IT Intern

Mayo Clinic is a healthcare organization advancing secure and AI-assisted software engineering practices. The Secure SDLC & Agentic DevSecOps Intern will help design, test, document, and demonstrate secure software delivery workflows involving AI engineering, automation, security controls, CI/CD, and human oversight.

What you'll do:

• Help design and document a Secure SDLC spanning planning, requirements, architecture, development, testing, security validation, deployment, operations, and retirement
• Map security and engineering controls to specific stages of the software delivery lifecycle
• Help design and test AI-assisted and agentic software development workflows
• Explore how Claude, ChatGPT/Codex, GitHub Copilot, and other approved AI engineering tools can participate in development and DevSecOps workflows
• Build or test workflows in which AI assists with activities such as requirements analysis, coding, test generation, documentation, code review, security analysis, and remediation
• Work with GitHub repositories, issues, branches, pull requests, CI/CD pipelines, and automated checks to understand how software delivery controls can be implemented
• Help evaluate where AI agents can safely perform tasks autonomously and where human review or approval should remain required
• Assist with designing repeatable workflows for AI-generated code and agent-created changes
• Help define evidence and traceability requirements for software and AI-assisted engineering activities
• Experiment with automated testing, static analysis, dependency scanning, security checks, policy validation, and other DevSecOps capabilities
• Help develop reference implementations, templates, workflows, diagrams, or proofs of concept that demonstrate the Secure SDLC
• Document findings, design decisions, limitations, risks, and recommended engineering patterns

What they're looking for:

• This is a **90-day learning-focused technical internship** for students interested in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, automation, AI engineering, or software architecture
• This is a hybrid position and must be located within 100 miles of a Mayo Clinic campus for occasional on-site expectations based on business needs
• Candidates should have some foundational technical experience from coursework, personal projects, internships, or independent learning
• Introductory programming experience in **Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or another programming language**
• Basic understanding of the **Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)**
• Familiarity with **Git and GitHub**, including repositories, commits, branches, and pull requests
• Basic understanding of software testing and debugging
• Interest in cybersecurity, secure software development, DevOps, or DevSecOps
• Interest in generative AI and AI-assisted software engineering
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and experiment with new approaches
• Ability to clearly document technical concepts, results, and decisions

Benefits:

• Flexibility of both remote and on-site work
• This is a hybrid position and must be located within 100 miles of a Mayo Clinic campus for occasional on-site expectations based on business needs.