2024 Summer Intern Program - Information Security
What is the Opportunity?
SMBC hosts a 10-week Summer Intern Program for undergraduate students who will have the opportunity to work on teams, be exposed to significant firm-wide projects within their respective business areas and support a range of deals with our clients.
We offer many different opportunities including building financial models, developing client presentations, conducting research, and observing client meetings – all to improve their understanding of the global banking industry.
Our Summer Intern Program is an excellent gateway to our full-time Analyst Program.
We are currently hiring into the following area:
Security Engineering
Security engineering is responsible for the overall implementation, maintenance and support of Information Security platforms including Operating Systems, Security Tools and Business Application Integrations with security systems. Our primary focus is to ensure Security Systems are fully operational for use by other Information Security groups as well as other IT or Business-related groups.
Security Architecture
Security Architecture provides expertise and guidance in the research, analysis, design, development, and delivery of new and existing solutions to secure applications, operating systems, databases, and networks. The team acts as a technical security advisor for project teams and assists in identifying, managing, and mitigating security risks for applications and systems across the bank.
Identity & Access Management
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a framework of policies, procedures, and technologies for ensuring that the proper people have the appropriate access levels to applications and technology resources. The IAM program empowers bank users with secure and simple access to the tools used by the business, using intuitive, innovative and integrated technologies to enable a dramatically improved and collaborative experience in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Security Automation
The Cyber Security intern will work with the security team’s senior engineers to help automate some of the tasks that are conducted manually. Knowledge of Python/Perl or any scripting language is desirable. Intern will also have the ability to work in the cloud space to automate certain tasks using cloud formation templates in AWS. Knowledge of Terraform and/or Cloud formation is desired. Ability to ingest data from different sources to create a dashboard would be a plus.
Cyber Operational Resilience
The SMBC America’s Division CISO office formed and began staffing the Cyber & Operational Resilience department in April 2022. Responsibilities of the department include resilience by design coordination, cyber incident response participation, cloud governance, third-party cyber resilience, cyber threat modeling, cyber exercise program and cyber resilience assessment.
Why SMBC?
At SMBC, we connect the diversity of our employees to the resilience of our firm. We strongly encourage an inclusive environment so that our staff can be their authentic selves and fully thrive in their roles. It is our belief that diversity is not only about demographic differences but also of thought, knowledge, skills, and culture. The acceptance of such diversity strengthens each one of us and is essential to the success of our firm. We are deeply committed to attracting and retaining a high-performing, talented, and diverse workforce.
We are a market leader. The evolution of SMBC’s products and services is driven by the ever-changing needs of companies across the globe in every industry sector. SMBC takes market-leading positions and has been consistently recognized in the banking industry for providing outstanding financial services.
Our corporate relationships are built on trust. To successfully navigate an uncertain economy while also capitalizing on the opportunities that rise, clients count on SMBC to take a long-term view that emphasizes stability and attention to the numbers. This approach has served our clients well.
Our competitive advantage:
- A strong client base with broad coverage of the Fortune 500
- Worldwide operations enable us to provide clients with global solutions, make SMBC the leading choice for U.S. businesses expanding in Asia
- A solid balance sheet and conservative approach
How Our Program Works
Our Summer Intern Program is designed for students who completed their junior year.
This 10-week program commences in June and includes:
- Orientation
- Training with on-the-desk experience
- Senior Speaker Series
- Japanese cultural activities
- Social networking activities
- Volunteer Day with a local nonprofit
- Mentorship opportunity with both a junior and senior mentor at SMBC
The successful candidate will possess or demonstrate the following personal and professional attributes:
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree from an accredited university with a graduation date of December 2024 or May 2025; excellent academic record
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely
- Financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills; keen interest in finance and markets
- Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner
- Outstanding ethics, integrity, and judgment
- Intellectual curiosity
- Comfort in and commitment to a strong teamwork environment
- Highly organized, detail oriented, self-driven, and motivated
- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills and the ability to quickly learn new software applications