Internship Program Details:
UKG's Intern program is dedicated to helping students jump start their business careers at a top-ranked technology company that cares about its people. Our interns work on enriching projects that have a significant business impact on the future of our company. In addition to your day-to-day work with your team, interns get to experience our award-winning culture through mentorship, learning programs, team-building activities, networking events, and more. We have big ideas - and need big thinkers to help us realize them.
This is a 6-month internship starting Monday January 13th, 2025. It is a full-time role, Monday through Friday, from 9:00am - 5:30pm. To be eligible for our internship program you must be able to work in a hybrid environment and be on-site 3 days per week at our Kilkenny office which is in the IDA Business and Technology Park.
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About the role:
As an Intelligence Analyst Intern on our Intelligence Operations team, you will be responsible for providing UKG with crucial, timely, and reliable information about cyber threats, researching and analyzing various threat-related data and information to glean useful insights for decision makers and support security investigations and initiatives. Being on a team within our Cyber Defense Fusion Center, you will regularly interact and work with members of our Security Operations Center, Counter Security team, Detection Engineering team, and Business Continuity team.
Responsibilities:
• Gather TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) of malicious actors targeting our industry and partners via open-source research, as well as leveraging our threat vendor repositories.
• Research and gather IOCs relating to malware targeting core infrastructure.
• Investigate and track vulnerability exploits/proof of concepts and collaborate internally to mitigate risks to the company.
• Discover, validate, and integrate new sources of threat information into existing intelligence lifecycle processes.
• Work with internal security components to gather requirements and discuss findings.
• Produce analysis using all-source tools to identify characteristics of threat actors operating against the best interests of the company.
• Produce trend analysis based on research of events in correlation to attacks in the wild.
Basic Qualifications:
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree related to Cybersecurity, Intelligence Analysis, Data Science, Library Science, Information Security, or similar field.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Interest in global cyber threat actors and the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by cyber adversaries.
• Microsoft suite proficiency.
• Quick learner with new software or computer applications.
• Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• Strong analytical, business process analysis, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage and connect with internal and external partners.
• Strong critical thinking and structured analysis skills.
• Knowledge of operating systems.
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Company Overview:
With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we're only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.
At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all.
Here, we know that you're more than your work. That's why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose - a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you're passionate about our purpose - people -then we can't wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We're united by purpose, inspired by you.
Where we're going
UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it's our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!
UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.
Disability Accommodation
For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com