Intern, Info Sec Systems Engineer

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Intern, Information Security Systems Engineer Job Code:  42591 Job Location:  Palm Bay, FL Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off    Job Description: The Information Assurance / Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for providing technical guidance and oversight in assessing security infrastructure, network architecture, and system design to ensure the protection of enterprise systems and applications. This role identifies security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities across networks, systems, applications, and emerging technology initiatives, while supporting the development and implementation of effective security controls, policies, and engineering standards. The position also serves as a technical advisor to clients and internal stakeholders on information assurance best practices, technologies, and implementation strategies.     Essential Functions: Provide guidance and oversight in assessing security infrastructure and network and systems design to ensure system/network security  Identify security risks, threats and vulnerabilities of networks, systems, applications and new technology initiatives  Provide oversight in the development, testing and operation of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, enterprise anti-virus systems and software deployment tools  Develop policies and procedures for securing the system infrastructure and applications  Develop complex technical and programmatic assessments, evaluate engineering and integration initiatives and provide technical support to assess security policies, standards and guidelines  Perform product evaluations, recommend and implement products/services for network security  Interact with clients and provide recommendations on information assurance engineering standards, implementation dependencies and changing information assurance related technologies    Qualifications:    To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology/Computer Information Systems with Network Focus or Communications Focus, Electrical Engineering or related field.

Solid understanding of TCP/IP and routing protocols  Knowledge of LAN/WAN networking and security infrastructure (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, IPSec, VPNs)  Knowledge of Computer/System Security topics such as Antivirus, Authentication, Authorization, Access Control, Cryptography, SSO, Business Continuity Planning and Application Security      L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group