Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

TMT X-Sector

Specialism

Product Innovation

Management Level

Intern/Trainee

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Risk Services Practice provides an invaluable safeguard in today's complex operating environment with insights and independent assurance. We work with clients to deliver business control to help them to protect and strengthen every aspect of their business from people to performance, systems to strategy, business plans to business resilience. We help clients manage, mitigate and control risks from potential cybersecurity breaches to possible breaks in the supply chain. We assess and prepare businesses by looking into their technology, finance, data analytics, regulatory requirements, data security and privacy, internal audit, and the third parties our clients rely on, to help clients deliver quality results and meet their strategic objectives.

As an Intern, you'll be exposed to a diverse scope of work, namely:

Penetration Testing – you'll learn to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, helping clients secure their assets and protect sensitive data, all while gaining hands-on experience and growing professionally.
Red Teaming – Simulate adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures to test organizational defenses, focusing on achieving specific objectives, conducting covert operations, and maintaining long-term access to compromised systems.
Cybersecurity Assessment – Assess clients security posture through the performance of host configuration review against industry benchmarks, source code reviews, architecture review and cybersecurity risk assessment.

Requirements

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information Technology students from reputable local and overseas universities / polytechnic
Strong fundamental knowledge of information technology and cyber security
Knowledge of security testing tools (e.g. Kali Linux, Covenant, Metasploit, nmap, burp suite etc.)
Are keen to develop themselves in the profession.
Are highly motivated, enthusiastic, confident, and creative.
Critical thinking & problem solving.
Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Committed to teamwork and excellence.
Knowledge of scripting programming languages (e.g. bash, python )
Penetration testing specific certification such as CEH, CRT, OSCP etc. is an advantage.
Participation in CTF, publicly discovered information security flaws and acknowledged CVE, published research or tool within offensive security domain is an advantage

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Communication, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Optimism, Teamwork, Well Being

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

0%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

No

Job Posting End Date

Risk Services - Cybersecurity (Penetration Testing/ Red Teaming) Internship