INTERN, Compliance and Risk Management

The Inten, Compliance and Risk Management:

INTERNSHIP WILL START MIDDLE OF JULY THOUGH END OF FALL SEMESTER

• works to provide analysis and support for projects of the Compliance & Risk Management Department. 
• activities will include learning core business functions including corporate governance, enterprise and information security risk management, and performance of compliance assessments.
• will receive real world exposure to all technical functions of an in-house compliance and risk management program.
• Must be able to work 20 -25 hours per week during school semester. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Essential Duties:

• Supports and participates in all aspects of the Compliance & Risk Management Department. 
• Activities will include:
  • learning core business functions including corporate governance, enterprise and information security risk management, and performance of compliance assessments.
  • receiving real world exposure to all technical functions of an in-house compliance and risk management program,
  • receives and provides mentoring, and,
  • networks across the organization.
• Participates in planning activities of information technology, operational and compliance audits across the enterprise and assist with the coordination between IT and internal audit participants.
• Participates in compliance assessments including documents evidence requests and evaluates provided evidence for adequacy to determine control compliance.
• Participates in risk assessments including the identification of risks, evaluation of risk, and the monitoring of risk throughout the risk lifecycle.
• Participates in governance processes including the review and update of corporate and information security policies and procedures.
• Perform research and document logical and physical solutions that prevent, detect, and correct the system to be certified and accredited.
• Identify security requirements to bring a system into compliance.
• Participates in business continuity exercises including the planning, documentation, and testing of business continuity functions.
• Participates in the implementation of the security awareness program.
• Promotes information security awareness and monitors compliance with enterprise information security policies.
• Plan, develop, execute, and document results of control test procedures.
• Performs other Compliance and Risk Management team duties as assigned or requested.

Other Duties

• In addition, the intern may also participate in initiatives related to standards & procedures reviews, 3rd party risk management coordination, and GRC platform configuration documentation.

The preceding functions are examples of the work performed by employees assigned to this job classification.  Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments and make a reasonable accommodation as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal, team and communication skills
• Basic understanding of business and cybersecurity principles and best practices
• Ability to sense the importance or impact of issues and take appropriate actions.
• Ability to manage time and priorities effectively to achieve optimal results.
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to create effective procedure documents and workflow diagrams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident status required
• Visa Sponsorship or C2C not available 

Desired:

• Self-starter.
• Ability to prioritize project demands.
• Ability to ask for assistance/guidance when needed and to understand when that assistance/guidance is truly needed.

Education:

• Junior or Seniors with a major in Accounting, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Systems Management
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Standing    

                     5%

Sitting   

80% per day

Walking  

5% per day

Stooping 

2% per day

Lifting

Up to 15 lbs (laptop and office equipment

Computer Work                 

80%

Telephone Work                

25%

Reading       

25%

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you need an accommodation seeking employment with DSS, Inc., please email jobs@dssinc.com or call (561) 284-7373. Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.