Cybersecurity Intern - Financial Services

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EY Consulting is a fast-moving, high-growth area within EY, and this with a huge potential for you. It offers variety, challenge, responsibility and the opportunity to realize your leadership potential. Our competency teams are focused on helping our clients to improve their business performance and operational efficiency, whilst managing risk. We help clients by delivering assessment, transformation and assurance solutions in specialty areas, like finance, strategic choices, risk management, cyber security and technology.

A team of over 500+ professionals in Belgium is working across borders for our clients in the financial sector: Banking, Insurance and Asset Management, in the following service lines: Assurance, Consulting, Tax & Legal and EY Parthenon.

The Opportunity: Your Next Adventure Awaits?
Each academic year, we offer internships in our Cyber Security team, based in our Diegem offices for a duration of at least 10 weeks. Once you apply, we provide you with a list of example topics. We can easily update these internship topics to fit your needs or interests and any topic you propose that is within our line of expertise will be taken into account. In other words, if you have an out of the box idea we can help.

Your Key Responsibilities
We offer the following services to our clients:

• Threat intelligence and management
• Vulnerability assessment (attack & penetration testing, red team testing)
• Security incident management
• Third party security management
• Secure development
• Information security compliance (ISO27001, ISMS, PCI, regulatory compliance)
• Security risk management
• Crisis management, business continuity and disaster recovery
• Security program management
• Data protection and privacy
• …

Your Profile
You have/are:

• A last-year student (Bachelor or Master) in an IT related field of study;
• An internship agreement from your school;
• Ready to work independently and collaborate effectively as part of a team;
• Fluent in Dutch and/or French, with proficient level of business English;
• Good communication skills;
• A global mindset, and the drive to work in international teams;
• Eager to learn more about the Financial Services market in Belgium and beyond;
• Available to do an internship with a minimum length of ten weeks, starting in February 2027.

What’s In It For You

• EY Family – you become part of the EY Family providing you with all the necessary skills, training and opportunities; enabling you to grow to your fullest potential.
• Flexible working arrangements - We are proud of our flexible working arrangements. We will actively support you in building a successful career and delivering excellent client service without sacrificing your personal priorities. We offer flexible working hours and working from home multiple days per week is possible.
• Inspiring work environment - At EY we are dedicated to providing you with an inspiring work environment. A work environment that allows you to further develop your skills and enables you to fulfill your true potential.
• Learning & personal growth - You will benefit from an onboarding program, receive extensive training and will be coached by a counselor. We offer a clear career path tailored to your unique skills with necessary guidance.
• Fun - By joining our EY- teams, you can participate in team activities, and companywide events and enjoy a drink during our monthly after-work drink.
• Diversity & Inclusion - At EY we are passionate about the inclusion and support of individuals of all groups; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status.
• Location - All of our offices are easily accessible by public transport and/or by car and have parking space. They all have parking spaces and charging stations are provided.

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.