Technology Internships at Southwest Airlines

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Southwest Airlines promises to provide Employees with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. We entrust our Interns working in Technology to make an impact on their Team in real-time projects, work collaboratively with other Technology Interns and work groups, make progress to achieve Company initiatives, and deliver on our Company Purpose of connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel, all while having fun and developing yourself as a future professional.

• Join Southwest as a Summer 2026 Intern, with a 12-week internship lasting from May 19th through August 7th, 2026.
• Work fully remotely, with opportunities to connect with your Team and other work groups virtually and potential to travel to visit our Corporate Campus in Dallas, Texas.
  • There is limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their workoff-site. Those ineligible locations are Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
  • If you currently reside in an ineligible state, you may relocate to an eligible state and be considered for an internship
• Dedicate 40 hours each week to your internship responsibilities and tasks.
• Receive an hourly pay of $25-29, and stipends may be offered based on eligibility and the program criteria
• Receive free, unlimited travel privileges for yourself (taxes and fees may apply on international travel).
• Interns will receive any required equipment, such as a laptop, for the internship.

Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to look for opportunities to reflect the communities we serve, and welcome applicants with diverse thoughts, backgrounds, and experiences.

Demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals is skyrocketing and demand is expected to grow significantly in the foreseeable future. As a cybersecurity professional, the intern will be working daily to keep Southwest Airlines secure and will constantly be facing new and engaging challenges. Incident Response analysts defend Southwest's network against cyber threats and use investigative methods to identify root causes, while Threat Intelligence analysts collect and process data on threat actors to understand their motives, targets, and attack behaviors to better understand ongoing attacks or predict future threats.

The Intern will work full‑time as a Cybersecurity Engineer Intern within the Technology Department. The Intern may be asked to support a variety of projects within one or more of the following Teams. The duties and responsibilities of the Cybersecurity Engineer Intern may include, but are not limited to:

• Under supervision, may be responsible for vendor management, partner governance, and system oversight to deploy, monitor, and maintain secure solutions throughout their lifecycle.
• Work with a Team to research issues, plan and recommend solutions, and support the coordination of system and software developments. This includes monitoring performance, identifying bottlenecks, and collaborating with partners to implement fixes.
• Help ensure high system and infrastructure availability levels by addressing and resolving low‑to‑medium complexity escalations.
• Support the implementation and ongoing updates of platform strategies and roadmaps to strengthen security posture.
• Stay informed of emerging technology trends and best practices relevant to cybersecurity and system operations.
• Contribute to team projects by meeting deadlines, fulfilling commitments, and delivering quality results

The Intern will work as a Software Engineer within the Technology Department. The Intern will have the opportunity to work with Teams that include Tech Platforms and Architecture, People and Finance, Tech Ops, Ground Ops, and EID.

• Build, produce and develop solutions for stakeholders throughout the airline
• Help…