Intern, Security Operations

Encova Insurance will have a need for an Intern, Security Operations. This is a full-time summer internship for summer 2025 and will require someone who can work at least 40 hours per week. Start and end dates will be based on availability and business need. You will have the option to work remotely but the preferred candidate will reside within a two-hour driving distance to our office in Columbus, Ohio or Charleston, West Virginia for occasional in person work. Must be currently enrolled and have completed at least 60 credit hours with an accredited college or university.

This role will report to the Information Security Director.

Pay=$22.00 per hour

Encova Insurance has again been recognized as a RISE Elite Top 50 internship program, making this our fifth year in a row! Rising Insurance Star Executives (RISE) is the voice of young professionals who are looking for ways to share their innovative ideas and spread a new message about who the insurance industry is. As an intern at Encova Insurance you will be part of a dynamic, results-driven team and learn to manage real world situations alongside Encova associates. Our successful internship program attracts students from across our region and our diverse opportunities ensure that our interns are provided with a wide range of learning possibilities!

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If you know a current Encova Insurance associate and would like to apply as a referral, please encourage them to submit your referral information before you submit your application. You will receive an email with a direct URL link to the Job Posting of interest. Applying through this URL link will create your referral relationship for our Talent Acquisition Team.

Unique residence requirements are listed in each job posting, please review closely for details.

Encova is only able to employ associates who reside and work within specific U.S. states. Our current policies are based on the laws in states in which we are registered for payroll. Our current footprint includes:

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

JOB OBJECTIVE:

The Security Operations Intern will assist higher level specialists in cybersecurity measures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
• Perform security incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact; identifying the specific vulnerability; and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation.
• Work on various Information Security projects and initiatives.
• Perform user account clean-up.
• Perform Security platform clean-up, including intrusion detection tuning, asset list validation, etc..
• Build reports, dashboards, alerts, and automation in SIEM tools.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must have completed at least 60 credit hours with an accredited college or university.
• Must be actively enrolled and pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Programming or related field.
• Demonstrates analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills to identify and deliver high performing solutions.
• Demonstrates verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to express technical concepts in understandable business terms.
• Exposure to computer networking concepts including route/switch/firewall
• Exposure in researching information security solutions and best practices
• Technical proficiency in both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Being open to new ideas and sharing opinions.

This position has been evaluated in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Encova Insurance makes every effort to reasonably accommodate disabilities to permit performance of the essential functions and candidates who need such accommodation are encouraged to seek it. This description reflects the nature and level of work performed by associates in this position. It is not an all-inclusive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required. It provides an accurate overview of the work and skills needed to perform this position. Because job content may change from time to time, Encova Insurance reserves the right to add and/or delete functions from this job as it deems necessary for business reasons.

Ready to join our team?
At Encova Insurance, we firmly believe that our associates drive our company's success by delivering unrivaled service to our customers. With success in mind, we make an ongoing effort to provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities.

Join us to discover a work experience where your diverse ideas will be met with enthusiasm - where you can learn and grow to your fullest potential.

What you can expect from us
Join our family of industry leaders, and let us reward you with a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package that includes but is not limited to: a 401(k), wellness programs, bonus incentive plans and flexible schedules, with an early close of the office every Friday. Additionally, Encova aspires to be an outstanding corporate citizen in all the markets we serve; we encourage and support associate participation in community initiatives through our foundations.

Encova Insurance is an EOE/E-Verify employer.