Intern - CyberSecurity Analyst

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Nelnet’s Security Analysts work closely with our various business lines and our IT shared services team to help determine, implement, and define security measures and processes needed to adequately protect our organization. It is imperative that our analysts understand the business, the goals, information technology, and security. You must be able to:
• Perform application and environment security testing, evaluation, and hardening.
• Conduct automated static and dynamic code analysis with report creation and delivery.
• Develop internal automation and integrations with implemented security services.
• Collaborate with development teams to advance security of applications through training, code review, promotion of best practices, and continuous process improvement.
• Demonstrate an adequate understanding of security products, processes, and protection measures.
• Understand security intelligence, methodologies, and remain up to date on the latest breach trends including vulnerabilities and counter measures.
• Administer, test, implement, and maintain the necessary security products and processes to cost-effectively and uniformly protect information systems assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure or destruction.
• Interface with both the business and user community to understand their security needs.
• Understand the policy, standards and procedures found in the Nelnet enterprise as well as understanding appropriate laws and regulations that our business.
• Review, analyze, implement and administer vendor and internally developed security software, products and procedures to address security requirements.
• Participate in risk assessments, data processing, and security enhancements

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Security - Technical Understanding

• Experience in one or more programming languages like C# and Java.

• Experience in developing in web technologies.

• Understands and demonstrates current job family technical skill expectations

• Explores and pursues technical skills outside of current job family

• Actively seeks to remain technically current and increase expertise and abilities

• Strives to align personal passion and career desires with opportunities and company needs

• Understands and Exhibits skills to protect data, systems and networks and maintains secure, reliable, redundant systems.

Innovation

• Challenges prevailing assumptions when appropriate

• Brings forward technology options that provide long-term business value

• Identifies short-term, tactical technology alternatives that result in immediate business value

• Strives continually for improvements in delivery of services and solutions

• Balance the need for experimentation and managed risk with the desire to maintain the existing systems and processes 

Agility

• Willing to adapt to changing technology and business landscapes

• Remains present and engaged while working through ambiguity

• Considers change as opportunities to be challenged and grow

• Helps others adapt to changing environments

Problem Solving

• Uses analytical ability and creative thinking to break problems down into manageable components

• Thinks open mindedly and considers all alternatives

• Identifies well thought out, comprehensive alternatives

• Takes responsibility for ensuring problems are worked to a complete resolution

Collaboration

• Explores concepts, ideas, and alternatives to reach outcomes that gain acceptance and support of all participants

• Strives to foster an environment of teamwork and unity that allows for constructive conflict, deliberation of ideas and appreciation of diversity

• Seeks out opinions and thoughts of others without regard for organizational boundaries

• Strives to be self-aware of personal behaviors that limit collaboration and teamwork

• Influences, motivates and inspires others through direct a