IT Security Intern

OFFRE DE STAGE

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.

Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

This internship is part of an academic training program, a professional training program, or a socio-professional integration program, and must comply with the conditions set by the Employment Market Supervisory Council (CSME). The duration of the internship, as defined by the tripartite agreement, is 6 to 12 months at 100%

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?

At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don't meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks.

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

The MSF movement is built around 5 operational centers supported by 23 sections and offices worldwide. MSF Operational Centre Geneva (MSF OCG) is one of these centers. The operations are implemented by around 40 field teams, 20 mission coordination teams and organizational units based in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Central America. The field operations are guided and supported by 4 Operational Desks, the Emergency Desk and other departments supporting operations, including the Medical Department and Information Systems.

The Information Systems Department is organized into several units, one of them being the Information Security team. It deals with day-to-day information security events (security alerts or requests) as well as infosec-related projects. The Information Security team activities are transversal and impacting all departments and units of MSF Switzerland, requiring the upmost vigilance and attention.

While the Information Security intern supports the team on day-to-day activities (security alerts, request tickets, synchronization meetings, etc.) he/she mainly focuses on ongoing medium-term projects, as detailed below.

• Select, test and implement, with the help of the acting Information Security Manager, an information security training course using the MSF dedicated training platform. This training course is aimed at the entire MSF-CH staff worldwide.

• Select, test and implement, with the help of the acting Information Security Manager, several phishing exercises using the existing dedicated platform.

• Coordinate with the IS Officers in the field to monitor and help on the currently ongoing global MFA deployment initiative.

• Coordinate with the security monitoring tool provider to implement rules to clean the IT security monitoring dashboard, allowing the IT security team to focus on relevant security events.

• Perform a first level analysis and triage on the incoming information security-related tickets.

• Analyze the weekly reports generated by vulnerability scanners.

• Have a tripartite internship agreement

• Enrolled in a degree in computer science or related field with a specialization in information security

• Very strong interest in information security

• Fluent in English and French

• Quality and result oriented

• Very well organized

• Highly service oriented

• Flexible, proactive, team player

• Committed to MSF values

• A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory

• 6 months

• Full time (40h/week)

• Based in Geneva, Switzerland

• Ideal start date : September 2025

• Gross monthly remuneration 2'000.- CHF

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)

• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)

• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is July 20th, 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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All applications will be treated confidentially.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.