Vertex Fall 2025 Co-op, Information Security and Cyber Resilience (Boston, MA)

Job Description

The Vertex Coop Program offers students the opportunity to learn about the pharmaceutical industry from a handson perspective. You will be working closely with and learning from some of the brightest people in the industry. When you join our coop program you should not be surprised to see that our environment is one that is innovative and team oriented where collaboration is not just a word and we are relentless is in everything we do. Students can expect to be challenged by their project plan connect with other coopsand feel valued by the Vertex community. Not only will coops learn about their daytoday tasks through their specific work assignments but they will interact and have exposure to our organizational leaders and their teams.

Job Summary:

This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain handson experience in cybersecurity cloud (AWS) and application security. The candidate for this role will assist with migrating automated processes to serverless architecture enhancing security alerting mechanisms and improving our overall cloud security posture. A successful individual will have strong analytical and problemsolving skills and a natural curiosity for exploring challenges and developing innovative solutions. This internship is an excellent opportunity for candidates looking to enhance their skills in application and cloud security while contributing to meaningful security initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate and collaborate crossfunctionally with various technical groups within Data Technology and Engineering (DTE).

• Migrate automated processes to AWS serverless architecture.

• Contribute to the enhancement of our security alerting mechanisms.

• Help identify and prioritize vulnerability remediation for containerized and serverless applications.

• Assist in the improvement of our cloud security posture metric reporting and analytics.

• Maintain clear and detailed documentation of processes and changes

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program

• Majors in the following backgrounds: Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Networking Computer Science Computer Engineering Computer Information Systems or a related field of study.

• Proficiency in Python

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Legal authorizationto work in the United States now and in the future. Please note that Vertex does not provide sponsorship for internships or entry level roles within this part of the organization.

• Candidate must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before July 2025

• Candidate must be available to work fulltime 40 hours per week from July December 2025.

Pay Range 20.00 35.00 USD/hour

Program Dates: July December 2025 FullTime

Combined Pay & Temp Status Disclosure (FOR REMOTE AND/OR CALIFORNIA BASED ROLES):

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This job posting is for a temporary role with a thirdparty agency partner that provides services to Vertex. The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of that thirdparty agency; compensation medical benefits fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the thirdparty agency upon offer. The range provided is a reasonable estimate for the pay range for this job at the time of posting. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal and state requirements. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors including skills competencies experience and other jobrelated factors permitted by law.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

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