Cybersecurity Intern at XPO Logistics, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Description:

Solutions driven success.

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO Logistics, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

As a Tech Program Intern III, you will have the opportunity to explore what's next in IT, software engineering, cybersecurity, QA, data science, UX/UI and more. We take pride in helping our employees grow and learn. Become the technology leader you're meant to be, by building tomorrow's technology today.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation. This 10 to 12-week internship program will take place in Charlotte, NC during the summer of 2022.

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Learn how various cybersecurity teams work, from security engineering to cyber intelligence and everything in between


• Gain hands-on experience with network, edge and endpoint protection tools; learn how these events are correlated into a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) program, and how we leverage vulnerability data and cyber intelligence to find and remediate potential issues


• Learn all aspects of a security organization while collaborating with security engineers, the Security Operation Center (SOC) analysts, incident responders, forensics analysts, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and more


• Participate in the day-to-day health monitoring and security engineering operations as they troubleshoot XPO's security tool stack


• Participate in reporting metrics, writing technical documentation and learning to utilize the cutting-edge enterprise level security tools to hunt threats


• Learn and participate in the core functionality of each team that you work with


• Escalate alerts, issues and incidents to the appropriate teams


• Become familiar with Next Generation Protection (firewalls, endpoint), how to use a SIEM, writing and following security processes, vulnerability scanning tools and cyber intelligence tools

At a minimum, you'll need:

• Pursuing BS, MS, or PhD in a STEM-based field (ie. Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Economics, Applied Math, Statistics, etc.)


• 2 years of relevant coursework

• Class status as a junior (3rd year) or greater


• 2 or more years of relevant software development coursework


• Development experience with at least one object-oriented programming language, such as JavaScript, Java, Python, C++, etc.


• Development experience with at least one JavaScript framework (Angular, AngularJS, ReactJS, VueJS, etc.)


• Experience in web, mobile and responsive design


• Solid technical competency in coding and testing; good object-oriented programming language skills


• Good organizational skills with the ability to multitask


• Strong verbal and written communication skills

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

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