Spring & Summer 2027 Intern Security & GRC

The Security Intern is an integral part of the Information Security team at Workiva. You will help solve security issues develop tools to assist with security threats and assist with vulnerability testing of web applications. This role may involve making recommendations on security controls and collaborating with internal stakeholders.

What Youll Do (depending on the team)

Security Operations

• Provide Incident Response support when an actionable incident is confirmed

• Document investigate and report on information security issues and emerging trends

• Manage and configure tools and devices to expand our security monitoring infrastructure

• Develop tools to assist with security and compliance tasks

• Assist with continual vulnerability testing of web applications to identify weaknesses

• Research and identify potential security controls to fix active vulnerabilities

• Collaborate with other teams to create remediation strategies and timelines for vulnerabilities

• Develop queries and visualizations to assist with security and compliance tasks

• Help solve security issues identified in the production application

• Provide analysis and trending of security log data from a large number of various security devices

• Collaborate with other teams to gather information regarding security problems issues and ideas

Enterprise Security

• Monitor Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms to investigate and remediate security issues

• Audit and monitor corporate SaaS applications (e.g. Okta Google Workspace Slack) against misconfigurations and unauthorized access.

• Write basic scripts to automate enterprise security health checks administrative workflows and compliance reporting.

• Collaborate with other teams to gather information regarding security problems issues and ideas

• Research and identify potential security controls to fix active vulnerabilities

• Collaborate with other teams to create remediation strategies and timelines for vulnerabilities

• Assist with enterprise vulnerability scanning asset inventory tracking and remediation verification on internal systems.

• Help design security awareness training content and execute corporate phishing simulation campaigns.

What Youll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree-seeking program preferably in Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Science or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong ethical and discretionary ability to handle sensitive information and data

• Strong communication and networking skills (written verbal listening)

• Basic competency in one or more programming languages (Python Powershell Bash Java SQL Go and/or Dart)

• Familiarity with vulnerability tools (Trivy Inspector Nessus).

• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google App Engine (GAE)

• Understanding of Zero Trust architecture corporate data protection and enterprise cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure or GCP).

• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems

• If Security Engineering focused: Ability to analyze problems and devise creative solutions within business constraints; good understanding of HTTP and common web application vulnerabilities

• If Security Operations focused: Self-motivation and initiative skills to search for and resolve security issues; initiative and social skills to network with technical individuals to gather information on projects

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• Minimal travel

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

Location: This internship is primarily a remote opportunity. However if you are located near one of our office hubs you are welcome to work in a hybrid capacity and utilize our office spaces. Check out our article on Workplace Flexibility to learn more.

When can you expect to hear back

We are committed to attending all career fairs and recruitment events before closing our positions. That means this position might be open without updates for a few weeks to give us time to connect with all potential candidates before wrapping up the recruitment season. Check out our tentative timeline below to see when you can expect to hear from us!

Postings close: September 27 2026

Engineering postings close: October 2 2026

Interviews: Early to mid October

Offers: Late October

2027 Start Dates:

This position has opportunities to start in the Spring or Summer. Please see our start dates below and let us know your availability in your application.

• Spring 2027 Internships: Monday January 4 2027 (15-20 hours per week max)

• Summer 2027 Internships: Monday May 17 2027 (40/hours per week max)

How Youll Be Rewarded

401(k) participation and match

Paid sick leave

A unique opportunity to further your learning experience through additional internship seasons

Why Join Workiva

Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence control and a competitive edge to the worlds most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance risk and sustainability on a single secure foundationensuring data is trusted traceable and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output leaders gain confidence in their numbers visibility into current and emerging risks and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.

At Workiva youll bring technology to market that executives boards and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty maintain trust and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If youre energized by meaningful challenges inspired by collaborative teams and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage wed love to meet you.

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Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

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