IT Security Intern

Location: Brewster, NY

Pay Range: $22.00 - $22.00

About Us: Peckham Industries Inc. (PII) has been a family-run business since 1924 and we believe our family by choice ethos delivers value as the trusted supplier of construction materials, products, and services in the communities we serve. Through our extensive network of hot mix asphalt and ready-mix concrete plants, quarries, and liquid asphalt terminals, PII delivers the highest quality materials and custom solutions to thousands of road construction and road maintenance customers.

In addition, the companys construction operations include paving and road reclamation services, as well as precast/prestressed concrete production and erection of multi-level parking structures, specialty buildings, and bridge components.

Become part of our mission by realizing your purpose, serving our community interests, and delivering growth for our customers. Peckham Industries educates, innovates, and applies technology in a way that is safe, sustainable, inclusive, and profitable.

The IT Security Intern will play a versatile role within Peckhams IT department. In this position, you will collaborate with both the Information Technology team and the IT Security team to support a variety of IT and security-related projects. Each day, you will arrive on-site ready to assist with routine IT support needs, as well as contribute to emerging IT Security initiatives often alternating between the two areas as priorities shift.

By joining our team, you will gain substantial hands‑on experience across all layers of the OSI model and throughout the IT security stack.

• Security Tasks
  • Assist, develop, and review IT policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Manage the Cybersecurity Awareness program, including coordinating education, developing and promoting IT Security Awareness content, and leading phishing campaigns for the entire company.
  • Track and report metrics for company-wide education and phishing campaigns with comprehensive reports. Measure risk within the vulnerability management program by assessing criticality, severity, and impact of existing threats, and research remediation steps to incorporate into the IT patching program.
  • Create presentations for status meetings and all‑hands sessions for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
  • Shadow the IT Security Leader, assist with tasks as needed, record key points during meetings, and communicate action items to the IT Security Leader.
• IT Tasks
  • Interview and coordinate with IT employees to understand existing protocols and processes and create draft procedure documents based on IT Security requirements and templates.
  • Assist with daily IT support objectives as needed, including remediating vulnerability findings based on severity and asset criticality, and addressing reported phishing emails.
  • Support IT operations by setting up new devices such as workstations, firewalls, servers, and other equipment. Remediate vulnerabilities based on severity and asset criticality priorities. Remediate vulnerable reported phishing emails. Setup new devices (workstations, firewalls, servers, etc.).

• Current enrollment in a college program in Information Technology, Information Security, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, with one or more certifications such as Security+, Network+, A+, or Azure Fundamentals (AZ‑900).
• Must have the ability to work independently, take initiative, and proactively learn new skills, with strong motivation to grow and develop new IT Security best practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and working knowledge of Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.
• Understanding of…