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Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s W-Series vehicles are built, designed, and operated by Varda in-house, including the pharmaceutical processing payloads, the capsules, the C-PICA heat shields, and the satellite buses.\nFrom life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind. \nOur team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal, with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital. \nVarda is headquartered in El Segundo, California, where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles, equipment, and materials are built, integrated, and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL. \nJoin Varda, and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.\nAbout This Role \nSpring internships will range between the months of January and May. All dates dependent upon the university schedule of the selected students. Internships are full-time and on-site in El Segundo, CA. To be considered for this internship, candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program. \nWe are hiring a spring cybersecurity intern to help our Information security team with day to day work. You will help us watch for security alerts, write things down clearly, and gather the paperwork we need for our upcoming cybersecurity certification.\nThis is a real job, not busywork. You will look at real alerts, write real reports, and help us get ready for a real audit. You will sit with our Cybersecurity Analyst and our InfoSec Engineer, and you will learn how a security team works inside a company.\nResponsibilities\nHelp review security alerts that come in each day. You will read them, decide what they are, and write down what you did about them.\nHelp set up, fine tune, and improve the way our security tools are configured. These tools include Zscaler, CrowdStrike, ThreatLocker, Darktrace, and AlienVault. You will work with your lead to adjust settings, clean up noisy alerts, and make sure each tool is doing its job well.\nHelp keep our security event logs up to date, so we have a clear record of what happened and how it was handled.\nPull sample logs from our security tools and organize them, so we can show an auditor that we are watching the right things.\nHelp keep track of the reports we get from our outside security partner, making sure they arrive on time and get filed in the right place.\nHelp upload reports and updates into the software we use to track our compliance work.\nWork on one bigger summer project that you own from start to finish. You will pick this with your lead in the first week. Some examples: a report on gaps in our logging, a refreshed incident response guide, or a simple dashboard.\nWhat You Will Learn\nHow a information security team runs its day to day work when the company has to pass a security audit.\nHow the things we do every day (looking at alerts, writing things down, storing logs) turn into the proof an auditor wants to see.\nHands on use of real security tools that protect computers, networks, web traffic, software, and user accounts. You will get real practice setting up and improving tools like Zscaler, CrowdStrike, ThreatLocker, Darktrace, and AlienVault.\nHow to write clearly about technical problems so that people who are not technical can still understand you.\nHow the different people on a information security team work together: the InfoSec Head, the analyst, the engineer, the compliance manager, and our outside security partners.\nWhat We Are Looking For\nYou are a current undergrad in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, information systems, or a similar major. \nYou have taken classes or taught yourself at least two of these: networking, how operating systems work, how user accounts and passwords are managed, how to respond to security incidents, or how to watch for security problems.\nYou are comfortable reading logs and working with data in a spreadsheet. You know what a basic script is, even if you have not written many.\nYou write clearly. You will be writing notes and reports that other people rely on.\nYou are organized, you pay attention to details, and you are willing to ask questions when something is unclear.\nYou are allowed to work in the United States for the full length of the internship without needing us to sponsor a visa.\nNice to Have (Not Required)\nYou are working toward a beginner certification like CompTIA Security Plus or Network Plus.\nYou have played with security tools on your own, in a home lab, in a school club, or in a capture the flag competition.\nYou have used or read about any of these tools: Zscaler, CrowdStrike, ThreatLocker, Darktrace, AlienVault, Okta, or Vanta.\nYou have heard of compliance frameworks like NIST 800 171, NIST 800 53, ISO 27001, or CMMC and understand the basics.\nYou can write simple scripts in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.\nCompensation\nHourly Rate: $33.00\nHousing stipend for interns relocating to the area\nCommuter benefit to support local transportation\nBenefits for Interns\nHealth & Wellness \nPaid observed holidays \n100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options \n$120/month wellness reimbursement for gym and fitness expenses \nSponsored One Medical memberships for employees and their dependents \nFinancial \n$20/pay period cell phone reimbursement \nUp to $4,000 gross up in relocation support, if eligible \nUp to $850 commute credit through Lyft or car rental reimbursement, if eligible \nWorkplace Experience & Perks \nFully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner provided twice weekly \nCompany and team-bonding events, happy hours and mission-success celebrations \nComplimentary EV charging\nITAR Requirements\nVarda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items, our policy is to only hire “U.S. persons” who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.\n“US person” means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).\nE-Verify Statement\nVarda Space Industries, Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.\nE-Verify Notice Right To Work Notice\nRead more Read more\nVarda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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