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Markel · 19 hours ago

Markel 2026 Global Security Services Internship - Cyber Fusion Center

Richmond, VA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026

Markel is a Fortune 500 company that offers insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations globally. They are seeking a Cyber Fusion Center Intern to support enterprise security operations, providing hands-on exposure to monitoring and responding to security events while rotating across various security disciplines.

Insurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Assist the SOC with monitoring alerts, reviewing logs, and escalating suspicious activity

Participate in threat hunting exercises and help identify patterns/anomalies across systems

Support incident response activities — documentation, timelines, and basic analysis

Help research new vulnerabilities, malware trends, and attacker techniques (MITRE ATT&CK)

Assist with tuning detections and improving playbooks/runbooks

Contribute to post-incident reviews and lessons-learned documentation

Build and maintain simple dashboards or reports to support situational awareness

Shadow cross-functional collaboration between security, IT, and business stakeholders

Help evaluate and document application security findings from automated security tools (SAST/DAST/API scanning)

Participate in threat modeling sessions and security reviews

Contribute to process improvements within the AppSec program

Qualification

CybersecurityIncident ResponseThreat HuntingSecurity OperationsVulnerability ResearchData AnalysisAnalytical CuriosityInterest in CybersecurityClear CommunicationProblem-SolvingCollaborationDocumentation

Required

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Rising junior (preferred)

Foundational understanding of networks, operating systems, and basic security concepts

Interest in SOC operations, digital forensics, or threat hunting

Strong problem-solving mindset and analytical curiosity

Comfortable working with data, documentation, and collaborative tools

Clear communication and willingness to ask questions and learn

Interest in cybersecurity frameworks (OWASP Top 10, NIST, etc.)

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future

Preferred

Experience with lab environments (TryHackMe, Hack The Box, Blue Team labs, etc.)

Familiarity with SIEM concepts (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, etc.)

Exposure to Linux, scripting (Python/PowerShell), or packet analysis tools

Participation in cybersecurity competitions, clubs, or coursework

Experience with GitHub, Burp Suite, Postman, or security labs (TryHackMe/HTB)

Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Benefits

We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.

All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.

We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.