Security Engineering Intern (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Security Engineering Intern (Cybersecurity): Contributing to building and maintaining secure software solutions and tools for internal teams interacting with cloud resources and applications with an accent on secure coding, automation, and security tooling. Focus on designing security products, improving vulnerability detection, and supporting secure coding practices within a modern cloud environment.

Location: Hybrid, based in Illinois, USA

Salary: $43,000–$55,000

Company

hirify.global is a company focused on building and maintaining secure software solutions within a modern cloud environment.

What you will do

• Assist in designing and building security products for cloud security.
• Develop and improve automation for vulnerability detection and remediation.
• Support implementation of secure coding practices and static analysis tests.
• Collaborate with engineers to identify and remediate misconfigured cloud deployments.
• Participate in improving Identity and Access Management services and tooling.
• Operate and maintain security tools and products developed by the team.

Requirements

• Current student or recent graduate pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Cybersecurity.
• Experience with security concepts such as vulnerability management or penetration testing.
• Exposure to automation tools or scripting for security tasks.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals and ability to code in at least one general-purpose language (e.g., C#, Java, Python).
• Passion for security and eagerness to learn secure development practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure preferred).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary with annual performance bonus and long-term incentives.
• Opportunity for future meaningful salary growth.
• Hands-on experience in software development and security practices.