Varda Space
Cybersecurity Internship - Summer 2027
El Segundo, California, United States · Internship · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Education
- Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program; current undergraduate in a relevant or similar major.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be able to work in the United States for the full internship without visa sponsorship. Varda’s stated policy is to hire only U.S. persons permitted to access its technology without an export license.
About the job
Supports Varda’s Information Security team by reviewing security alerts, maintaining logs and audit evidence, improving security tools, and completing a summer project.
What you'll do
- Review and document security alerts; maintain event logs and organize sample logs and partner reports for audits.
- Help configure and improve security tools and upload compliance reports and updates.
- Own a summer project, such as identifying logging gaps, refreshing an incident response guide, or creating a dashboard.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program; the posting also specifies a current undergraduate in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, information systems, or a similar major.
- Coursework or self-study in at least two listed areas: networking, operating systems, user accounts and passwords, incident response, or security monitoring.
- Comfort reading logs and using spreadsheets; familiarity with basic scripts; clear writing and strong organization and attention to detail.
- Authorized to work in the United States for the internship without employer visa sponsorship; must meet the stated U.S.-person requirement for access to export-controlled items.
Nice to have
- Working toward an entry-level certification such as CompTIA Security Plus or Network Plus, or has hands-on security-tool experience.
- Familiarity with listed security tools, compliance frameworks, or simple scripts in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
Pay
$33.00 USD hourly rate
Tools
Zscaler, CrowdStrike, ThreatLocker, Darktrace, AlienVault, Okta, Vanta, Python
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