Security Operations Intern, Very Good Security
$20 an hour
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Security and compliance infrastructure platform
Open for applications
Security and compliance infrastructure platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$20 an hour
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To protect the world’s sensitive data, enabling innovation while ensuring security and privacy.
Role
Who you are
- Currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or have equivalent hands-on experience
- Foundational understanding of security operations concepts such as incident response, alert triage, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and endpoint security
- Familiarity with basic networking, operating systems, and cloud concepts
- Comfort working in terminal and web-based tools, and interest in learning how modern security teams operate
- Exposure to scripting or automation with Python, Bash, or similar languages is a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document work clearly and collaborate across teams
- Organized, dependable, and excited to learn in a fast-moving environment
- Bonus points if you have experience with log analysis, SIEM tools, EDR tools, ticketing systems, or SaaS administration
- You will likely be successful in this role if you identify with the following traits: attention to detail, problem solver, customer-oriented, versatile, resilient, and eager to learn. If all of this sounds interesting to you, we’d love to hear from you
- The Company does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout their employment. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J, or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible
What the job involves
- We are looking for a curious, detail-oriented Security Operations Intern to join VGS
- In this role, you will help the Security team protect the systems, identities, endpoints, and workflows that support our business and customers
- You will work alongside security, infrastructure, and engineering partners to monitor security signals, investigate issues, improve operational processes, and strengthen our overall security posture
- Assist with monitoring and triaging security alerts across endpoint, identity, cloud, enterprise, and internal systems
- Support incident response efforts by collecting logs and evidence, documenting timelines, and helping track follow-up actions
- Help improve vulnerability management processes by validating findings, tracking remediation, and partnering with system owners on fixes
- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of security playbooks, runbooks, and operational documentation
- Assist with phishing investigations, access reviews, asset inventory hygiene, and other day-to-day security operations activities
- Support enterprise security initiatives across SaaS, device, identity, and corporate infrastructure environments
- Help evaluate and strengthen the security of internal AI systems and AI-enabled workflows, including how they are deployed, accessed, monitored, and protected across the enterprise
- Help automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts, workflows, or low-code tooling where appropriate
- Participate in security control validation and operational readiness checks for internal tools and infrastructure changes
- Be proactive and innovative; we rely on your feedback to help build a secure, resilient company
- Be a part of a team that believes in transparency, collaboration, grit, and humility, and in doing the right thing for our customers and the company
Our take
As scaling businesses grow, data security can take a back seat. Very Good Security takes the pressure off by assuming liability for sensitive data and ensuring compliance with one simple integration. It's an enticing proposition that enables its customers to get to market faster while offloading the risks of data custodianship.
VGS’s secured vaults and zero-data approach means clients don’t have to become security geniuses themselves and instead can focus on what’s unique to their business. Competing against TokenEx, HP’s Voltage, Thales’ Vormetric, and more VGS is trying to disrupt the do-it-yourself status quo of the data security industry. VGS also expedites certifications against PCI DSS, SOC2, and GDPR requirements, and reduces the total cost of compliance by up to 70 percent.
VGS has already attracted significant investment as well as an impressive set of customers (including Brex and Deliveroo). With more companies looking for tailored solutions as they transition to the cloud, VGS is developing several new capabilities to further automate compliance controls for customers on its platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2020
$60m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$35m
SERIES B
Total funding: $103.5m
Company benefits
- Competitive health benefits including medical, dental, & vision insurance
- VGS stock options
- 401k plan, with employer matching 4% and immediate vesting of employer match
- Life & disability insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (dependent and healthcare FSA)
- Flexible work hours and flexible PTO
- 11 US company holidays
- Eligibility for health benefits starts on Day 1!
- New hire home office set up allowance
- Professional learning reimbursement
Company HQ
Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Mahmoud Abdelkader
(Co-Founder)They started their career as a CSC Consulting Software Engineer before 2 years as the ModelsHotel.com CIO and working at Wachovia and eBay. They co-founded Balanced in 2011, leaving their CTO position in 2015 to co-found Very Good Security in April 2016.
Marshall Jones
(Co-Founder)They are a seasoned engineer who has built countless products in the fintech industry. Formerly VP of Engineering at Balanced, a payment system for marketplaces.
Chuck Yu
(CEO)Previously CRO at DriveWealth, Vice President of Digital Partnerships at Visa and Head of Finance and Operations at Point.
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