# Network and Security Engineering Intern

**Company**: Visa
**Location**: Ashburn, VA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $41 to $48
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Visa's Internship Program offers a 12-week immersive experience where you will work on impactful projects that advance Visa's mission.

As a Network and Security Engineering Intern, you will contribute to Visa's network engineering organization by supporting the automation, testing, validation, and certification of network technologies that power Visa's global infrastructure.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Developing Python-based automation scripts for network validation, configuration checks, log collection, and reporting

- Automating network testing activities such as device health checks, configuration backups, interface validation, and protocol verification

- Supporting testing and certification of routers, switches, firewalls, SD-WAN technologies, and cloud networking services

- Using Generative AI tools to create test cases, assist with coding, summarize logs, and support troubleshooting efforts

- Collecting and analyzing network telemetry, packet captures, logs, and test results to identify issues and validate functionality

- Assisting with network lab setup, device onboarding, IP addressing, and testbed documentation

- Validating network technologies and protocols including VLANs, STP, LACP, OSPF, BGP, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, and NAT

- Creating and maintaining test documentation, runbooks, certification records, and validation procedures

- Troubleshooting failed test cases and gathering supporting evidence such as logs, command outputs, and packet captures

- Learning and utilizing tools such as Ansible, Netmiko, pyATS, Git, Linux, Wireshark, and REST APIs under the guidance of experienced engineers

The program culminates in a final presentation, where you will share your project achievements and recommendations with Visa leaders, a chance to demonstrate impact and growth.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, MIS/CIS, or a related field

- Graduating December 2027 - August 2028

- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Foundational understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, OSI Model, IPv4 addressing, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, VLANs, and network protocols such as OSPF and BGP

- Experience with Python and basic programming concepts such as variables, functions, loops, file handling, and data formats including JSON, YAML, and CSV

- Exposure to network automation technologies such as Ansible, Netmiko, REST APIs, Git, and Linux command-line environments

- Familiarity with network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, ping, traceroute, nslookup, and tcpdump

- Interest in Generative AI applications including AI-assisted coding, log analysis, troubleshooting, and documentation generation

- Exposure to network modeling, simulation, or lab environments such as EVE-NG or Cisco CML

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

- Demonstrated attention to detail and documentation skills

- Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a collaborative team environment

- Self-motivated, curious, and eager to develop networking, automation, and cybersecurity expertise

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- networking
- automation
- Generative AI

### Nice to have
- TCP/IP
- OSI Model
- IPv4 addressing
- DNS
- DHCP
- routing
- switching
- VLANs
- network protocols
- Ansible
- Netmiko
- REST APIs
- Git
- Linux
- Wireshark

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