Why This Internship As an intern with Textron, you'll gain hands-on experience while exploring your interests and building new skills. You'll be supported and challenged to contribute in meaningful ways - working on real projects alongside experienced professionals to prepare for future success.
Who We Are Textron Systems serves defense and commercial customers with the combined expertise of its family of brands: Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming Engines and ATAC. These segments offer specialized products and services that fall into several capability areas: Air; Land; Sea; Propulsion; Weapon Systems; Electronic Systems; and Test, Training & Simulation. We tap into these capabilities to deliver exceptional solutions, including product development and manufacturing, training, operations and support.
All efforts are backed by the strength of our parent company - Textron Inc. - which includes prominent brands such as Bell, Cessna and Beechcraft. Drawing from our diverse teams of experts and harnessing the unlimited power of teamwork, we put tomorrow's technology in the world's hands today.
Learn more about our products and history at TextronSystems.com.
About This Role A Day in the Life of an Information Systems Security Intern:
- Analyzing network traffic and various log data and open-source information to determine the threat against the network, recommend appropriate countermeasures, and assess damage
- Assisting with accepting, collecting, sorting, ordering, and passing on incoming information for the reported cyber events
- Facilitating and expediting the tracking, handling, and reporting of security events and computer incidents in accordance with organizational procedures
- Reviewing Risk Assessments for any hardware and software
- Collaborating with the business and other security teams across the enterprise to help provide solutions based on business requirements
- Protecting and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of classified information
- Assisting in the development of security awareness and education information to users and administrators.
- Ensuring all pertinent information is obtained to allow the identification, categorization, incident handling and triage actions to occur in a time sensitive environment
- Researching and suggesting measures to improve Information Security related procedures, operations, processes, and systems, specific to information security concerns throughout our business unit
- Searching for and analyzing security technology to reduce risks in every information security segment.
Qualifications What You'll Need:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, or other security related degree programs.
- Strong academic performance preferred
- Ability to work individually and part of a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- A high level of personal integrity with the ability to handle confidential matters
- Passion for cybersecurity and information systems
- Motivated to deliver high-quality results
- Ability to adapt & respond quickly to change
- Action and result oriented
- Eager for new challenges and business environments
- This position requires an individual to be a U.S citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.
Why You'll Love Interning at Textron This internship is more than a summer experience - offering mentorship, training, and meaningful, hands-on work that helps you build confidence, develop new skills, and take real steps toward your career goals.
Our benefits include:
- Paid, full-time 10-week summer internship with a prepaid stipend
- Mentorship, training, and development opportunities
- Real project work and hands-on experience
- Service time credited toward 401(k) vesting upon full-time employment
- Alternative work schedules at select locations
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