Summer Internship: Security, IT and GRC

The Position

Do you dream about creating a more sustainable future? At Uplight, we are motivating energy users and providers to accelerate the clean energy ecosystem. Working with over 80 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities, Uplight provides an end-to-end customer energy experience. Uplight delivers personalized experiences that customers have now come to expect–improving satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing the cost to serve, and contributing to carbon reduction goals. We are B Corp certified,  enabling us to put our values into action by not only making decisions for the benefit of our shareholders, but also for our customers, environment, employees, and community.

We are seeking a Security, IT, and GRC Intern to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and the planet. As a Security, IT, and GRC Intern, you’ll work with our product team on a focused project in which you’ll learn valuable product management skills while contributing to our mission of motivating and enabling people to save energy. You’ll work with a Product Manager that will show you the ropes of the business and give you product roadmap ownership for enhancements and features.

What you get to do:

• Learn and execute the functions of Uplight’s Security, IT, and GRC teams
• Define, manage, and complete a project in at least one of the functions
• Perform security functions such as security monitoring, vulnerability management, and security engineering
• Perform GRC functions such as policy management, control testing, and auditing
• Perform IT functions such as system administration and IAM administration

Skills and experience are necessary, but we hire on value alignment first, so if you feel you would be a good fit with us, still consider applying.

What you bring to Uplight:

• Desire to learn and grow your skills with a dynamic and innovative technology and security focused organization
• Working towards a degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or Information Technology
• Passionate about creating great user experiences in the domains of energy efficiency and the environment
• Self-motivated with the ability to execute on projects when given direction - you’re motivated and will do research and ask questions to keep projects moving
• Demonstrated interest in information security and technology
• Strong communication and time management skills
• An appetite for creative problem solving and the ability to maintain flexibility

Salary Range: $18/hr-$20/hr (dependent upon experience)

Uplight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.