Associate Cybersecurity Analyst, Intern GRC, Summer 2026

Visas Internship Program provides an immersive 12-week journey where youll work on impactful projects that drive Visas mission forward. As a Visa intern youll build valuable connections across the organization sharpen your communication and business acumen and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic global environment. 

Throughout the program youll have exclusive access to interactive workshops and learning sessions designed to deepen your expertise expand your industry knowledge and elevate your professional skillset. You wont just be learning youll be contributing collaborating and innovating every step of the addition to professional development youll enjoy a variety of intern social events that foster community connection and fun throughout the summer 

The experience culminates in an exciting final presentation where youll showcase your project achievements share key insights and present your recommendations to Visas leaders and stakeholders. This is your chance to demonstrate your business impact highlight your personal growth and align your work with Visas vision for the future. 

Visa is looking for an Associate Cybersecurity Analyst Intern candidate to join our Cybersecurity Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team which works with several stakeholders to ensure appropriate processes procedures and controls are adequately designed and implemented to meet Visa security requirements and mitigate any risks that are associated with engagement of third parties. Also oversight coordination and delivering the activities that support successful internal audits external audits and compliance regulatory activities and external customer/client requests while effectively balancing the individual elements of these activities.

Some job duties and projects could include:

• Assist with oversight coordination and delivering the activities that support successful internal audits external audits and compliance regulatory activities and external customer/client requests.
• Assist with validating the ongoing effectiveness of Cybersecurity controls across Visa (both automated and manual) working with a variety of control owners within the Cybersecurity organization and evaluating control design and standards in a variety of program areas. You will be assessing the security on various platforms and technologies from attacks like:
  • Payment processing platforms Payment Wallet solutions Consumer facing applications COTS products deployed in house
  • SaaS PaaS and IaaS public cloud offerings
  • Mainframe Linux Windows and virtual machines
  • IDS SIEM WAF Firewalls
  • HSMs Tokenization systems data encryption solutions
  • APIs Web technologies
  • Relational and noSQL databases
  • Access Management solutions
• Assist with data points into Information Security risk management reporting activities including dashboards metrics and executive reporting content
• Assist with automation tool and AI projects to perform risk/security assessments enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection and control testing.
• Assist with risk/security assessments of Suppliers and Third-Party relationships to identify validate and remediate risks Cybersecurity Risks.  This may include performing interviews document design assessments and walkthroughs of cybersecurity controls.
• Assist with ongoing monitoring of Suppliers and Third Party to review compliance against compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Participate and conduct onsite assessments of Third Parties against Visas security framework and industry security standards. Support risk/security assessments for special projects involving Third Parties.
• Support PCI-related activities relevant to third parties to ensure compliance with PCI requirements.
• Update Cybersecurity leadership on the status of technology risk and compliance issues based on assessment results and information from various monitoring and control systems.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications 

• Students pursuing a Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering CIS/MIS Cybersecurity Business or a related field with a graduation date in December 2026-August 2027
•  Strong communications skills specifically the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors clear and concise written and spoken communications that demonstrate professional judgment.  

Preferred Qualifications 

• University or internship experience in cybersecurity IT audit or IT risk management.
• Experience in cybersecurity IT audit risk management compliance or related fields.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST ISO PCI etc.
• Experience working with multiple individuals on internal and external delivery
• Ability to synthesize a variety of data points problem solve and formulate comprehensive and effective execution and risk mitigation plans
• Excellent Data Analysis skills using Microsoft Excel SQL or other scripting languages
• Review and provide feedback on development code test designs and test cases 
• Experience in Audit/Compliance/Regulatory discussions and proactive readiness activities in a large global financial institution or a matrix organization
• Experience in Risk and Control Self-Assessment activities related to Cybersecurity function. 
• Strong ability to collaborate 
• Highly driven resourceful and results oriented 
• Good team player and excellent interpersonal skills 
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity

Additional Information :

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated hourly range for a new hire into this position is $35/hr to $40/hr which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Work Authorization: Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. 

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern