IT Security Student Intern - Summer 2027

Location: Birmingham, AL, United States Department: Other Jobs

ABOUT US

We're confident you'll see the difference the moment you join our team. Working at Encompass Health means working with a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We're proud of our career growth opportunities and how our team members work together for the greater good of our patients. We've been named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among others, which is pretty amazing.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Information Security Student Intern will be assigned to appropriate department and scheduled to work for a designated period of time. The department intern will be responsible for all assigned work, projects and all other duties as assigned by the manager. Each participating department should provide intern with a detailed list of these responsibilities. If the intern is participating in the company-wide summer internship program, the intern will be required to participate in all activities and to participate in the final presentation at the end of the program.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Support security analysts and engineers with various efforts, projects, and programs

Manage projects and tasks as assigned

Respond to requests for assistance from business units and other internal customers

Contribute to ongoing improvement of KA security posture

Keep Security Lead apprised of activities, issues, commitments, etc.

Summarize technical details into high-level descriptions for presentation to CISO and other management

Complete all task and assignments accurately and timely

Proactively seeks to learn about the company and the department

Participates in all intern specific activities (if applicable)

Create and present presentation on job skills learned (if applicable)

Minimum Qualifications

Actively pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Security, Information Technology or relevant field

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Basic familiarity with security controls for operating systems, applications, and network devices

Familiarity with basic security concepts, trends, and threats

Working knowledge of networks, TCP/IP, and related services

Hands on experience with Windows and UNIX (Linux, AIX, Solaris, etc) platforms

Basic knowledge of the following concepts and/or tools

Cryptography / PKI

Network and application security, and related firewalls

LDAP and various implementations as in AD, Tivoli, Oracle Identity Manager, etc.

Virus detection and end point security

Identity and access management, single sign-on, and related tools

Vulnerability scanner and penetration testing tools

IDS/IPS and related tools

SIEM and tools

Compiled and interpreted programming languages and scripting

Common web application security vulnerability

Must be able to work in our Home Office in Birmingham, Alabama from Monday, June 7th, 2027, to Friday, July 30, 2027