Duke University | 2025 Summer Internship

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.

We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary

Are you interested in a dynamic summer internship experience with a cybersecurity company?

Coalfire is looking for Summer 2025 interns to support our teams. Depending on your preference and location in proximity to one of our offices, this role can be a remote, hybrid, or in office position.

Our intern program is 10-weeks in length, going from end of May to August. It is a PAID internship program!

We are targeting students graduating between December 2025 and June 2026.

We are looking for passionate professionals with the academic and practical experience, along with the drive, acumen, and aptitude, to support our team in the following areas:

· Cloud Services and Engineering

· Compliance Advisory

· Compliance Assessment (PCI, SOC, ISO, FedRAMP, Healthcare) 

· Cyber Security Services

· Cyber Risk Advisory

What We Offer:

Professional Development: Mentorship from experienced professionals and opportunities for skill-building and career growth.

Hands-On Experience: Practical experience working on real projects and gaining insights into industry practices.

Networking: Opportunities to connect with industry professionals and fellow interns.

What You’ll Do

• Cloud Services and Engineering Intern
• Expand understanding of consulting interactions and gain experience in conducting client technical meetings.
• Translate customer requirements into technical architecture implementation.
• Learn how to perform validation of customer requirements against compliance requirements.
• Assist in incident meaning and response process facilitation as well as vulnerability tracking and remediation.
• Opportunity to help with projects such as developing scripts and automation tools to streamline cloud operations.




• Compliance Advisory Intern
• Gain exposure to the client-facing portion of the security assessment process by participating in control testing interviews for client engagements and assisting the Coalfire team with information/artifact gathering.
• Contribute to advisory deliverables by analyzing security control artifacts against compliance standards, and then applying technical writing skills to document the results of this analysis clearly and effectively.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity essentials with a focus on Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), and the application of security frameworks.
• Achieve an understanding of security frameworks such as FedRAMP, ISO, SOC, and HITRUST, focusing on their structure, control requirements, and scoring methodology.
• Contribute to developing recommendations for improving compliance processes and controls.




• Compliance Assessment Intern
• Assist in conducting compliance assessments and audits and gain real-world exposure to consulting as a career while assisting with client meetings.
• Achieve an understanding of security frameworks such as FedRAMP, ISO, SOC, and HITRUST and learning more about how to assist in a successful security audit.
• Contribute to developing recommendations for improving compliance processes and controls.
• Assist in researching regulatory requirements and industry best practices related to compliance.
• Help prepare compliance reports, policy documents, and procedural guidelines.




• Cyber Security Services Intern
• Assist in conducting security assessments on a wide variety of technologies and implementations.
• Gain exposure to working with clients on technical security or compliance activities.
• Learn from experienced professionals how to conduct penetration testing, code reviews, social engineering, red team engagements, and physical security assessments.
• Contribute to the Coalfire Cyber Security Services Penetration Testing Team overall success by helping the team with meet business objectives.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity while helping the team with research, security documentation, and process improvement.




• Cyber Risk Advisory Intern
• Assist in conducting cyber risk and maturity assessments for Clients in various industries, sizes, and maturities.
• Gain exposure to various cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53, NIST AI RMF, CIS v8, etc.
• Gain an understanding of critical cybersecurity program concepts such as Governance, Risk Management, Third Party Risk Management, Incident Response, Business Continuity, Access Control, etc.
• Work with experienced professionals on how to conduct assessments, cybersecurity program reviews, tabletop exercises, etc. and create actionable and meaningful remediation recommendations
• Assist with Practice Support initiatives, such as creating templates, processes, and methodologies to help the internal Cyber Risk Advisory team better executive on projects
• Research a relevant Cybersecurity topic throughout the internship and present findings and report to the Cyber Risk Advisory team

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.

Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.

At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, our Human Resources team at [email protected].