2026 Summer Data Security Internship

Your Role 

The Information Security and Risk Organization oversees the Identity & Access Management, Detection & Response, Security Posture Management and Risk, Governance and Compliance functions at Stellarus. The Information Security Intern will report to the Sr. Manager of Data Protection. In this role you will be writing automation to streamline the classification and securing of sensitive data.  You will work collaboratively with Stellarus engineers to design, implement, test and deploy your solution(s).

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT related role (Information Security, SRE, Dev Ops, Computer Science, Cloud Engineering)
• Must reside in the state of California
• Requires at least 1 year of related professional experience, project, or coursework
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Ansible preferred
• Demonstrated competency with at least one major programming language (i.e. Python, Java) 
• Requires strong communication skills
• Proactive, solution focused mindset with demonstrated creative, problem-solving skills 
• Passionate about changing healthcare and challenging the status quo to advance health equity

Pay

$25.00 per hour for Undergraduate

$30.00 per hour for Graduate

About Our Internships

Our paid internship program is thoughtfully curated to provide students experience and exposure to the health professional industry. Interns will be given the opportunity to get hands-on experience with real work projects, build meaningful relationship and connections within the organization, and experience our mission and enterprise goals through our program curriculum centered on our leadership model (Personal, People, Thought, and Results Leadership). To see more about our internship program, check out this video. 

Our Summer 2026 Internship is June 8th or June 15th through August 14th, 2026. 

Application Process and Timeline:

• Now: Actively accepting applications
• November: If you meet the requirements, you will receive an invitation to complete Pre-Recorded Video Interview
• November - January: 2nd round interviews & offers extended

As an intern at Blue Shield of California, you will:

• Participate in impactful projects during a 10-week internship program
• Undertake a 10-week curriculum designed to familiarize interns with BSC, leadership development, exposure to the healthcare industry, and more
• Be invited to participate in BSC employee events and networking opportunities such as Employee Resource Groups, employee volunteer activities, and more

Your Work 

In this role, you will: 

• Produce a documented design for at least one automated solution critical to the Data Protection team’s roadmap
• Implement and test your design
• Leverage AI tooling to maximize effectiveness and speed to completion
•  Work with your leadership team to prep communications related to your solution
•  Roll out your solution in a limited / controlled pilot