Cybersecurity IT Systems Intern

About the role

VPT, Inc. is a provider of power conversion solutions for avionics, military, space, and industrial applications. The Cybersecurity IT Systems Intern will support cybersecurity and IT operations across Windows, Azure, and Office 365 environments, including incident response, security monitoring, troubleshooting, patch management, and system hardening. The intern will collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance with DoD and CMMC Level 2 requirements.

Requirements

• Studying or recently graduated in IT, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Computer Science. The students must be enrolled in a participating SWVA CCI institution.
• Basic understanding of security Windows environments, Office 365 hardening, network security, endpoint protection tools, and ticketing systems
• Interest in cybersecurity operations, incident response, and threat detection
• Experience with or curiosity about SQL, VMware, Nutanix and Fortinet
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Comfortable researching issues online and learning independently
• Must be a U.S. Person (due to project requirements)

What you'll do

• Assist with day-to-day cybersecurity and IT support tasks across Windows, Azure, and Office 365 environments
• Help identify and respond to security-related incidents and alerts
• Use tools like FreshService for ticketing and documentation of security or IT issues
• Research and troubleshoot errors, potential vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations using trusted sources and documentation
• Support Fortinet security systems while applying secure configuration practices
• Participate in user access reviews, MFA troubleshooting, and endpoint security checks
• Assist with security-specific patch management, document mitigating CVEs, antivirus monitoring (CrowdStrike, Rapid7), and system hardening
• Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance with DoD and CMMC Level 2 requirements

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