This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home.

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

Ameritas is seeking an Information Security Intern to drive the business by delivery of IT security services or functions. This position would perform all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.

This internship will start either in December 2023 or May 2024 depending on availability.

What you do

• Assist Enterprise Security in the various areas of responsibility the department is charged with.
• Departments would include:
• Secure Cloud Computing
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Operations
• Risk Management

What you bring

• Actively enrolled in an Information Technology or Information Security degree program
• Able to fulfill a year-round commitment - part-time during the academic school year and full-time during the summer
• PT includes 10-20 hours a week
• FT includes 30-40 hours a week
• Computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Desire to learn and grow
• Effective documentation skill for process and standard development
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with others
• Familiarity with programming or scripting languages strongly desired

What we offer

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.

This internship is benefits ineligible.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.