About the role#
The Application Security Intern will support the Application Development Security Lifecycle. You will work on tasks ranging from design review to testing and tool management. This internship includes weekly sessions with industry leaders and opportunities to connect with other interns while learning about the financial services, technology, and mortgage industries.
What you'll do#
- Assist with web application penetration testing, vulnerability triage, rescoring, and retesting or validation.
- Work with development teams to establish security requirements early in the SDLC to support secure design efforts.
- Help manage security tooling including SAST, DAST, software composition scanners, and WAF within the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
- Contribute to additional projects and duties as assigned.
What you'll need#
- You must be currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, MIS, CIS, or a related discipline.
- You must be at least advancing to your senior year of study.
- Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite or equivalent testing tools, and security concepts like RBAC is required.
- Experience or training in software engineering with Java, Python, C#, or .NET is a plus.
- Exposure to scripting languages, web and HTTP fundamentals, SAST/DAST/SCA tooling, or CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
- Interest in or exposure to AI and large language models, including security risks like prompt injection, is a plus.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, on-site internship located in Jacksonville, Florida.
- The program runs during Summer 2027.
- You must be available to work full-time, five days a week, for one of the two program schedules: May 24, 2027, to August 6, 2027, or June 7, 2027, to August 20, 2027.
- This position is paid.
About ICE
ICE operates as a public company in the financial services sector. It provides data, technology, and expertise to market participants. Founded in 2000, the firm maintains its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. It employs over 11,000 people across multiple office locations in the United States and Canada.
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