Cyber Security Intern

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey empowers our members to achieve their best health.  For over 90 years, we have been New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability, and member experience.  Our members are our neighbors, our friends, and our families.  It is this understanding that drives us to better serve and care for the 3.5 million people who place their trust in us. We pride ourselves on our best-in-class employees and strive to maintain an innovative and inclusive environment that allows them to thrive. When our employees bring their best and succeed, the Company succeeds. 

Horizon BCBSNJ internship aims to offer students cybersecurity industry exposure, hands-on experience, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills. The intern will actively contribute to meaningful projects and work closely with a mentor and senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in supporting the enterprise-wide information security policies and standards.
• Perform security audits and assessments, performing risk analyses and network forensics.
• Assist in the administration of security technology stack and investigating alerts.
• Support the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) in responding to security incidents and threats.
• Help prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity and risk for exploitation and partner with the IT Department to remediate vulnerabilities.
• Review potential phishing emails and follow remediation procedures.
• Escalate and assign incidents to Senior Cyber Security Analysts.
• Perform administrative duties as needed.
   

Requirements:

• Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• Familiar with Cybersecurity concepts, including phishing tactics and email security.
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well in teams
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail

Additional Information:

• Gain hands-on experience in a Cybersecurity field
• Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with seasoned professionals
• Opportunity to attend networking events and company meetings

Location: 3 Penn Plaza Newark NJ – Hybrid Work Schedule

Schedule: 8am-5pm (9 hour work day with lunch)

Duration: 11 week Summer Internship Program (June 1, 2026 – August 13, 2026)

This is a pipeline requisition for the 2026 Summer Internship Program not currently an open position.

Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware

Disclaimer:
This job summary has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by colleagues within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of colleagues assigned to this job.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability and any other protected class as required by federal, state or local law.  Horizon will consider reasonable accommodation requests as part of the recruiting and hiring process.