Information Security Operations Center Analyst interns

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is looking for Information Security Operations Center Analyst interns to work in the Church’s 24/7 Information Security Operations Center (ISOC) to identify, analyze, and respond to cyber threats to Church networks, systems, and data across the globe.

If you are an energetic and dedicated individual who loves learning, and you’re looking for an internship, keep reading!

About:

This internship position represents an exciting opportunity to work for one of the largest information technology centers in the Wasatch front. This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

A Day in the Life:

This team is a highly technical security team tasked with defending the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from cyber threats day and night. Our team is one of many teams in the Information Security organization. While other teams may focus on system administration, risk analysis, compliance, or penetration testing, our team solely focuses on analyzing threats, responding to incidents, and thwarting cyber adversaries to protect the Church. A position on this team requires shift work and is a highly interactive team environment.

An average shift can range from a phishing attack against Church leaders to malware events on an employee’s work computer. In every event we investigate, we perform technical analysis to answer the following questions:

1) is this event malicious?

2) what is the impact?

3) what do we need to do about it?

This technical analysis involves logs from networks, applications, security sensors, and endpoints. We use enterprise tools such as Splunk, Palo Alto, Cisco, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Sophos, and many others to aid our investigations.

Our interns work under supervision and with clear escalation paths. We also have a mature in-house training plan, so every intern knows from day 1 what items they will need to study and demonstrate proficiency with, all under a trainer’s supervision. Our interns leave our program armed with robust experience in a global SOC, deeper understanding of technical security issues, and confidence in their analytic abilities. Our intern program is also a pipeline for recruitment into our team’s full-time, benefitted contract positions.

Work with state-of-the art tools to help develop enterprise solutions

Mentor with highly experienced IT professionals

We hasten the Lord’s work in an important way

Great pay

Be a member of a creative, spiritual, and highly motivated team and culture

You will gain practical experience

We are committed to the well-being of our employees and supporting them in becoming their best self. Our focus on physical and mental health, financial security, and personal and professional development helps employees create more energy, purpose, and balance in life.

Work Schedule:

This is a 40 hour per week internship that is expected to last approximately 4 months. Our SOC operates 24/7, so our analysts work 12-hour shifts 3 consecutive days a week, plus 4 hours to call into meetings and work on training (total 40 hours). We have found that this schedule is especially useful for students, who can often schedule around classes during the week.

You should be currently enrolled in or within one year of your graduation date from an accredited college or university

Internship is for current temple worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Solid business presentation skills (articulates technical concepts clearly - visually and verbally)

Technology background is highly desired.

Excellent communication skills for interacting with and providing information to management levels will be needed.

Security certifications are a bonus.

IP networking fundamentals

Some understanding of system administration including Linux and Windows

Attention to detail will be important

Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities and deadlines

Technical analysis skills

Full time interns do get the option to enroll in a high deductible medical plan

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances-our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.