Are you passionate about cybersecurity and eager to make a tangible impact on the world's energy infrastructure? Join our team as an OT Cybersecurity Intern, where you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the operational technology networks that power our communities. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge cybersecurity and power generation, focusing on developing solutions that are not only robust and compliant but also intuitive and easy for our customers to manage and maintain.
Project Outcomes:
1) Aid in evaluating and implementing security controls such as network segmentation, access control, patch management, and security monitoring within OT environments.
2) Participate in discussions and initiatives aimed at improving the usability and maintainability of our cybersecurity offerings, ensuring they are practical for operations personnel.
3) Contribute to the creation of documentation, templates, and best practices that help customers easily achieve and maintain compliance with NERC CIP, EU CRA, and other relevant cybersecurity frameworks.
4) Assist in the design, development, and testing of cybersecurity features and solutions for GE Vernova's power generation OT products and services. Focus on integrating security controls in a way that minimizes operational complexity for end-users.
Primary Skills Developed:
1) Hands-on experience with real-world cybersecurity challenges in a critical infrastructure sector.
2) Mentorship from industry-leading cybersecurity experts and engineers to develop a deeper understanding of OT centric cybersecurity.
3) Opportunity to contribute to solutions that protect essential services and enhance customer operational resilience.
4) A deeper understanding of power generation technologies and the balance between cybersecurity and operational requirements.
5) Deep understanding of regulatory compliance (NERC CIP, EU CRA) and its practical application.
Basic Qualifications:
-Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Cybersecurity.
-Minimum GPA of 4.0/5.0.
Desired Qualifications:
• Familiarity with zero-trust cybersecurity principles
• Basic knowledge of industrial protocols (e.g., Modbus, OPC UA) or SCADA systems.
Benefits Available to you:
Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and at GE Vernova, we take our responsibility seriously. That is the singular mission of GE Vernova: to continue electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)
The pay for this position ranges from $27-31/hr. based on years of undergraduate/graduate field of study completed
This position is also eligible for:
- Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
- Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help off-set living expenses when the co-op/Intern’s permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
- Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after their accumulated service reaches 90 days, and they meet any other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)
General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Inclusion
At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong. Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e
This position will remain open until at least November 1, 2025.
Additional InformationGE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.
If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.
Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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