Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, and Resilience; OTCR) Intern

Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, and Resilience (OTCR) Intern

Job Category: Technical Specialist

Requisition Number: OPERA
001474

• Posted :
  August 4, 2025
• Closed :
  September 5, 2025
• Part-Time
• On-site

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We are a water-focused engineering consulting firm, certified as a Great Place to Work® based on feedback from our community of over 250 team members. We ranked top three in the AEC Advisors 2021 and 2022 Diversity Index Top Firms and were recognized as one of Fortune’s® Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services in 2023 and 2024. Since 1990, our mission has been to be the water firm of choice for both our clients and our team.

Over the years we have built upon that mission and now integrate a host of high-quality services in groundwater, water supply, water and wastewater treatment, water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater, recycled water, construction management, and operations technology from our multiple locations in the west. As a team, we work with our clients to understand their true needs. Our long-term relationships are based on integrity, partnership, and high-value solutions.

In 2025 and beyond, West Yost is advancing water resources for future generations and living our core values every day.

This position requires an in-office presence during all hours worked.

RESUME AND COVER LETTER ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION OF YOUR APPLICATION!

After researching our website and reviewing the OTCR sector descriptions below, which of the service areas are of most interest to you and why (please address this question within the required fields in the online application and as necessary, in your cover letter)?

DESCRIPTION

The focus of this role will mainly be 90% Operations Technology and 10% Cybersecurity and Resilience. This internship is ideal for students seeking a career in industrial automation, control systems engineering, or SCADA/PLC programming within the water sector.

West Yost provides operations technology design and implementation services, cybersecurity services, and resilience services to clients in the water and wastewater sector across the United States to help them safeguard their systems and protect public health and safety.

The Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, and Resilience group is actively bringing new talent onto our team. We are looking for a candidate who wants to improve operations technology, cybersecurity services, and resilience in the water and wastewater sector with West Yost. This internship is designed to provide you with intensive training, with the intent to transition into a full-time position at the end of your internship (consider it a working extension of the interview process).

We provide extensive training, guidance, and support, as well as the opportunity to experience the industry from the inside and gain valuable work experience during your journey to becoming an Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, Resilience professional in the water and wastewater sector.

Interns will have the opportunity to learn while participating in development of the following:

• Automation programming for real time process control
• Documentation of process automation requirements
• Network and server infrastructure design

Services provided by our Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, and Resilience (OTCR) Group include:

Programming and Configuration

• Programming and configuration services are essential to help utilities consistently deliver safe drinking water to the public and treat wastewater to be safely returned to the environment. Nearly all modern control systems depend on Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming and Supervisory Control and…