Paid College Intern - Privacy Team (Office of Information Security and Privacy)

The Ohio Department of Administrative Services is committed to supporting the state government and ensuring the security of its data and technology resources. The Paid College Intern in the Privacy Team will assist in various privacy and information security tasks, including conducting assessments, researching legal issues, and supporting security incident investigations.

What you'll do:

• Assists in conducting privacy impact assessments
• Assists with monitoring privacy issues & organization of office re-search
• Researches & writes analyses covering privacy, information security & technology legal issues
• Documenting processes, work, & activities
• Assists in measuring the effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities
• Supports penetration testing on networks, systems or elements of systems
• Assists to identify systemic security issues based on the analysis of vulnerability & configuration data
• Assists in the preparation of vulnerability reports that identify technical & procedural findings, & provide recommended remediation strategies/solutions
• Assists with responding to & investigating security incidents
• Compiles data & creates reports
• Assists with monitoring of security systems
• Assists with the tuning of security software

What they're looking for:

• Basic system administration, network, & operating system hardening techniques
• Public administration
• Legal fundaments
• New & emerging IT & information security technologies
• Operation of microcomputers & peripheral equipment
• Use of Office Suite software
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions
• Interpret a variety of instructions in written or oral form
• Deal with many variables & determine specific actions
• Organize information from a variety of sources into clear, concise, accurate & meaningful summaries
• Communicate orally & in writing on technical & non-technical matters
• Use proper research methods in gathering data

Benefits:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period*.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)