Cybersecurity Intern

Job overview

The Cybersecurity Intern role follows a hybrid schedule from Wellmark’s headquarters in Des Moines, IA, beginning in May 2027 as part of the 2027 Summer Internship Program. Compensation is not specified. The internship provides hands-on experience in the health insurance industry and supports Wellmark’s Technology Division cybersecurity work. The intern contributes to cybersecurity risk management and operations through projects involving security tools, monitoring, code, process improvement, threat intelligence, and response enhancements. This work supports the team’s efforts to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from security risks.

What you'll do

• Depending on project needs, support the Security Operations Center
• test, scan, and monitor infrastructure with security tools
• configure data loss prevention, email security, and malware-related tools
• develop or refine code and load results into a database or engine
• assist with process optimization and DarkWeb activity analysis
• and support Cyber Kill Chain and threat-response enhancements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cybersecurity

cyber security intern

summer internship

technology division

security operations center

threat intelligence

python

powershell

bash

hybrid

des moines ia

wellmark

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The internship offers practical work experience, learning from subject matter experts and leaders, and networking with other internship participants.

Why this role

The internship is part of Wellmark’s 2027 Summer Internship Program and is scheduled to start in May 2027.

About the employer

Wellmark, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers. Sector: 52.