IT-Security intern

Paris, France · Hybrid

About this role

About Scality:  

Scality is one of the most prominent FrenchTech startups, recognized throughout the industry for its technical leadership and its open-source contributions. Selected for the French Tech 120  #FT120, Scality is a worldwide leader in the space of software-defined storage. Scality has over 300 customers in more than 30 countries, including some of the largest telecom operators and banks, several TV stations, and over 30 hospitals. For its team members, Scality wants to be an exceptional employer with many benefits such as continuous education and sports budgets, donation matching, paternity leave worldwide, and many other benefits that go well beyond market standards. Scality is also a responsible company that invests heavily in room-to-room conferencing to minimize travel and compensates for all its travel-related carbon emissions.

Scality’s internal motto is: “Work hard, play hard, eat well, and amaze the customer!” “Eat well” really means “Enjoy Life” which Scality employees and leaders do very well!

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Job summary:
 
An Information Technology and Security Engineer at Scality contributes to the IT day to day work and helps to conceptualize, create, maintain and apply IT and security documents (advertising campaigns, policies, guidelines). As a member of the IT and Security team, she/he may have to develop tools and measures pertaining to ensure, document, monitor and improve the management of IT assets and increase their security.
You will be trained on how to ensure Security of Scality Information Systems, answer IT related questions from the field.
 
This role will work closely with the IT and Security team and drive frequent interactions with other teams like Engineering, General and Administrative, Technical Services [Customer Success], Sales, pre-Sales or Marketing.
 
Mission:
 
The mission of the IT-Security Intern will be to:
  • Understand Scality's Information Technology and Security Framework
  • Participate to IT and Security team’s day to day work
  • Reorganize and update the current security awareness campaigns
  • Develop a new 2026 Security Awareness campaign. Key subjects are around:
    • Right management, needs to know, security charters
    • Security incidents, Incident management, RACI, escalation procedure
    • Integration of new tools to the Scality IT infrastructure, what does it mean ?
    • Zoom on information transfer and security recommendations
  • Help the security team to improve its security posture by implementing new security controls
  • Participate in the implementation of new controls, policies and procedures related to ISO 27001 
  • Contribute to the detection and management of vulnerability (CVEs)
  • Participate in security evaluation of new tools, applications or solutions that may be integrated to the Scality Information System.
  • Assist the Sales and Technical Services teams to answer questions related to Security (questionnaires, RFP, …) – potentially using AI tools/technology
  • The IT-Security intern may also contribute to additional projects part of the IT/Security roadmap. (for example, automation project using NoCode tools or automation of functional tests)
Ideal skills and experience:
  • Interest in computing, new technologies and security topics
  • Familiarity with Linux operating system is a plus
  • Familiarity with Python would be appreciated
  • Experience with laptop fleet management tools
Interpersonal skills:
  • Curious and open-minded
  • Strong teamwork mentality
  • Passion for technology and innovation
  • Problem-analysis/solving oriented
  • Detail oriented
Others
Written and spoken English are required for this position
 

Startup Perks!

  • RTT in addition to regular PTOs
  • High-end equipment (Apple/Dell laptop computers, Bring-Your-Own-OS policy, multiple screens)
  • Stock options distribution
  • Individual performance rewards
  • Hybrid (up to 4 days/week) or Full (2 Days/month in the office) Remote work policy  
  • Sports and Wellness programs
  • Ample training allowance (e.g., internal/external skills training, conferences, coaching)
  • Donation-matching
  • Annual off-site company-wide “Kick-Off” event
  • Food fun:  weekly company breakfast, a lunch delivery service, unlimited hot soothing coffee/tea/chocolate drinks, and more
  • Office fun: Babyfoot, Ping-Pong, board and card games, planned group activities
Join us and help build the future of software-defined storage — for humans and agents alike.
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Company at a glance

Scality solves organizations’ biggest data storage challenges — growth, security, performance, and cost. Designed for end-to-end cyber resilience, only Scality S3 object storage with CORE5 safeguards data at every level of the system, from API to architecture. Its patented MultiScale Architecture enables limitless, independent scalability in all critical dimensions to meet the unpredictable demands of modern workloads. The world’s most discerning companies depend on Scality to accelerate high-performance AI initiatives, optimize cloud deployments, and defend their data with confidence. Recognized as a leader by Gartner, Scality software is reliable, secure, and sustainable. Follow us on here or visit www.scality.com and our blog: www.solved.scality.com.

Founded2009
Team Size201-500 employees
WorkspaceHybrid
IndustrySoftware Development
Location
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Continuous education budget
  • Sports budget
  • Donation matching
  • Paternity leave
  • Stock options
  • Individual performance rewards
  • Hybrid work policy
  • Training allowance
  • Company breakfast
  • Lunch delivery service
  • Board and card games

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