GRC Intern

Position:
New GRC Team Intern (Fall 2026)

Company:
Cloudflare

Location:
United States, Austin, TX

Employment type:
Internship

Work Arrangement:
In-Office

Short Summary:
The ideal Security intern is passionate about making the Internet a more secure place. You will work alongside experienced security team members to partner with them in planning, executing, and overseeing initiatives that help improve Cloudflare’s security posture.

Responsibilities:
- Execute a specialized project that directly improves Cloudflare’s security posture.
- Improve the maturity of Cloudflare’s Security Compliance program by evaluating the efficacy of security controls and developing automated solutions.
- Support the security risk register by triaging and assessing potential risks, proposing mitigation strategies, and presenting insights to leadership.
- Work cross-functionally with Legal, People, Engineering, and Finance teams to integrate security into the company.
- Present your security project to the entire company at the end of the internship.

Requirement:
- Working knowledge of industry-standard frameworks such as NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 principles.
- Understanding of risk management methodologies and ability to write basic Python scripts.
- Experience with workflow logic and orchestration in automation platforms.
- Ability to build and deploy a full application and technical writing/documenting skills.
- Curiosity, empathy, and ability to get things done.
- Ability to commit to a minimum 12-week summer internship, in the office 3-5 days a week.

Benefits:
- Opportunity to connect and learn from executives and leadership team.
- Hands-on guidance from a mentor in your specific security domain.
- Write for the Cloudflare blog and be featured on Cloudflare.tv sessions.