Job Specifications
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Information Technology
09-Aug-2025
Ref #: 29186
How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta leads the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. In alignment with that level of excellence, the IT Information Security team is responsible for building the next generation of information security and cyber resiliency protecting Delta's information and assets, focusing on technology innovation, education, and awareness. Intern roles within Delta InfoSec offer a chance to become part of our journey to make technology a competitive advantage for the company. Join us to help accelerate our IT transformation to continue leading the industry as we change the way we work. We embrace new technology and ideas to create meaningful and innovative solutions that help Delta better connect the world. Delta IT employees are thinkers, doers, and innovators. We are proactive, collaborative and deliver impact to our customers. If this sounds like you, apply to join our team as an IT Summer Intern!
Interns will be part of teams to work across multiple security domains, including Identity Management, Governance Risk and Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security Automation, and Security Operations. The work location for this position is in Atlanta, GA. You may support a variety of IT projects by gathering requirements for development, designing and testing of security solutions, security system maintenance, the enhancement and support of our security solutions, and creating automation solutions. While some responsibilities will be non-technical, we believe interns focused on development, process, and compliance roles are given the best opportunity to learn and gain maturity across the security domains
What You Need To Succeed (minimum Qualifications)
Be able to commit to working the entire summer internship program, May 11 - August 7, 2026 (13 weeks)
Be willing to work from the Atlanta office. Most teams work a partially onsite / partially remote (hybrid) work schedule with management approval.
Have a 2.5 GPA or higher and have completed at least 2 years in a college program. Degree emphasis should be in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field
Ideal candidates have strong analytical, leadership, written and verbal communication skills and a good work ethic
Be able to accept diverse people, thinking and consistently make safety and security, of self and others, a priority
Have an interest in solving complex problems and be willing to invest time and energy to overcome roadblocks
Possess an awareness of cloud technology, Software Dev Lifecycles, have the ability to code, be familiar with the structure of development teams/squads, sprints, taking stories off backlogs, and have some familiarity with Python and some understanding of Cyber Information security
Be able to conduct yourself in a mature manner and be comfortable working in a business casual work attire environment
Be interested in working for Delta Air Lines after graduation if presented with a full time job offer opportunity
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (preferred Qualifications)
Ability to digest large amounts of data and information and succinctly explain what can be learned from the data and how it can support decision making
Desire to learn leadership techniques and best practices in problem solving and conflict resolution to enable innovation and progress on difficult to solve challenges of our customers
Have a passion for working with Information Security
Additional Best Practices
In this role you should be willing to learn different approaches to resolving problems, be flexible, able to handle shifting priorities, be results driven, and be receptive to being mentored in order to grow and improve.
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About the Company
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service.
With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good.
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