Hybrid Part Time Cybersecurity Intern - Tyson's, VA (2025 - 2026 School Year Internship) bei M.C. Dean, Inc
M.C. Dean, Inc · Tysons, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Tysons
Overview:
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence™. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
Responsibilities:As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for coordinating and implementing technical controls and configuration settings. Activities include but are not limited to the following:
- Performing and tracking cyber security awareness trainingHelping develop and review System Security System Security Plans (SSP), Personnel Security, Disaster Recovery, Incident Responses, and Authentication Management policies and plans
- Helping develop detailed and thorough site survey report documentation
- Assisting in device configuration of Windows Operating Systems, Applications, and Cisco IOS devices to comply with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), and other guidelines
- Applying operating system patches, service packs, hotfixes, and software/ firmware updates
- Supporting automated system software update methodologies and technologies
- Performing system vulnerability scans including Nessus / ACAS, and SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC)
Position / Candidate Requirements
- Working towards a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, or Cybersecurity
- Effective collaborative skills with excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills with accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and general office applications skills
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
Abilities
- Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
- Sitting for extended periods of time
- Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
- Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
- Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
- Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
- Identify and understand the speech of another person
