Cybersecurity Presales Intern - GPSU/Heartland (Tulsa)

Role overview Support cybersecurity presales work while building practical technical foundations through mentorship, labs, and exposure to client engagements. The internship combines certification study, security tooling, customer communication, technical writing, and vendor research, with a stated pathway to possible full-time employment for candidates who demonstrate readiness.

Responsibilities - Build foundational skills through hands-on labs in networking, operating systems, cloud, and security, and participate in capture-the-flag exercises. - Learn to use security information and event management, vulnerability scanning, and endpoint protection tools under supervision. - Shadow experienced consultants during client engagements and attend internal presales and delivery meetings. - Help prepare presales materials, demonstrations, and technical discussions; practice explaining technical topics to nontechnical audiences. - Research security products and document how solutions address common client needs. - Write summaries and findings, and record lab work, observations, and lessons learned.

Requirements - Pursuing or recently completed a relevant bachelor’s degree; associate’s degree candidates with self-study and lab work, and other backgrounds with equivalent knowledge, may be considered. - Foundational networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, subnetting, VLANs, firewalls, and routing. - Comfortable using Windows and Linux, including command-line tools, with a basic understanding of security principles and common threats. - Basic familiarity with at least one major cloud provider and the shared responsibility model. - Evidence of self-directed learning, such as home labs, capture-the-flag practice, writing, or personal projects. - Clear communication, initiative, reliability, openness to feedback, and a collaborative approach.

Nice to have Leadership experience in a student group or industry club is relevant. Sponsored certification vouchers may cover Security+, Network+, CySA+, and cloud certifications.

Benefits and work setup The role supports a regional presales team and requires U.S. residence throughout the internship, 20–29 hours per week during standard business hours aligned to Central Time, and a personal computer with reliable high-speed internet. Applicants must be able to work from Tulsa, Oklahoma, or be willing to relocate there for a possible follow-on full-time role. The listing excludes applicants residing in Alaska, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming. Benefits described in the source apply to full-time employees, not interns.