2026 Summer Internship - Security Operations Intern

Best Egg is a market-leading, tech-enabled financial platform helping people build financial confidence through a variety of installment lending solutions and financial health tools. We aim to help customers make smart financial decisions and stay on track, so they can be money confident no matter what life throws at them.

We offer top-tier benefits and growth opportunities in a culture built on our core values:

Put People First – We foster an inclusive, flexible, and fun workplace.

Create Clarity – Open communication drives trust and results.

Get Things Done – We focus, prioritize, and deliver with excellence.

Deliver with Heart – We lead with kindness, humility, and strong teamwork.

Listen to Our Customers – Their needs drive our innovation.

Barclays has entered into an agreement to acquire Best Egg with closing expected to take place in Q2 2026. This acquisition will give us the resources and capital to continue on our mission and drive our strategy forward. With an aligned culture, lower cost of funds, and increased employee growth opportunities across a global brand, we are excited about the future of the Best Egg brand under the Barclays umbrella.

We are looking for collaborative, innovative team players who like to solve problems. There will also be immense opportunities for those willing to dive in. If you're inspired by growth and want to make a real difference, Best Egg is the place for you.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive team.

Best Egg is seeking a Security Operations Intern who is eager to contribute to a cross-functional security team and gain hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations, reporting, and vulnerability management. You can expect to work in a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement, data-driven decision making, knowledge sharing, and practical security outcomes.

This role will report to the Information Security – Security Operations team

You will spend most of your time

Developing and maintaining security operations metrics and dashboards to improve visibility into SOC performance and support data-driven decision making
Analyzing security data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement, and presenting findings to the team.
Supporting vulnerability management efforts by analyzing and helping drive remediation of out-of-SLA vulnerabilities across Service Desk, Infrastructure, and Product teams, improving SLA adherence and reducing risk exposure.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand remediation challenges and help drive resolution of security findings.
Contributing to the improvement of security processes, including reporting, ticket workflows, and escalation paths.
Assisting in documenting and refining security runbooks and operational procedures.

What you will learn

How a modern Security Operations function measures effectiveness and drives improvement through metrics.
How security operations aligns to business objectives and balances risk reduction with operational constraints.
Real-world vulnerability management, including prioritization, risk trade-offs, and remediation workflows across different business teams.
How to communicate security risk clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
How security teams partner with engineering, infrastructure, and support teams to influence outcomes.
How to identify operational inefficiencies and recommend practical improvements.
Exposure to enterprise security tools, processes, and frameworks used in a cloud-based fintech environment.

Ideal fit for the role

Interest in cybersecurity, security operations, or risk management.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an interest in working with data.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Comfortable organizing information and identifying patterns or trends.
Demonstrated curiosity and a willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and concepts.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team.
Background in cybersecurity, information systems, computer science, or related fields (or equivalent practical interest/experience).

$24 - $24 an hour

Employee Benefits

Best Egg offers many additional benefits for our employees, including (but not limited to):

· Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program

· Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short-- term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays

· Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options

· Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

· Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs

· Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!

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