Student: Information Security Assistant
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job ID: 18497
Space Dynamics Laboratory is seeking to hire an undergraduate or graduate student, with at least one year of school remaining, to support cybersecurity continuous monitoring, cybersecurity engineering, and cybersecurity supply chain risk management for secure systems at the Huntsville, AL site. The student role duration is from hire, while enrolled at least part-time, up to 6 months after graduation.
Responsibilities to include supporting recurring continuous monitoring tasks, such as weekly system auditing, completing system configuration scans/checklists, cybersecurity tools monitoring, and other tasks as needed.
Required Qualifications
Must be a student that remains enrolled at least part-time (excluding summer semester) in a regionally accredited Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program with at least one year remainingMust be able to work on-site a minimum of 15-20 hours/week during the school year and possibly more during the summer, depending on operational needs and the student’s availability (preferably in 4+ hour blocks of time)Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writingMust be consistently detail-oriented and organizedMust be a problem-solver and have a solutions focused mindsetAble to work well individually and as part of a teamMust be a U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a U.S. Government Interim Secret security clearance to start, and ultimately obtain a final Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Technical skills and/or experience with various cybersecurity tools. Strong preference to include use/deployment of Logrythm, McAfee/Trellix ePO suite (DLP, Application Control, RSD, etc), Active Directory, Nessus, STIG Viewer, SCC SCAP, DISA STIGs.Experience interfacing with military or government personnelParticipation in a school project or other experience related to implementation of NIST SP 800-53 controls Participation in a school project or other experience related to Cybersecurity-Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)Enrollment in a computer engineering, computer science, cybersecurity degree, or other closely related technical degree programRelated industry certifications, such as Security+, Network+, ISC2 CC, Microsoft or Linux based certs
At SDL, we take pride in and highly value our employees. SDL offers competitive compensation and wonderful benefits for student employees, including:
Flexible work schedulesMentorship opportunities and applicable hands-on experienceAccess to free public transportation directly to USU campus (both the CVTD and Aggie Shuttleprovide access to SDL!)Scholarship opportunities availableProfessional development opportunities
For questions or assistance with the application process or the DoD SkillBridge program, please contact employment@sdl.usu.edu.
EOE including Disability and Vet
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