The Opportunity
This opportunity is best suited for candidates in their penultimate year of study (graduating 2027).
At Wood Mackenzie, you’ll work alongside a world-class cybersecurity team tackling real threats, real vulnerabilities, and real risks from day one.
About The Role
You won’t be shadowing from the sidelines. Expect hands‑on exposure across both technical and strategic cybersecurity disciplines:
* Threat & Vulnerability Management: Assess zero‑day vulnerabilities, research emerging threats, and contribute to real‑world incident handling
* Security Operations: Run phishing simulations, create operational runbooks, and generate security reports that inform business decisions
* Risk & Compliance: Map security controls to industry standards, review supply‑chain risks, and participate in risk committees and governance groups
* Your Own Project: Take ownership of a bespoke challenge tailored to your interests, presenting it to the team on key observations and reflections on our security posture and your experience.
Requirements
Studying towards a Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification with a cyber security, computer science, information systems or related discipline.
Wood Mackenzie follows a hybrid work structure, however, during the duration of this internship, the successful candidate would highly benefit from being in the office frequently with the team and their line manager.
Applicants must have the legal Right to Work in the country this role is based in. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for:
* Strong collaboration skills
* The ability to creatively problem‑solve
* An analytical mind and eye for detail
* Great written and verbal communication
* Willingness to learn about our business from the ground up
* Genuine interest in cyber security, risk management, or information security
* Understanding of basic networking concepts
* Familiarity with Windows and Linux Oses
* Awareness of security best practices and secure computing concepts
* Basic scripting fundamentals (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
* Basic understanding of cyber risk and risk management principles
* Attention to detail when reviewing processes, systems, or documentation
* Understanding of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA triad)
* Awareness of common cyber threats and security controls
* Understanding of policies, controls, and compliance concepts
* Awareness of third‑party/vendor risk concepts
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov.
If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.
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