# Cybersecurity Presales Intern - GPSU/Heartland (Tulsa)

**Company**: GuidePoint Security
**Location**: Remote
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $20/hr
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

GuidePoint Security is seeking a Cybersecurity Presales Intern to support its Heartland region as part of the GPSU program.

In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in three core areas: certification and technical foundations, presales and client engagement, and technical delivery and writing, and vendor knowledge. You will be mentored by experienced practitioners on real work, not simulations.

Responsibilities:

- Build a certification foundation with company-sponsored exam vouchers, including Security+, Network+, CySA+, and cloud certifications

- Complete hands-on lab work to strengthen skills in networking, operating systems, cloud, and security

- Participate in CTF platforms such as HackTheBox and TryHackMe to build practical offensive and defensive skills

- Gain exposure to SIEM, vulnerability scanning, and endpoint security tools in lab and real-world settings under mentorship

- Shadow senior consultants on real client engagements, gaining early exposure to professional security consulting

- Attend internal presales and delivery meetings to learn how GuidePoint scopes, sells, and delivers solutions

- Practice explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences in client-facing settings under mentorship

- Support the preparation of presales materials, demos, and technical discussions alongside the Heartland team

- Practice technical writing, including executive summaries and findings reports

- Build vendor-specific product knowledge aligned to GuidePoint's technology partnerships

- Research and document how partner solutions map to common client security challenges

Qualifications:

- Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field

- Foundational knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, subnetting, VLANs, firewalls, and routing basics

- Exemplifying leadership tendencies, such as leading student organisations or industry clubs

- Comfort navigating both Windows and Linux, with command-line proficiency

- Understanding of core security concepts, including the CIA triad, authentication vs. authorisation, encryption basics, and common attack vectors

- Basic understanding of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and the shared responsibility model

- A habit of self-directed learning, shown through home labs, CTFs, blogs, or personal projects

- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

- Coachable and open to feedback

- A self-starter who looks for work without being told, and has a collaborative, team-oriented mindset

- Professional maturity: punctual, reliable, responsive, and presentable in client-facing settings

Internship Details and Expectations:

- Part-time, remote paid internship ($20/hr) that runs for 12 weeks

- Optional in-person onboarding in Tampa FL during the first week

- Potential for full-time employment at the end of the internship

- Located near Tulsa, OK, or be willing to relocate there for follow-on full-time hire

- Physically located within the United States for the entire internship

- Work 20-29 hrs/wk during standard business hours supporting the Central Time Zone

- Have a personal computing device and high-speed internet access during working hours

## Skills

### Required
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- DHCP
- HTTP/S
- subnetting
- VLANs
- firewalls
- routing basics
- Windows
- Linux
- command-line proficiency
- CIA triad
- authentication
- authorisation
- encryption basics
- cloud provider
- self-directed learning
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- Active participation in cybersecurity communities
- Existing certifications
- Exposure to SIEM
- vulnerability scanner
- endpoint security tool
- Basic scripting ability
- Previous customer-facing experience

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