Defensive Cyber Operations Engineering Intern

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Location

We’re seeking a dynamic and motivated contributor to join our team in one of our key office locations: Dublin,Ireland. Our interns will be hybrid - sometimes you'll work from home, sometimes you'll work from the office. Managers and their organization will establish the frequency you'll need to go into the office to meet priorities.

Please note, we are seeking individuals based in Dublin.

About The Internship

The Security team’s mission is to strengthen Okta’s position as the leading Identity-as-a-service solutions provider by identifying and resolving risks to employees, products, and, most importantly, our customers. With the ever-increasing pace of cloud application adoption, companies are struggling to find ways to accurately assess risk and act at the speed of their business.

As a Defensive Cyber Operations Intern, you will work closely with our seasoned security professionals to research, detect, investigate, and hunt across threats in Okta’s environment. This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on security detection and response experience, and the opportunity to learn about real threats that a SaaS company sees on a day to day basis.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Research threats and understand how systems can be attacked and defended.
• Develop custom detections using data analysis, creative thinking and lateral problem solving.
• Investigate and respond to anomalies using hypothesis driven problem solving.
• Develop and maintain custom tools to automate detection and response capabilities.
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

• (In progress) BS in Information Systems or MIS, or a related degree and graduating between December 2025 and June 2026 inclusive.
• An excitement to learn about information security with a focus on Detection Engineering, Cyber Response, and Blue Teaming.
• A keen interest in defensive cyber capabilities, digital forensics, data analytics and how systems can be compromised.
• Knowledge of modern operating systems, cloud computing, SaaS applications or Security Operation Centres (SOCs).
• Knowledge of Python, SQL or Splunk is a bonus.
  
  

Okta’s Intern Program

As an intern, you’ll do real work that matters. While you’re on board, you’ll work on meaningful projects and have an opportunity to see what working at Okta is all about. You’ll also have the guidance of your mentor and manager to help you develop new skills.

Our interns have the opportunity to build a strong community - with their fellow interns, within their teams, and with the broader company. We want you to grow professionally and you’ll do that through participating in events like our Executive Speaker Series and Brown Bags. And of course, we want you to have fun too.

We offer 12 week(3 month) internships in Dublin,Ireland.

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta
  
  

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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