• Students with class standing of junior or above preferred. 
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. 
• Pursuing a degree in Cyber Security or Computer Science. 
• Familiarity or experience in project management or communications. 
• Interest in Film/TV Media. 
• Some familiarity with either AWS or GCP. 
• Knowledge of structured programming techniques. 

The hourly rate for undergraduate student interns is $30.00. 

The hourly rate for graduate student interns is $30.00. 

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to

Although youll be hired as an NBCU intern your internship and the responsibilities associated with it may transition to SpinCo in the future. You will be joining at an exciting and pivotal time for the business as it evolves.

For LA County and City Residents Only: NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Intern