Intern, Restoration & Remediation (Remote)

Job Title: Intern, Restoration and Remediation

Location: Remote (USA) 

Role: Part-Time, Non-Exempt, Not Eligible for benefits 

Compensation: $20/hr

What Makes You Stand Out

Are you ready to kick-start your career in cybersecurity? Join Surefire Cyber for a summer internship where you will gain hands-on experience, work with industry leaders, and make a real impact! 

Surefire Cyber is actively considering motivated and curious individuals eager to dive into the world of cybersecurity. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to build on existing knowledge, this internship is your opportunity to gain practical, real-world experience and develop a strong professional foundation. 

At Surefire Cyber, we value learning and growth. You’ll receive constructive feedback, tackle real-world challenges, and work on practical scenarios designed to enhance your skills and prepare you for a successful career in cybersecurity 

How You'll Make an Impact 

The Surefire Cyber internship is slated to start on Monday June 2nd, 2025, and end on Friday August 8th, 2025. This will be a paid remote internship, and the work hours are anticipated to be 10-25 hours a week cannot exceed a maximum of 30 hours worked a week on average.  

The R&R Intern will work closely with the Director of Restoration and Remediation, R&R team members, the Digital Forensic and Incident Response team. They will play a critical role in post-incident recovery, working alongside the DFIR team to restore systems and secure infrastructures after cyber incidents. Through meticulous remediation efforts and application of technical expertise, they’ll help clients regain operational stability and strengthen their defenses against future threats

Your Role in Action 

• Provide post-incident recovery and collaborate with the DFIR team to assess the scope and impact of cyber incidents. 
• Participate in efforts to restore compromised systems to a pre-incident state, employing best practices for data recovery, system configuration, and security hardening. 
• Work with other senior members of the R&R team to develop and execute remediation plans tailored to each client’s unique situation, considering technical, operational, and regulatory requirements. 
• Apply and deepen technical knowledge to investigate and address complex security issues such as malware infections, data breaches, and unauthorized access. 
• Work closely with the DFIR team to collect digital artifacts and assist in digital forensic activities to uncover evidence of cyber incidents and provide insights to the incident response process. 
• Utilize your systems administration skills to restore and configure computer systems. 
• Troubleshoot network issues and assist with network configurations to ensure seamless restoration of client’s systems. 
• Configure firewalls, VPN’s, Active Directory, Exchange, Group Policy. 
• Document all restoration and remediation efforts, maintaining a clear and organized record of action taken, lessons learned, and best practices applied. 

Your Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer science, related degree or equivalent former professional experience as an IT Engineer, Systems Administrator, Cybersecurity Consultant, or related position. 
• Basic proficiency in analyzing and understanding cyber incidents, including identifying attack vectors and indicators of compromise. 
• Foundational knowledge of various operating systems (Widows, Linux, MacOS) and their security features. 
• Familiarity with cloud services and network administration. 
• Experience with configuring firewalls, VPN’s, Active Directory, Exchange Group Policy. 
• Familiarity with IT service management tools and ticketing systems. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively under pressure, while maintaining professional composure. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, can explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. 
• Good interpersonal skills, good team player mentality, with a client centric mindset. 
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently. 

Expertise in all these areas is not required, but you should be excited by the opportunity to learn new things and comfortable with working with other team members to expand your knowledge base and experience. We at Surefire Cyber invite you to apply even if you do not feel you have mastery in all the requirements listed on the job description and welcome a further discussion.   

Interview Process 

• Submit interest and resume to careers@surefirecyber.com   
• Preliminary phone interview with the People Team (approx., 30 mins) 
• Virtual/Teams interview with hiring leader/Director of R&R (approx., 45 minutes) 
• Virtual/Teams interview with other R&R Consulting team members, (approx., 45 minutes) 
• Virtual/Teams interview with the Chief Deliver Officer
• Virtual/Team interview with our CEO 

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