Cybersecurity Audit Intern (Summer 2025)

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! 

Available Location(s): Austin, TX

About the Department

The Internal Audit (IA) organization is responsible for delivering high-quality objective and independent assurance over the Company’s key business risks to the Audit Committee and Management in a cost effective way and consistent with Professional Standards. Reflecting the Company’s core value of continuous improvement, the function is in the process of moving toward wider coverage of operational risks, exploring more efficient audit approaches and industry best practices where appropriate. Our mission is to drive meaningful change in the control environment and risk management capabilities by delivering impactful and solution-oriented engagement and partnership.

 

About the Role

As an intern on the Internal Audit (IA) team, you will support the IA team in executing all aspects of Cloudflare’s IT & Cybersecurity Audits, as well as testing of IT internal controls (SOX), as deemed necessary. 

 

What you'll do

• Assist in executing the Internal Audit plan under the supervision of an IA IT Audit Manager. This includes IT audit planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, issues validation, and reporting.
• Execute operational audits in accordance with department and professional standards (for example; Detection/Response, Security and Asset Management), and complete assignments timely in an efficient manner.
• Help design testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives.
• Prepare cybersecurity audit workpapers and reports with direct supervision.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders and business owners.
• Execute test of design and operating effectiveness for IT internal controls (SOX), as deemed necessary.
• Document all Cybersecurity Internal Audit work in the AuditBoard tool.
• Reports to an IA Cybersecurity Audit Manager based.
• Be assigned a mentor to guide you through the internship and help with career goals.
• Network across the company through our Buddy Program, Employee Resource Group (ERG) programs, and Activity Groups (Cat or dog lovers, we’ve got communities for you! @Catflare @Doggos).
• Present your project to the entire company at the end of the internship.
• Get direct access to our executives and leadership team including our co-founders.

 

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics,, Engineering, major/minor preferred
• Effective communicator, ability to build relations & manage expectations 
• Time management skills and ability to plan and prioritize effectively
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Critical thinking & decision making/problem solving skills
• Curious mindset & initiative

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.