SOC Analyst Intern

About the position SailPoint’s Cybersecurity organization is seeking a Junior Security Analyst Intern with a passion for cybersecurity and protecting the organization. We’re seeking a candidate with proven technical capabilities and an appetite to learn. Our intern will embrace the opportunity to work across diverse platforms with a variety of tools and will play a key role as we continually improve our capabilities. They’ll work with an established team of talented and dedicated teammates to achieve our security objectives. They’ll already be comfortable with the 4 I’s at SailPoint (individual, Impact, Innovation, and Integrity) even if they’re new to the concept. They will embrace new challenges and will be a positive contributor to an already positive work culture and environment. This role reports directly to the Americas SOC Manager and can be remote anywhere in the US. Important Details: Your internship will start on June 08, 2026 and run until August 14, 2026 The first week of your internship will be held in-person at our Headquarters in Austin, TX Travel and lodging will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security appliances and provide detection and response service through security event analysis and review
• Perform live response data collection and analysis on hosts of interest in an investigation
• Collate and analyze relevant events from host and network device log files
• Perform incident response and basic malware analysis to investigate potential incidents
• Maintain current knowledge of tools and best practices in forensics and incident response and an understanding of advanced persistent threats, including tools, techniques, and procedures of attacker

Requirements

• Functional knowledge of incident response and the ability to provide meaningful recommendations for remediation and attack prevention
• The ability to clearly and concisely document and explain technical details
• Experience reviewing and analyzing raw log files (e.g., firewall, network flow, IDS, system logs) and performing data correlation is preferred
• Understanding of forensic artifacts found within multiple operating systems and command line tools
• A solid foundation in networking fundamentals, with a basic understanding of TCP/IP and other core protocols
• Knowledge of network-based services and client/server applications
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, etc.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to quickly pick up and learn new technologies
• Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• A willingness to be challenged and a strong desire to learn
• Good personal communications skills
• High comfort level with applications, networks, cloud architecture and coding concepts

Benefits

• Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching for 21 and over
• Eligible for pay on SailPoint observed holidays during your tenure
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

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