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Balfour Beatty US · 1 day ago

IT Security Intern

Dallas, TX

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of construction services, and they are seeking an IT Security Intern to gain hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations. The intern will support various activities including vendor assessments, security monitoring, and vulnerability management while working closely with senior IT security analysts.

Construction

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Assist in reviewing vendor risk questionnaires, analyzing vendor responses, and helping document security and compliance gaps identified during due-diligence reviews

Exposure to enterprise security monitoring by assisting with log review, alert triage, ticket management, and incident documentation

Update SOP documentation and assist with implementation of playbooks

Create KQL script queries that can be reused for typical use-case scenarios

Participate in policy reviews, control testing, and evidence gathering by conducting audits

Monitor organization secure score and contact vendors to address vulnerabilities

Observe and support vulnerability scanning, patch tracking, and remediation coordination efforts

Operating system and application patch reviews

Monitor threat intel feeds then document, and block Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)

Work within lab or sandbox environments to review and analyze threats

Qualification

CybersecurityRisk ManagementVulnerability ManagementNetworkingCloud InfrastructureOperating SystemsSecurity FundamentalsAnalytical SkillsKQL ScriptingCompTIA Security+CISSPNetwork+Microsoft SC-900Problem-Solving SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Completed third year (or recently completed) Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field from a four-year accredited institution. (Minimum 3.5 GPA)

Hands-on experience in a lab environment—either through academic coursework, technical certification, personal projects, or security labs (e.g., TryHackMe, HackTheBox, or university cyber ranges)

Basic understanding of networking, cloud infrastructure, operating systems, and security fundamentals

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred

Interest in pursuing professional certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Network+, or Microsoft SC-900

Company

Balfour Beatty US

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation.

Founded in 2004

Dallas, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.balfourbeattyus.com/

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