Summer Intern SOC Monitoring and Response Analyst (Dec 2024)

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. 

Job Title

Intern, Security Operations, Monitoring and Response Analyst (2025 Summer Internship)

Company Overview

Mastercard is a global technology company that operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Our mission is to connect everyone to endless, priceless possibilities by providing a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We believe in empowering our employees to be a part of something bigger and to change lives while providing endless opportunities for professional growth and development.

Our Summer Intern program is a 10-week comprehensive program that offers exposure to multiple business areas and practices, and potential for a Graduate role in our Launcher program. As an intern, you will gain hands-on experience in a real work environment while contributing to the department's objectives. You will also be tasked with completing projects that will enhance your skills and knowledge relevant to the Information Security Engineer role.

Job Description

The Security Operations team is looking for a Monitoring and Response Analyst Intern to provide quality control of our program and support analysts within our cybersecurity defence operations. The ideal candidate is passionate about information security and technology, highly motivated, analytical, and a team player. The role requires a strong understanding of cutting-edge technology and/or information security principles, analytical thinking, prioritization, and a team-first mentality.

In this role, you will:

• Demonstrate an ability to support security functions within SOC, such as SIEM, Firewalls, IDS/ IPS, DLP, email protection, anti-virus, malware analysis, etc.
• Utilise various security technologies to identify alerts, and prioritize and investigate security issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Create dashboards and reports to support internal security audits.
• Contribute to maintaining the knowledge base by updating procedural documentation. Actively participate in process improvement with global SOC analysts. 
• Work on projects with members of the Corporate Security team.
• Participate in social events with other Mastercard interns.
• Deliver a presentation on learnings at the end of the program.

Requirements

• Currently in a bachelor's degree program majoring in Cybersecurity or a related field, with an expected graduation date between June 2025 and December 2025.
• Analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills
• Strategic thinker with the ability to derive and translate data analytics to meet business goals.
• Good understanding of the OSI model, TCP/ IP networks, networking principles, security vulnerabilities, patching, and remediation workflows
• Knowledge of Windows or Unix based Operating Systems
• Understanding of risk management disciplines.
• Willingness to collaborate and learn.
• Curious mindset
• Sound written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to commit to an internship period from 4 December 2024 to 2 February 2025 (Note: start/end dates cannot be negotiated).

Join us and be a part of a leading payments and technology company that believes in endless, priceless possibilities for everyone!

Internship Period: 4 December 2024 to 6 February 2025

Visa Sponsorship: Mastercard Australia cannot sponsor intern and full-time employment visas, and only candidates who possess full legal working rights in Australia will be considered (PRs & Citizens of AUS/NZ only).

Application Requirements: Please merge your CV, cover letter, and transcript into one PDF document and upload it during your application. The application end date will be announced later.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or the breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security training in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.