Security Consulting Engineer I (Intern) - United States

Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens. Meet the Team   Cisco Security Customer Experience (CX) organization supports customers through the entire lifecycle of a security solution: from understanding business needs to deploying custom solutions, from optimizing existing solutions to developing applications that meets specific needs; from helping customers to maintain their solutions to helping them investigate potential security incidents. As a Security Consulting Engineer Intern, you will be able to interact with customers and learn how Cisco plan, design, deploy and optimize Security Solution while acquiring the technical and consultative skills required to accurately delight Cisco customers. During the internship you will also have the opportunity to interact with other Cisco organizations and learn how they contribute to enable our customers to achieve their business goals.   Your Impact   Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more relevant than ever. Our employees have groundbreaking ideas that impact everything imaginable - from entertainment, retail, healthcare, and education, to public and private sectors, smart cities, smart cars, and everyday devices in our homes. Here, that means you’ll take creative ideas from the drawing board to powerful solutions that have real world impact. You’ll collaborate with Cisco leaders, partner with expert mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected. You’ll be part of a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you’ll participate in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be inspired.   You will attend on-site design and configuration sessions with a Security Consulting mentor   You will collect requirements from customers for projects to meet critical business goals   You will work with a team mentor to define the business goals and requirements for integration efforts   You will aid in analyzing and designing policy creation for Identity Services, Firewalls, Visibility Solutions and Cloud-based solutions.   You will analyze customer configurations and provide feedback on possible improvements to the configuration to improve alignment with customer business goals   You will learn and understand Security Policies, Standards, Procedures and Guidelines   You will be able to demonstrate programming languages (Java/Python/C++) and open source automation platforms (Ansible/Chef/Terraform) to develop tailor-made automation capabilities to customers using Cisco application programming interfaces   Minimum Qualifications   Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's)  Qualifying education should be in Information Systems, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Computer Science or Engineering or a related field.  Knowledge of IT systems, networking concepts, TCP/IP protocols, network devices and applications, OSI 7-layer model, or code development     Preferred Qualifications   A desire and passion for Information Security and willingness to learn and guide yourself tough concepts   Able to work well in small dynamic teams and balance multiple responsibilities   The ability and desire to work on collaborative teams across the US   Comfortable handling ambiguity and unknowns associated with technical projects   Self-motivated individual that feels comfortable working on remote teams   Possess excellent written and verbal skills  Why Cisco?  At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across th