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Cybersecurity Summer Intern

Internship Overview: 

The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 15 – July 28, 2023, interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Outside Sales & Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.  

Description of the Major/Subject Area: 

The Cybersecurity Intern position is an excellent opportunity to contribute to various aspects of Cybersecurity; Application Security, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Risk and Compliance, Identity and Access, and Awareness.  The Cybersecurity intern will work independently and in a team to support the organizational strategy and assist in expanding mature cybersecurity processes. This is a temporary role with potential to grow into a permanent position.

Qualified applicants may be pursuing a Bachelorof Science/Business Administration with a concentration in Cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, information security, math, decision sciences, risk management, engineering or other business/technology disciplines. 

Tasks, responsibilities, and key accountabilities include:  

Deploying various technologies to establish data privacy and security controls 

Helping to improve application security 

Managing system and software vulnerabilities 

Establishing methods for securing connected or “smart” devices 

Developing advanced cyber monitoring and security analytics solutions 

Establishing cyber crisis management capabilities 

Designing and delivering business-focused cyber wargames to prepare our clients with advanced techniques for responding to continually evolving cyber-attacks 

Providing cyber forensics and incident response support 

Preferred Qualifications:

Currently pursuing relevant degree 

0-1 years of relevant work experience  

Interest in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team of engineers 

General knowledge of security fundamentals 

Solid understanding of Internet fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP) 

Familiarity with and some ability to code 

Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time)  

Standard Minimum Qualifications:
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Additional Minimum Qualifications:
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Education Required:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Years of Relevant Work Experience:
0 years

Physical Requirements:
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
Self-Development: Actively seeing new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
JOB LOCATION

Atlanta, GA

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