Cybersecurity Intern

The goal of this 12-week summer internship program is to recruit and attract top talent to The Home Depot in order to provide a best-in-class experience for students of our company, our business and our culture. Our goal at the end of the internship is to extend full-time offers to top-performing interns upon receiving undergraduate and post-graduate degrees.

As part of the 12-week summer internship program, interns will have the opportunity to work on value-add business projects, have assigned managers, teams and mentors, learn from the executive leadership team during mentoring sessions, present to leadership on their project, gain exposure to the in-store environment, tour distribution facilities, and network with other Home Depot interns and associates through various social and business networking events.  

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Use strategic thinking to approach problems and create solutions
• Responsible for the accuracy and quality of work performed
• Develop and implement project plans; determine requirements, deliverables, resources, timing/milestones, and risks
• Communicate findings and project status clearly and professionally through presentations
• Make recommendations to upper management
• Provide comprehensive report out to senior leaders on assignments and other related projects
• Partner cross-functionally to achieve goals

NATURE AND SCOPE

• Typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager in the Home Depot PRO Organization
• No direct responsibility for supervising others.

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
ENVIRONMENT: 
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
TRAVEL: 
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

EDUCATION REQUIRED:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: 0 years

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong analytical skills
• Process/detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Time Management
• Planning, organization
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced environment
• Proven leadership abilities
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, Management Information Systems

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to communicate issues and recommend solutions in a timely manner.