Summer Associate Internship (Penetration Tester)

Overview

The Adversarial Security Practice (ASP) team is tasked with executing penetration tests against Navy Federal applications and infrastructure.

The ASP performs penetration testing leveraging a variety of manual and automated testing techniques to assess NFCU's applications and systems for resilience against various types of attack and to identify exploitable weaknesses.

Penetration testers present findings and recommendations for remediation to application and system owners and act as subject matter experts to help engineering teams understand findings and potential impact from security vulnerabilities that have been identified.

Types of assessments conducted include application, network, wireless, and mobile application penetration tests.

The Summer Associate Program is a 12-week internship program beginning in May 2025 and ending in August 2025. Students will work on impactful projects and meaningful work during their internship.

To qualify for this position, applicants must be currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university and have an anticipated graduation date of December 2025 or later.

The Adversarial Security Practice (ASP) Summer Associate will assist in the full lifecycle for a penetration test, including :

• Pre-engagement
• Information Gathering
• Threat Modeling
• Execution
• Vulnerability Identification
• Exploitation
• Post-exploitation & Lateral Movement
• Reporting
• Drafting Penetration Test Report

The Adversarial Security Practice (ASP) Summer Associate will also work on projects that could involve pre-engagement, testing infrastructure, remediation validation, reporting, and / or penetration testing governance.

Projects will be determined based upon specific interests of the Summer Associate and needs of the ASP.

Responsibilities

• Perform application, network, wireless, and / or mobile application penetration tests
• Complete projects related to building, managing, and running a penetration testing program

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and / or CAPEC Frameworks
• Experience testing against or working with Active Directory environments
• Experience using both Linux based and Windows based systems
• Experience coding in languages and on frameworks such as : Rust, Go, Python, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, Java, C#, C++, Springboot, React, NodeJS
• Networking knowledge spanning : IPv4 / 6, DNS, TCP / UDP, TLS / SSL, SSH, HTTP, Proxies
• Knowledge of modern cryptographic hashing & encryption methods and best practices
• Communication, presentation, and analytical skills

About Us

Navy Federal provides much more than a job. We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed;

and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks.

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Equal Employment Opportunity : Navy Federal values, celebrates, and enacts diversity in the workplace. Navy Federal takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities, disabled veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.

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Hybrid Workplace : Navy Federal Credit Union is a hybrid workplace, and details will be discussed during your interview process.

Disclaimers : Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher / lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position.

Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team's discretion based on qualified applicant volume.

Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position

Bank Secrecy Act : Remains cognizant of and adheres to Navy Federal policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.