2027 Summer Internship, Cybersecurity

About the Role

As a Cybersecurity Intern, you will work alongside cybersecurity, IT, and audit professionals to help ensure applications, processes, and controls meet organizational and regulatory standards. This internship offers students an opportunity to gain real-world experience supporting cybersecurity and technology assurance activities that help keep APS systems secure, reliable, and compliant. The work contributes to the safe and reliable operation of critical infrastructure that serves APS customers and communities.

Potential Projects And Experiences

• Partner with cybersecurity and IT teams to gather and organize information that supports security reviews and audits.
• Help evaluate applications and technology processes to ensure they align with established security and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with team members across different business areas to improve processes and strengthen cybersecurity assurance efforts.
• Analyze data, research findings, and technical information, then summarize results through reports or presentations.
• Gain exposure to how organizations maintain secure operations and reporting to regulators, auditors, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects that help improve visibility, accountability, and cybersecurity readiness across the organization.

Major Accountabilities

• Performs simple to intermediate analysis and designs. May assist in preparing business/engineering plans, designs, specifications, cost estimates, evaluations and studies.
• Assists in research, business documentation, studies or technical reviews. Conducts analyses, investigations, verifications and summarizes results or findings in written reports or oral presentations.
• Utilizes internal resources to learn business/engineering operations/functions and apply learning in completion of work assignments.
• Coordinates efforts with other disciplines, and/or departments in achieving project goals and task assignments.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science (with a cybersecurity focus), or a related field.
• Interested in cybersecurity governance, compliance, audit, assurance, risk management, or application security oversight.
• Interest in learning how business applications and systems operate behind the scenes and able to understand technical concepts.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional business partners.
• Minimum Requirements: Enrolled in an accredited college or university undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Minimum Requirements: Must show ongoing achievement in areas of study and training.

Qualifications

• A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred.
• Preferred Qualifications: 3.0 GPA or higher.

This paid, temporary full-time internship spans 10 weeks during the summer. Interns receive mentorship, professional development, opportunities for site visits, networking, and more.

Hybrid: Employees in hybrid roles work both in their home offices (virtually) and alongside their colleagues (in person). Hybrid employees are expected to work about 40% of their time in-person at an APS or other (non-home office) location.

Employees are expected to reside in Arizona (or New Mexico for Four Corners-based employees).

Working from a home office requires adequate technology and an appropriate ergonomic set up.

Role types are subject to change based on business need.

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under U.S. Export Control Laws. Applicants may be required to confirm their U.S. person status.