Security Analyst Intern

Job Description

Spring 2027 IT Security Analyst Intern | Altar’d State

The Tone:
This is an internship at Altar’d State, located at the company’s home office. The company is a rapidly growing women’s fashion company with multiple brands, focused on creating a sanctuary experience for customers and giving back through various charitable initiatives. This role is crucial for supporting the organization’s information security posture, helping to identify, track, and remediate risks that impact systems, data, and users across all business environments. The intern will contribute to projects aimed at improving threat detection, risk reduction, compliance readiness, and security awareness across the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person (company home office)
• Team: IT Security team, reporting to IT/Security leadership
• Mission: Support the organization’s information security posture across day-to-day operations and security-driven projects, acting as a crucial link between the security team and business units.
• Tech Stack: SIEM, vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection (exposure is a plus)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Project Support: Assist in security projects focused on risk reduction, threat detection, and process improvement initiatives.
• Data Analysis: Participate in data analysis and reporting projects using security tooling and ticketing metrics to identify trends, recurring issues, or areas for improvement.
• Threat Monitoring: Learn and assist with monitoring security alerts and logs (SIEM, endpoint, network) to help identify potential incidents.
• Vulnerability Management: Support vulnerability management activities, including scanning, tracking remediation progress, and documenting findings.
• Awareness Initiatives: Assist with security awareness initiatives, including phishing simulations and employee training content.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently enrolled as a Junior/Senior student in a Bachelor’s degree, or a recent graduate, ideally in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field. This is an entry-level role.
• Experience: A foundational understanding of information security concepts (e.g., authentication, network basics, common threat types) is required.
• Skills: Exceptional organizational, time management, and coordination skills; excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written; a customer-oriented, calm under pressure, and proactive problem-solver.
• Bonus: Exposure to security tools, concepts, or coursework such as SIEM, vulnerability scanning, or endpoint protection is a plus.