IAESTE Internships

Location

Switzerland

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

CH-2026-000013

Students Requirements

General discipline

Computer Science / Informatics
Computer Software/Hardware Engineering
Cybersecurity

Completed Years of Study

2

Fields of Study

Languages

English Good (B1, B2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

-

Work Details

Duration

48 - 52 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.09.2026 - 31.08.2027

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

2300 CHF / month

Working Hours

42.0 per week / 8.4 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

Employer

Cost of lodging

-

Cost of living

850 CHF / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

Any student with Non-EU/EFTA nationality needs an official letter from their university, confirming that the internship is compulsory (required for visa/work permit).

Work description

We design, develop, integrate and manage Identity Security Solutions for our customers with a strong focus on digital certificate management, smartcard technologies, hardware security modules, account management, mobile device management and mobile security.Internship in Cybersecurity / Certificate DiscoveryWe are offering an Intern position as Cybersecurity engineer to candidates with an understanding of public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies.The growing complexity of networks and the surge in the number of certificates, it has become imperative for organizations to maintain visibility and control over their certificate landscape. This is where certificate discovery steps in – an essential process that unravels the digital security tapestry by identifying, managing, and securing SSL/TLS certificates across an organization. We would like to extend our certificate management platform with the possibility to automatically discover and monitor certificates.For this positon, you should be a problem solver with good analytic skills. You will have to research and evaluate current PKI implementations. After an in-depth analysis of the topic, you will start implementing a proof of concept by integrating the evaluated methods and protocols into a solution that can be used to find certificates in the network. The possible integration into our Certificate Management Platform concludes the internship.The internship is based in Rapperswil, 30 km south of Zurich. Rapperswil is a beautiful city on the Zurich Lake with a stunning view to the Alps from our office.Aside from your monthly salary of CHF 2300, the employer pays for your accommodation also, which makes a salary of around CHF 3300 per month.

Deadline

17.06.2026