Diablo Canyon Power Plant Cyber Intern

Requisition ID # 163889

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Generation

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Avila Beach

Department Overview

Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) safely and reliably produces electricity that is environmentally responsible and cost effective for our customers and shareholders. DCPP's mission is to be the leading nuclear power plant in the country and to: Inspire and positively influence the industry through our safe, reliable, and excellent operational performance. Embrace new ideas to continuously improve our plant and our work environment. Proactively learn from ourselves and others. Enrich our communities and the environment, increasing the public's trust and confidence in nuclear power.

The Cyber Security Department is responsible for protecting plant equipment cyber sabotage and leading reduction of cyber risk. Our department is focused on teamwork through relationship building and collaboration and supporting our goal of industry learning cyber security through driving innovative processes, continuous improvement, and industry and academic initiatives.

Position Summary

The Cybersecurity Intern will be responsible for managing and supporting our cyber security resource office (CSRO). This office primarily performs work to support plant maintenance by managing the checking-in and out, malware scanning, cyber hardening, and troubleshooting of portable media and mobile devices. The CSRO is also responsible for performing vulnerability scans of digital assets, auditing of digital asset configuration, and performing cyber-related periodic activities such as updating malware signature and definition files.

The CSRO regularly interfaces and collaborates with multiple departments including Instrumentation & Controls technicians, Engineering, Security, Operations, Work Planning, and Scheduling. The position may also work in Special Projects related to the DCPP cyber security program or Cal Poly Critical Infrastructure Cyber Lab.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $22.77 to $36.42 .

Responsibilities: Preparing Portable Media & Mobile Devices (PMMD) for use in plant maintenance. Auditing and complying with PMMD procedures and processes. Performing laptop hardening based on benchmarks and procedures. Maintaining malware scanning tools and kiosks. Performing sanitization & disposal of digital plant equipment. Supporting plant personnel with generic IT-related troubleshooting. Managing malware definition and signature updates on cyber tools. Performing configuration backup, auditing, and validation. Perform ongoing maintenance activities related to cyber security

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Enrolled in a B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent experience

Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in IT-Information Technology security, multi-platform, or related

Microsoft Office, SAP, SharePoint, Security tools

Self-motivated

Attitude of continuous personal improvement.

Able to follow Safety First principles

Results driven and customer focused

Attention to work quality and research driven.

Effective communication to peers and clients.

Able to balance workload and priorities

Able to balance the priorities of the business and maintain/stay customer focused

Multi-Platform knowledge (UNIX/LINUX, Windows Servers/Desktops, Cisco or palo Alto hardware, etc.)

Ability to influence and lead behavior change Competency in making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

Competency in making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward

Competency in developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

Competency in building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Ability to energizes coworkers to maintain a positive attitude towards the team.

Strong analytical, critical thinking and decision-making skills

Knowledge of basic computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies

PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.