Job Specifications
Position Description:
Ameritas is seeking a Cybersecurity Intern? to drive the business by delivery of IT security services and functions.?This position would perform all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
Interns in good standing for at least 6 months will have the opportunity to earn the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity certification, fully funde d by Ameritas.
Position Location:
This is a hybrid role (Lincoln, NE or Cincinnati, OH) working partially in-office and partially from home.?
Position Start Date:
This internship will begin either ASAP or in May 2026 depending on availability.
What you do :
Assist Enterprise Security in the various areas of responsibility the department is charged with:
Security Engineering
Manage, maintain, and monitor the organization's security tooling
Analyze and implement security controls in various environments
Vulnerability Management
Identifying, assessing, reporting on, and managing vulnerabilities across the organization
Preparing reports that document vulnerability trends within the organization
Enterprise Security Business Partner
Evaluate vendor security platforms, review cloud applications, and assist to build security architecture that protects company data
Work alongside professionals to bridge the gap between technical security and business goals, create practical security guides, and contribute to processes that keep Ameritas systems safe
Support risk assessments and document security requirements
What you bring:
Must be enrolled in a colleg e degree program at least half-time as defined by your institution studying information security, information technology or related field.
Ab ility to commit to a 12-month internship working Full time in the summer and part-time during the school year
Full-time hours: 30- 40 hours per week
Part-time hours: 15-20 hours per week
Familiarity with cybersecurity, vulnerability management, security operation center (SOC ) or risk management concepts
Strong c omputer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office
Desire to learn and grow
Effective documentation skills for process and standard development
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Familiarity with programming or Scripting languages strongly desired
What we offer:
At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.
Our company motto is Fulfilling Life and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences.?We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
About the Company
You may know Ameritas as an insurance, employee benefits and financial services company, but we're in the business of fulfilling life. What's fulfilling life? It's helping people like you plan for the future and protect what you cherish most. It's getting the most out of life -- even at work. It's making a difference. This kind of work can be gratifying, and it could be right for you. Full legal disclosures at amerit.as/legal.
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