This Internship is located in the Digital and Compliance Unit (DCAU) within the Service and Information Security Management Section (SISMS), under the Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies (SGITT) at UNGSC in Valencia. The Intern will report to the Chief of the Unit. The intern will support the team on the “Enhancement of Vulnerability Management through the Installation of Tenable Agent” Project, contributing to the goal of enhancing security visibility, risk mitigation, and automation within vulnerability management. Tasks will include:

• Support Vulnerability Management Operations: a. Assist in tracking, analyzing, and mitigating vulnerabilities using Nessus Tenable. b. Contribute to prioritizing risk-based remediation actions.
• Support Security Dashboards: a. Build interactive dashboards for real-time tracking of vulnerabilities, compliance, and security incidents. b. Use Power BI to enhance security data visualization.
• Contribute to enhancing data Analysis and Reporting: a. Assist in the Automation of data collection and processing for security risk assessments. b. Assist in generating actionable reports and insights to support decision-making.
• Leverage Generative AI for Security Operations: a. Research and support the implementation of AI-driven tools for automated vulnerability analysis. b. Explore predictive analytics and AI-powered reporting for security intelligence.
• Contribute to Improve Documentation and Standardization: a. Help to update and maintain vulnerability management policies and reports.
• Support the Development of standardized AI-assisted templates for reporting and compliance tracking.

• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
  • (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
  • (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• The field of studies must be closely related to Cybersecurity & Information Security, Computer Science & IT, Data Science & Analytics and/or Engineering & Technology.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications such as Office 365 particularly MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, SharePoint.
• Basic knowledge of vulnerability management tools, familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards, understanding of AI/ML concepts and their application in security operations and PowerBI or other data visualization tools are desirable skills.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.