Job Specifications
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.
Job Description
Visa’s Internship Program provides an immersive, 12-week journey where you’ll work on impactful projects that drive Visa’s mission forward. As a Visa intern, you’ll build valuable connections across the organization, sharpen your communication and business acumen, and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, global environment.
Throughout the program, you’ll have exclusive access to interactive workshops and learning sessions designed to deepen your expertise, expand your industry knowledge, and elevate your professional skillset. You won’t just be learning, you’ll be contributing, collaborating, and innovating every step of the way. In addition to professional development, you’ll enjoy a variety of intern social events that foster community, connection, and fun throughout the summer.
The experience culminates in an exciting final presentation, where you’ll showcase your project achievements, share key insights, and present your recommendations to Visa’s leaders and stakeholders. This is your chance to demonstrate your business impact, highlight your personal growth, and align your work with Visa’s vision for the future.
The Mobile & Mac Security (MMS) team is looking for a talented Assoc. Cybersecurity Engineer, Intern to join our team in Austin and ensure the highest security standards for our Mobile and Mac consumer and corporate products and services.
Who are we?
The Mobile & Mac Security (MMS) team, part of the overall Cybersecurity department at Visa, Inc. operates as a flexible and fast-paced team, very similarly to a mini startup, within our overall organization. We aim to excel at Whitehat hacking skills to keep our organization secure... and have fun doing it!
Who are we looking for?
We value diversity within our team and believe that it’s who you are and what you do that will make us a better and stronger team. We always cherish differences of opinion, and aim to learn from every team member, no matter their level or experience, in our day-to-day activities.
We care about you, what drives you, your motivation and your desire to perform within our team more than any certification or diploma you may have. Those values will be essential focus points for us during the interview so don’t hesitate to tell us more about them!
As a member of Visa’s MMS team, you’ll join a dynamic team in order to help:
Help develop, maintain, support and innovate on various internal Cybersecurity tools we leverage daily.
Innovate and research on AI models and their applications to our cybersecurity world.
Develop AI-driven workflows related to all cybersecurity activities we leverage
Research AI models and benchmarking specific use-cases
Perform ethical penetration testing on various Visa mobile and Mac assets to simulate real-life security vulnerabilities and scenarios.
Execute successful adaptation of mobile and Mac security assurance across Visa.
Identify weaknesses and shortcomings in Visa’s existing security posture of various products and recommend and enhance all necessary controls to effectively protect Visa assets and services from intentional or inadvertent modification.
Help build foundational application security capabilities.
Develop automated tools and scripts to optimize various testing process and flows.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
Students pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Cybersecurity, Business or a related field with a graduation date in December 2026-August 2027
Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications that demonstrate professional judgment.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of AI related fields and how they work (models, vectoring, prompt engineering, agentic methodologies etc.)
Ability to code scripts and small basic applications in Python.
Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Node, Kotlin, Java, Swift is preferred.
Understanding of OWASP Top 10 and CWE 25; with proven track record and experience in implementing and integrating remediation strategies.
Understand the basics of a mobile application and platform security concepts; deep understanding of those platforms, and advanced concepts related to SDKs and mobile wallets preferred.
Knowledge of p
About the Company
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
Learn more at Visa.com.
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