Job Description
Salary:
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Location :
Portland, OR
Job Type:
Non-Union Temporary
Job Number:
25-00024
Department:
Information Technology
Opening Date:
02/07/2025
Closing Date:
2/28/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
Description
TriMet's Cybersecurity team is seeking a summer 2025 Intern to assist with developing and streamlining security operations processes. As an intern you will assist our Cybersecurity team to establish and enhance security operations processes. This internship offers an opportunity to learn about critical infrastructure cybersecurity, working with both Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT). This internship provides the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with tools and strategies used in cybersecurity.
You will be working on tasks such as role-based training, day-to-day management of mobile device endpoint detection and response systems, along with vulnerability management for both IT and OT. Additionally, you will be exposed to specific cybersecurity requirements for select types of federally regulated information. Throughout the internship, you will be able to experience cybersecurity operations that include critical infrastructure and learn about the significant differences between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) through the cybersecurity lens.
TriMet's Internships are excellent opportunities to build skills, gain experience, develop connections with industry professionals and develop work samples for a portfolio. Relevant experience is useful, but most important is a willingness and excitement to learn.
This Internship is performed in-person. Applicants must be available to work in-person in the Portland Metro region of Oregon.
This posting will close February 28th, 2025 at 5pm PST or when a candidate is selected.
Ensure a commitment to safety through consistent and professional behaviors in performance of job requirements that demonstrate safety is a fundamental value that guides all aspects of our work. Perform related duties as required.
Serve as a good steward of TriMet by regularly utilizing our transit system to maintain a strong and current understanding of customers' experiences and of TriMet's product and service offerings.
Essential Functions
1) Attend meetings with business and IT users to help with gathering requirements
2) Document and test new software applications.
3) Develop applications (coding, programming).
4) Assist with researching/evaluating solutions to meet business and IT capabilities
5) Work and collaborate within a team
Position Requirements
Must be a current or incoming Junior or Senior pursuing a degree in Computer Science. Grads who have completed their degrees in the past 12-month period will also be considered.
Selection Criteria
Type of Position / Grade / FLSA
Non-Exempt, Non-Union, Full-Time (40 hours/week), Temporary. Internships will run May/June through August/September.
Wage
Interns will be paid $21/hour
Selection Process
Candidates will be selected based at a minimum on the result of:
1. Application Review (please include: Cover Letter and Resume)
2. Panel Interview
Supplemental Information
Make sure you describe in detail how your education, training and work experience fit with this role. You are encouraged to attach a resume, cover letter, training certificates and/or letters of recommendation with your application. You are permitted five attachments of less than 5MB each.
If you are a qualified veteran and would like to apply for veterans' preference points, you will need to reflect your status on the application and attach supporting documentation at the time of application submission.
If you need accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process, contact our Human Resources staff at 503-962-7505, or the TTY line at 7-1-1. Note that we require a minimum of two workdays' notice prior to the need for accommodation.
TriMet is an equal opportunity employer, committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and sensitive to the needs of the diverse community we serve, including veterans, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
ADA Statement
As applied to the workplace, applicants and employees must be qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Essential functions may include required job functions performed infrequently as well as production standards related to the quality and quantity of work.
If a person with a disability could meet job qualifications with a reasonable accommodation, TriMet will work with the employee to accommodate the need. If TriMet's accommodation is effective in allowing the employee to perform the essential functions of the job, it need not be the employee's preferred accommodation.
Not eligible for benefits.
01
Are you able to work full-time in-person in Portland, OR?
Yes
No
02
Please clarify which year of college/university you are in (ex. Junior, Post-Grad, etc.)
Required Question TriMet
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Summer internship,