Security Engineering Intern
Security Engineering Intern
United States - San Mateo, CA
Information Security /
Intern /
Hybrid
Want to Work for a Different Type of Software Company? Join the Guidewire team!
At Guidewire, we pride ourselves on our inclusive and collaborative company culture. As part of our intern program, our talented engineers will train and mentor you as you engage in meaningful work on our industry-leading software products.
Who are we and what do we do?
Guidewire is a rapidly growing software company that delivers the industry standard platform that Property and Casualty insurers rely upon to stay ahead of the curve in a time of accelerating change. We provide software, services, and partner ecosystem that empower our customers to run, differentiate and grow their business.
What will I be doing?
We are offering a 3-month internship for security engineers in 2024. The program is designed to give students actively pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity, an opportunity to secure software and interact with others in a real-world business environment. You will be part of our Security team, where you will work with a dedicated mentor and other teammates on a security project that adds value to our mission here at Guidewire while learning what it means to be a professional security engineer.
Intern Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in Computer Science, with an expected graduation date of Spring 2025 or 2026
- Scripting and programming experience in Python or any other language
- Understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements
- Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) knowledge.Nice to have experience around Infrastructure as Code to deploy and manage cloud workloads.
- Familiarity or knowledge of Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK frameworkKnowledge with Windows and Linux operating systemsCuriosity based on genuine love of technology and solving tough technical problemsAccountability based on an earnest desire to do what is expected without prompting
- Kindness and respect for your fellow teammates
- Algorithms and object-oriented design
- Cloud native infrastructure – (scripting, AWS services like EKS, Aurora/RDS, VPC)
- Back end technologies – RESTful API concepts, Microservices
- Web-based applications and technologies OWASP secure coding practices and standards
Other types of things that we like to cultivate:
- Curiosity based on genuine love of technology and solving tough technical problems
- Accountability based on an earnest desire to do what is expected without prompting
- Kindness and respect for your fellow teammates
$35 - $35 an hour
About Guidewire
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.
Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to Accommodations@guidewire.com. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail Accommodations@guidewire.com to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.