Summer 2025 Intern - Security Operations Center

About Alcon:

As the global leader in eye care, Alcon has built a rich history of providing innovative products to customers and patients all over the world. We're extremely proud of our legacy and the significant way we've helped to shape the industry over the last 70 years, but we're just getting started. Our relentless passion to eliminate unmet medical needs drives our pursuit to further advance eye health worldwide. We're looking for exceptionally talented, driven people who want to make a difference. If you'd like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!

Position Description:

The Alcon Security Operations Center (SOC) is responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and performing incident response and recovery to cyber threats against Alcon applications, platforms, networks, and information. This role offers hands-on experience in cybersecurity practices, threat detection, and incident response while working closely with experienced professionals in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with IT Security team on planning and execution of defined deliverables within assigned project.

• Work in security technologies such as - SIEM, SOAR, EDR and DLP analyzing security event data and assisting security team creating & deploying use cases and process improvement.

• Create reports & dashboards from Security operational platforms.

• Assist Security team with investigative activities and root cause analysis related to security incidents.

• Drive the outcomes of lessons learned to improve security posture of organization and define key metrics.

• Identify opportunities for automation of process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to internship or co-op, and at least one additional semester following internship or co-op.

• Must be pursuing at least a bachelor's level degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security or related major.

• Academic performance: Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0

• Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects)

• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (students on an F1 visa with CPT can be accommodated)

• Ability to commit to a full time (40 hrs. per week) Intern position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge in attack lifecycles and Security Incident Response

• Experience of Microsoft Office tools

• Basic data analysis skillset and understanding of relational data concepts

• Experience with Security tools (SIEM, Vulnerability Management, etc..) a plus

• Basic understanding of scripting techniques (Python, PowerShell or Perl) a plus

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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.