Spring 2027 Student Internship - Cybersecurity

Title: Spring 2027 Student Internship - Cybersecurity

Company: Tampa Electric Company

State and City: Florida - North Ruskin

Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

Position Summary/Details:

The TECO Energy Cooperative Education Program offers college degree-seeking students the opportunity for professional growth while meeting the business needs of the company. The program is an extension of the educational process, providing practical experience to complement formal classroom work. The co-op program recruits students from colleges to give them an opportunity to work in a professional environment related to their field of study. Work assignments are consistent with the work needs of the department and the company and provide meaningful and challenging work to the student. These co-op positions will report to Energy Supply and support a variety of technical projects ranging in complexity, scope and time spans.

Accountabilities: As a successful candidate for our Co/Op Position , you would:

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Systems: Windows Server or Workstation operating systems, VMware or Hyper-V, task scripting and scheduling, applying system updates. Networking: IP addressing and subnetting, VLANs, routing, appliance configuration. Vulnerability management: research, identification, evaluation, and mitigation Backup and recovery: creating, saving, redeploying of backups Industrial automation: control logic, communication protocols

Physical Location of Co-op: Big Bend Station, CM Building 13031 Wyandotte Road Gibsonton, FL 33534

Preferred Availability: Full time 40 hours per week will be within a Monday – Friday typically within a 7:00AM – 5:00PM window

Working Conditions:

• Combination of Plant/Field and Office environment. Must be willing and able to work in dusty, hot, and noisy environments.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

The successful applicant should be enrolled in an ABET accredited university as a college undergraduate or a graduate level post-secondary educational program in a related discipline.

Co-Op Requirements:

• To qualify as a co-op student, enrollment in the university’s co-op program (proof of enrollment required); if not eligible for co-op program (or program unavailable), the student will be considered an intern.

• A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.

Required Degree: Cybersecurity

Related Discipline: Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology

Year in School: Junior or Senior or Graduate

Nearest Major Market: Tampa