Information and Cybersecurity Internship at CSIR
Internship: Information and Cybersecurity
Location
Scientia, Pretoria (On-site)
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Temporary
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that researches, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa. The organisation’s work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state.
Internship: Information and Cybersecurity
(Twelve-months contract)
About the job:
The CSIR has an internship opportunity for an Intern in the Information and Cybersecurity Centre within the Defence and Security Cluster. The purpose of the Internship is to provide graduates with an opportunity to gain practical work experience through providing technical support (secure software development, data science, and cybersecurity) to the research and development teams. This position is based in Pretoria with limited options for remote work and will report to the Research Group Leader.
Key responsibilities:
Under supervision, the Intern will be required to:
- Attend technical and on-the-job training as required across the internship areas
- Perform research to solve the open research problem(s) as identified in different research and technical projects within the internship areas.
- Contribute towards software development, and data analytics and cybersecurity engineering in selected projects as per the internship areas.
- Complete technical project activities as assigned across the internship development areas.
- Present projects to the clients and/or relevant stakeholders.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- A National Diploma in computer engineering, computer science, information technology, information systems or a related/relevant field;
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent NQF 7 will be advantageous;
- Must have:
- Background in computer systems, data science, information security, cybersecurity and/or software development.
- Practical knowledge of related programming languages such as Python, R, Java, C# and the Linux operating system (and others applicable).
- Knowledge and exposure in software development for experimentation and prototyping.
- Good understanding of cybersecurity concepts and protocols
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to interact efficiently with diverse teams of people; and discipline to work individually.
- Good time management skills, problem solving as well as critical thinking.
- Ability to work with different types of data sets and good grasp of analytical tools.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY.
For more info, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre on 012 841 4774 or email us at Recruitmentinfo@csir.co.za
The CSIR is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it is committed to the Employment Equity Act and will through the filling of this vacancy, give preference to candidates from Designated Groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act. By applying for this position at the CSIR, the applicant understands, and agrees that the CSIR may solicit a credit and criminal report from registered credit bureau and/or South African Police Services (in relation to positions that requires trust and honesty and/or entail the handling of cash or finances) and may also verify the applicant’s educational qualification and employment history. The CSIR reserves the right to remove the advertisement at any time before the stated closing date, and it further reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.
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