Summer Intern 2026 Technical Cybersecurity

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

Steampunk is looking for a Technical Cybersecurity Intern to join the Office of the CIO.

In this position you will join a high performing team developing solutions to empower our employees. You will work across Steampunk to develop requirements and implement cybersecurity solutions and processes. Sample projects might include developing procedures for handling incidents; creating and tuning analytic rules in Microsoft Sentinel SIEM for detecting potential incidents; automating incident responses in Microsoft Sentinel using automation rules and playbooks/Logic Apps; and assisting to improve monitoring/incident response across multiple cloud platforms (i.e. Azure AWS etc.).

We are looking for an individual with an appetite for taking on new challenges and solving complex problems with new innovations. Be an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused mission-driven excellence.

Contributions

Responsibilities:

Work with stakeholders to develop and document user stories
Participate in our Agile Scrum Team where you will be responsible for developing and
demonstrating your efforts
Assist in developing incident handling procedures for specific types of incidents
Assist in automating incident responses using Microsoft Sentinel automation rules and playbooks
(i.e. Logic Apps)
Assist in development and tuning of SIEM analytic rules using Kusto Query Language (KQL) to
detect potentially malicious activities from log data
Assist in assessing and improving visibility over multiple cloud-based platforms (e.g. Azure
AWS etc.)
Assist in validating vulnerability management for MacOS/Windows devices and implementing
new configurations to improve security
Assist in development of security processes procedures and supporting technologies
Continually experience new and engaging opportunities challenging work flexibility career
sponsorship and mentoring and recognition for your contributions

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant subject area
Rising college junior or senior
Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Strong interpersonal written and communication skills
Excellent teambuilding and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
Ability to learn new skills tools technology and scripting/programming languages
Resourceful in overcoming obstacles
Understanding of the Agile software lifecycle
Understanding of cybersecurity incident handling and response
Understanding of vulnerability management malware analysis and/or digital forensics preferred
Experience with scripting languages (such as python bash or PowerShell) and/or creating
automated workflows (e.g. Logic Apps)
Experience with operating systems including MacOS and Windows
Experience with cloud technologies and networking
Experience with System Administration
Experience with query languages (such as SQL or Kusto Query Language) preferred
Local to the DMV Area

About steampunk

Identity Statement

As part of the application process you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland Federal Civilian Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story visit .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by participates in the E-Verify program.

Required Experience:

Intern

OverviewSteampunk is looking for a Technical Cybersecurity Intern to join the Office of the CIO. In this position you will join a high performing team developing solutions to empower our employees. You will work across Steampunk to develop requirements and implement cybersecurity solutions and proce...