Security & IT Intern

The role

This is a hands-on corporate security and IT internship. You will work with the Security team to manage security, compliance, and IT through projects and automation.

What you will do

• Google Workspace administration, device management, and the SaaS access lifecycle
• Run access-review and device-compliance checks and automate repetitive parts
• Help remediate failing Vanta tests and automate evidence collection to keep compliance green
• Triage inbound security and IT requests from employees for one shift a week
• Write runbooks and triage notes
• Use AI tools to scale work and push workflows toward automated production jobs

Required qualifications

• AI-first mindset
• Junior or Senior at a US college or university, in computer science or a related program
• Scripting ability in Python or similar
• Working knowledge of how identity works in a company: SSO, MFA, directory groups, least privilege
• One concrete thing you have administered or secured: a club's Google Workspace, a home lab, a campus help desk, a CTF team's infrastructure, a part-time IT job
• Clear security writing: a lab writeup, a README, a blog post, or a how-to
• Available 20 hours a week during the school year, with at least 4 hours of overlap with US business hours on 3 or more days
• Authorized to work in the US

Nice to have

• CTF participation
• bug bounty writeups
• a GitHub with real projects
• Help desk, campus IT, or MSP experience
• Exposure to any compliance framework (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001) through coursework or a job

Before you apply

• this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

About the company

Eight Sleep is a sleep fitness company building hardware, software, and AI technology. They operate as a high-performance team focused on human potential through optimal sleep.