Cybersecurity Intern Security Engineering & Architecture

Position Purpose:

Student Exploration and Experience Development (SEED) is a 12-week internship opportunity at Veolia for students to gain hands-on experience in sustainability and ecological transformation. They will work on real-world projects receive mentorship from industry professionals and participate in workshops and networking events. The program aims to nurture talent promote innovation and foster meaningful connections between students and industry professionals. Overall the SEED program provides students with the skills knowledge and connections needed to make a positive impact in the industry.

Program Dates: June 1 2026 to August 21 2026.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Cybersecurity Intern to join our Security Engineering & Architecture team. This internship is designed for a candidate eager to gain hands-on experience in security automation detection and response vulnerability management and threat intelligence. A core focus of this role will be learning analyzing and documenting existing security processes with the goal of identifying opportunities to automate and improve operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is currently pursuing a degree in Information Technology Cybersecurity or a related field and has demonstrated foundational knowledge through industry certifications and practical experience.

The intern will be expected to complete a defined major project by the end of the internship which will serve as the primary measurement for a successful internship experience.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

Security Automation

• Assist in the development and implementation of automated detection and response workflows to reduce manual intervention and improve response times.
• Support the automation of routine security tasks including log parsing alert triage and report generation.
• Identify repetitive manual processes within the security team and contribute to building scripts or playbooks to automate them.
• Detection & Response
• Assist in monitoring and analyzing security logs and alerts to identify anomalies threats and potential incidents.
• Support the development and refinement of detection rules and response playbooks for common threat scenarios.
• Participate in incident response activities documenting findings and contributing to post-incident reviews.

Vulnerability Management

• Assist in vulnerability scanning and assessment activities helping to track prioritize and report on identified vulnerabilities across systems and cloud environments.
• Support the team in validating remediation efforts and maintaining an accurate vulnerability inventory.
• Threat Intelligence
• Help gather analyze and operationalize threat intelligence feeds to enhance detection capabilities.
• Contribute to the production of threat intelligence reports summarizing emerging threats attack trends and recommended mitigations relevant to Veolias environment.
• Process Documentation & Automation Enablement.
• Shadow and interview team members to learn and thoroughly document core security processes workflows and procedures.
• Produce clear structured process documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as a foundation for future automation efforts.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in current workflows and propose automation-ready process improvements.

Reporting

• Assist in building and maintaining security dashboards and metrics reports for internal stakeholders.
• Help automate the generation of recurring security reports reducing manual effort and improving consistency.

Work Environment:

Environments vary by internship function from office to field to plant. Our aim is to provide tangible industry job experience to each intern. While we may extend offers to some interns there is no guarantee of a job offer at the end of the internship.

Qualifications :

Education/Experience/Background:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelors degree program in Information Technology Cybersecurity Computer Science or a related field.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Foundational knowledge of security principles including threat identification access controls and security monitoring.
• Familiarity with networking concepts: TCP/IP DNS DHCP and firewall fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience or coursework in Linux command line and Windows administration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear and thorough technical documentation.

Additional Information :

Pay Range: $20.00 to $25.00 Per Hour.

Benefits: Interns are considered temporary employees. Medical and basic life insurance coverage is available to temporary employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week immediately following 60 days of service. Employees must elect or waive medical coverage within 45 days of their eligibility date.

Veolia observes 11 holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time