Intern - InfoSec Compliance Specialist

Are you excited by the prospect of working with innovative security products?

Does solving some of the Internet's most difficult security challenges interest you?

Join our Security Compliance & Customer Trust team!

The Security Compliance team leads the implementation and maintenance of global security compliance programs aligned with standards and regulations such as ISO 2700x, SOC 2, PCI Security Standards Council standards (PCI), Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP), Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP), TISAX, Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS), and the NIS2 Directive. The team ensures regulatory compliance across regions, particularly EMEA and APJ, while collaborating with auditors and internal stakeholders.

As a participant in our program, you will gain valuable experience and contribute through meaningful project work. You will have the opportunity to join us for training, networking events, and engagements with company leadership. Our internships are open to students and graduates.
Start: July 1st
Duration: 6 months
Salary: 45 PLN gross/h

Partner with the best

This role focuses on conducting gap analyses, supporting internal and external audits, gathering documentation and evidence, and helping close compliance gaps. It also involves identifying security risks through assessments and guiding stakeholders in implementing appropriate mitigations.

As an InfoSec Compliance Intern, you will be responsible for:

• Working with Akamai Security Compliance team on projects by supporting analysis or stakeholder work (documentation processing, providing clarification to stakeholders etc.)
• Reviewing requirements and assessing compliance with requirements of specific elements of scope
• Supporting transition to GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) tool
• Analyzing the applicability and effectiveness of security controls by evaluating their performance

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be a current student with a great interest in Computer Science
• Understand basic principles of security (confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy, etc.)
• Understand basic compliance concepts (security control, requirements, audits, gap assessment, non-conformity, etc.)
• Have good communications skills
• Be able to analyze issues and have good attention to detail

Work in a way that works for you

Our 6-month intern program starts in July. The program requires you to be available 40 hours per week during summer months (July-September). We offer the opportunity to work part-time during the academic year (October-December).
This is a flexible role and may be performed at your home and/or the local Akamai office (in the country advertised). We are happy to discuss working options in this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more details when you apply.

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

Through our intern and co-op programs we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Financial benefits are offered through our managed service provider (MSP). Students also gain the following benefits directly from our programs:

• Mentorship
• Career development trainings
• Visibility into senior leadership through Fireside Chats
• Networking and social events with an international intern cohort
• Fun perks including Akamai branded merchandise

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! By the end of your assignment, you will gain a network of encouraging colleagues ready to support you in your studies and beyond.