Intern, Information Security Services

Encova Insurance will have a need for an Intern, Information Security Services for either our Charleston, WV or Columbus, Ohio office. This is a full-time summer internship for the 2025 summer and will require someone who can work at least 40 hours per week.  Start and end dates will be based on availability and business need. You will have the option to work a hybrid schedule with the possibility of remote.  Must be currently enrolled and have completed at least 60 credit hours with an accredited college or university.

This role will report to the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Manager.

Pay=$22.00 per hour

Encova Insurance has again been recognized as a RISE Elite Top 50 internship program, making this our fifth year in a row! Rising Insurance Star Executives (RISE) is the voice of young professionals who are looking for ways to share their innovative ideas and spread a new message about who the insurance industry is. As an intern at Encova Insurance you will be part of a dynamic, results-driven team and learn to manage real world situations alongside Encova associates. Our successful internship program attracts students from across our region and our diverse opportunities ensure that our interns are provided with a wide range of learning possibilities!

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If you know a current Encova Insurance associate and would like to apply as a referral, please encourage them to submit your referral information before you submit your application. You will receive an email with a direct URL link to the Job Posting of interest. Applying through this URL link will create your referral relationship for our Talent Acquisition Team.

Unique residence requirements are listed in each job posting, please review closely for details.

Encova is only able to employ associates who reside and work within specific U.S. states. Our current policies are based on the laws in states in which we are registered for payroll. Our current footprint includes:

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

JOB OBJECTIVE:

This intern position is with the Identity and Access Management team, within the Encova Information Security group.  Managing identities is a key cornerstone of any successful Information Security program.  As corporate environments continue to utilize cloud technologies and DevOps style management the provisioning, de-provisioning and (especially) the governance of all the various identities across the enterprise is crucial. 

This position will have the opportunity to work with the Encova modernized IAM platform, including but not limited to: provisioning & de-provisioning process, Governance methodologies, single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), privileged access management (PAM) platform, and other areas.  These technologies are crucial to enable the business and drive the efficient and effective application of security controls.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Work in a team-based environment to continually improve the IAM process and environment.
• Engage with business units to define requirements and optimize IAM processes
• Participate in Enterprise level projects to refine roles-based access control (RBAC), platform integrations, and continuous improvement of the IAM platform.
• Perform security incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact; identifying the specific privilege or access control issue; and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation.
• Work on various Information Security projects and initiatives, including audit and compliance coordination.
• Perform user account clean-up.
• Perform security platform clean-up, including process automation and orchestration.
• Build reports, dashboards, and alerts in IAM tools for Senior Leadership.

OTHER FUNCTIONS: 

• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must have completed at least 60 credit hours with an accredited college or university.
• Must be actively enrolled and pursuing a degree. Preference may be given to IT Management or related major.   
• Demonstrates analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills to identify and deliver high performing solutions.
• Demonstrates verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to express technical concepts in understandable business terms.