Summer 2027 Cybersecurity Engineer Internship
Southwest Airlines13 hours ago
Remote, United States or Dallas, TX, USAIntern
Responsibilities
- Support vendor management, partner governance, and system oversight for secure solutions throughout their lifecycle.
- Research issues, recommend solutions, monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and coordinate fixes with technology partners.
- Help maintain system and infrastructure availability by addressing low-to-medium complexity escalations.
- Support platform strategies and roadmaps that strengthen Southwest’s security posture.
- Stay current on cybersecurity, system operations, emerging technologies, and relevant best practices.
- Contribute to team projects by meeting deadlines, fulfilling commitments, and delivering quality results.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled as a full-time student at application and during the internship, progressing toward a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field.
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education required.
- At least 18 years old with U.S. work authorization and a valid U.S. Social Security Number.
- Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at the time of application.
- Coursework or experience with AWS Cloud services and infrastructure, including S3, Lambdas, Dynamo, Event Bridge, ECS, and Kinesis.
- Coursework or experience with IAM framework and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud.
- Programming aptitude, logical and abstract thinking, problem-solving ability, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, team-based, customer-service-oriented environment.
- Previous cybersecurity engineering internship or work experience within the past 12 months, ability to manage concurrent assignments, and experience with Agile or Scaled Agile preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time, 40-hour-per-week internship lasting 12 weeks from May 18 through August 8, 2027.
- Remote workplace position with possible travel for training, meetings, and conferences; some states and localities are ineligible for regular off-site work.
- Free, unlimited space-available travel privileges for the intern, with taxes and fees potentially applying to international travel.
- Required internship equipment, such as a laptop, will be provided.
- Stipends may be offered based on eligibility and program criteria.
- Work must follow a consistent schedule during normal business hours, with a maximum of 8 hours per day.
About Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is a U.S. low-cost carrier offering scheduled passenger air travel across the United States and to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It operates a point-to-point network with open seating, two free checked bags, and no change fees, monetizing through fares and ancillary services. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dallas, it is one of the largest domestic airlines and trades on the NYSE under the ticker LUV.