Technology Internship - Cyber

A deep dive into cybersecurity for people from any background who like to think differently and have an interest in learning how our cybersecurity team keeps our systems safe and secure.

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Your HSBC journey will be built upon - and thrive with - your skills.

We know how important it is to have the right skills, both for your future and ours. By building this skillset now, we’ll help you develop the agility to keep learning new skills throughout your career.

Over the course of eight to ten weeks, you’ll get to:

  • Work with supportive and diverse teams on a real business problem that involves designing and rolling out controls and technologies to protect against cyber attacks
  • Use your creativity to conduct root cause analysis and proactively troubleshoot unknown issues
  • Consider how we could automate existing manual processes, then support the design and development of these projects with security recommendations
  • Draw on the knowledge and experience of cybersecurity specialists to help you prepare for future opportunities
  • After the internship you’ll have the possibility to transition to our two-year Cyber Graduate Programme

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For: Penultimate year students
Duration: 8-12 weeks
Areas: Cyber
Start date: March 2025 onwards
Location: Mainland China
Guangzhou - Cyber
Requirements:
  • Available to work full time for 8 weeks commencing June 2025
  • Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026
  • Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA if you are studying in mainland China or a 2:1 or equivalent Degree if you are studying outside of mainland China (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate)
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin
  • Legally permitted to work in mainland China
Additional information:

We encourage you to apply early as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy before its closing date if all roles are filled.

Applications open: 5 September 2024
Applications close: 31 March 2025
Start date: June 2025 onwards
Xi'an - Cyber - March 2025 Start Date
Requirements:
  • Available to work full time for 12 - 24 weeks commencing March 2025
  • Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026 
  • Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA if you are studying in mainland China or a 2:1 or equivalent Degree if you are studying outside of mainland China (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate) 
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin 
  • Legally permitted to work in mainland China
Additional information:

We encourage you to apply early as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy before its closing date if all roles are filled.

Applications open: 20 December 2024
Applications close: 31 March 2025
Start date: March 2025 onwards

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