2024 Summer Information Security Intern

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is committed to making New England a better place to live and do business, and our employees are integral to our success. As a cooperative, we are owned by more than 440 banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions that access tens of billions of dollars of our reliable, wholesale funding each year. Our funds are a vital resource that help our members succeed, provide families with safe, decent affordable housing, and generate economic development that creates jobs in communities throughout our region.

Our highly skilled team is diverse, innovative, collaborative, and passionate about the work we do. We seek other professionals excited to share their knowledge, talent, and passion for our mission to join our team. We offer opportunities for career development, comprehensive wellness benefits, and a work-life balance.

This internship is slated to begin in late May 2024 – late August 2024. This is a hybrid internship with the expectation of a minimum of two in-office days per week. This is a paid internship at $25.00 per hour. This intern will work 35 hours per week.

This position is classified as sensitive. Sensitive positions are subject to a credit check as part of the background verification.

FHLB Boston does not sponsor work authorization for internships.

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Internship Overview:

FHLBank Boston is offering a paid internship as part of our Information Security team. Information Security professionals develop and deliver solutions that protect enterprise systems, applications, and data by establishing policies, practices, and tools that prevent unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or disruption to the Bank’s network and daily operations.

The intern role will report to the Information Security Governance Manager and will work collaboratively with a team of professionals to support the Bank’s Vulnerability Management and Baseline Security Configuration efforts. Additional responsibilities can include triaging security events reported by end users, physical and active directory access management, and supporting the Bank’s security awareness training program.

In addition to the primary responsibilities within the Information Security team, this role will also offer the opportunity to cross-train with the Bank’s User Support team. User Support professionals provide technical support and guidance to resolve computer hardware and software problems for the Bank’s end users, communicating with users via phone, chat, email, and/or a support ticketing system to assess the scope of a problem and determine what, if any, resolution steps users have performed.

At the end of this internship, the intern will have gained hands-on experience in the fields of Information Security and User Support in a financial services setting. This experience is often the first step in a rewarding career as an Information Security professional.

Benefits for the Intern

• Gain financial sector, Information Security, physical security, and information technology experience

• Opportunity to strengthen computer, Information Security and risk assessment skills

• Receive hands-on guidance from a working team to ensure a successful internship experience

• Gain experience with industry-leading software and applications

Qualifications

• Progress towards an undergraduate or graduate degree in business, technology, or related field or a certification in cybersecurity or information technology

• Ability to work independently with little supervision

• Strong experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and other related software applications

• Strong analytical skills and a high degree of attention to detail must be demonstrated

• Highly effective written and oral communication skills are required for success

This person should be curious, eager to learn, passionate about security and have strong verbal and written communication skills.

This is a hybrid internship with the expectation of a minimum of two in-office days per week.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. As an Equal Opportunity
Employer, we strongly encourage applicants from every ethnicity, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran or parental status and sexual orientation.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.