Internship Summer 2027 - Cybersecurity

IT Security Group Summer Internship

Enhancing the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals

Melaleuca has firmly supported this mission statement since our humble beginning in 1985. Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By manufacturing and selling effective, high quality, natural, health oriented products we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company.

We have achieved consistent and profitable growth with our annual revenue hitting over $2 billion dollars. We now have over 4,500 employees and operate in 20 countries around the world. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years. To help keep up with this growth we are looking for outstanding individuals to be part of our IT Security Group.

Program dates: Summer: May through August

The Incident Response team is the Cyber Security front line at Melaleuca. In this position you will work on a team where your input matters, where your work is truly valued, and as a team we make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Respond to cyber security incidents; this will include use of various security tools to remediate, cleanup, finalize, and prepare reports on findings
• Escalate and work alongside senior level engineers for high-priority or highly complex incidents
• Determining mitigation techniques and working with other teams to provide assistance for defensive solutions
• Assist in Incident Response procedures
• Review security logs and investigate findings
• Interact with IT staff globally to gather information, request corrective action from incident response findings, and coordinate cyber security projects and initiatives
• Assist in both research and implementation of compliance programs such as PCI, GDPR, Part 11.
• Audit access and permissions throughout the environment and within applications

Qualifications

• Completion of cyber security specific courses
• All IT experience is beneficial, even if not directly related to Cyber Security – help desk, systems administration, networking, etc. Cyber Security job experience is preferred but not required.
• Pursuing a degree/career in Cyber Security specifically
• Preference given to students currently in their junior or senior year of college, pursuing a degree in related field
• Able to work in Idaho Falls, Idaho for your program dates of approximately 90 days
• Cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher
• Strong creativity skills
• Strong customer relation skills
• Detailed work and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions
• Ability to work independently and follow through on projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• General business skills

Why Melaleuca

Melaleuca is one of the leading Health and Wellness companies in the world. We manufacture and distribute nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, facial care, home hygiene, and other wellness products and distribute them directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. We carefully craft products used every day with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

This revolutionary system is changing the way hundreds of thousands of people shop by eliminating middlemen and reducing marketing and distribution costs. This enables the company to spend more on research and high-quality, ecologically-sensible ingredients, while maintaining reasonable prices.

Great culture - flexibility is a must in this position; you'll become a part of a fast-paced team dedicated to a feel-good lifestyle brand dedicated to changing lives. Like the rest of Melaleuca, we are proud to be part of a values-driven organization that treats employees with respect. Our employees and their families enjoy company parties and countless discounts around the community. We implement a very real open-door policy, and all employees are on a first name basis—it feels more like a family than a multi-national corporation.

Safe, uncrowded, affordable - nestled in the heart of beautiful Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls is a prosperous and vibrant community, as well as the gateway to recreational paradise. This unique setting provides numerous opportunities for total wellness -- social, physical, financial, and emotional. If you love outdoor activities, this is the place for you, with the Snake River running right through town, the Rocky Mountains dominating the horizon, and Yellowstone less than a 2-hour drive away.

Excellent compensation - in addition to a competitive wage, we offer comprehensive benefits for our full-time employees that include all you would expect plus some remarkable surprises, such as a longevity bonus. Right here on-site, we provide a fitness center, free concierge service, and an employee restaurant.