Security Intern
Greenlight
Atlanta, GA, USA
Posted on Apr 3, 2026
Greenlight is the leading family fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. We proudly serve more than 6 million parents and kids with our award-winning banking app for families. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spend controls, and invest for their family’s future. Kids and teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest.
At Greenlight, we believe every child should have the opportunity to become financially healthy and happy. It’s no small task, and that’s why we leap out of bed every morning to come to work. Because creating a better, brighter future for the next generation depends on it.
Greenlight's internship is a paid program for current college students. Throughout the internship, you’ll collaborate on thoughtful projects and bring your fresh perspectives to impact our product and families. We encourage you to make your mark here as you grow as a professional, broaden your network, learn new skills and live the Greenlight mission — to empower families to build financial strength, protect what matters most, and stay deeply connected—so they can thrive together in every stage of life.
We are looking for a Security Intern to join Greenlight’s Security team. In this role, you will be a proactive defender, meticulous auditor, and a dash of collaborative problem-solver. As a Security Intern, you won't just follow checklists or scan code, but rather you will be a part of developing secure processes and ensuring compliance that protects our applications and informs strategic security decisions.
This is the perfect opportunity for an individual who is passionate about cybersecurity, has the drive to solve complex security problems, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and dealing with ambiguity. You will work closely with our Product Security and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams to assess security risks, support vulnerability management, and contribute to the development of security policies. Strong team orientation is a must-have.
What you will be doing:
- Apply security principles and coursework in a real-world application security environment.
- Dive into security tool data (e.g., vulnerability scanners, SAST/DAST) to explore and prepare data for analysis related to application risk.
- Collaborate with the security team to conduct analysis that drives risk-based decision-making for application security posture.
- Visualize application security posture and compliance results in interactive dashboards used by security and engineering leaders.
- Contribute to the documentation of security controls, risks, and compliance requirements to enable better understanding and adherence across the organization.
- QA and validate security governance and compliance data to ensure top data quality and consistent reporting on risk and control status.
- Perform exploratory data analysis on security events, vulnerabilities, and control metrics to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies related to application risk and compliance.
- Stakeholder Communication - Presenting your findings and security recommendations to application owners and governance stakeholders to drive remediation and compliance adherence.
What you should bring:
- A 3.0 GPA or higher
- Strong background in cybersecurity risks & principles, system controls, and/or computing
- Experience with Python, SQL or Java is a plus
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-energy environment with shifting priorities
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, making assumptions, and drawing conclusions
- Strong communication skills
- Local residency in the Atlanta area for the summer of 2026
- A desire to support our mission to shine a light on the world of money for kids, teens and families.
- A willingness to learn and adapt as needed in a fast-paced environment.
- Attention to detail
- Excitement for the Greenlight product and excitement to learn about the fintech industry
Learning Opportunities:
- Hands-on experience working with real security tools and vulnerability data (SAST/DAST) to assess application risk
- Build data analysis and visualization skills by turning security insights into dashboards used by engineering and security leaders
- Collaborate with Product Security and GRC teams to influence real security decisions, policies, and risk remediation in a live fintech environment
Who we are:
It takes a special team to aim for a never-been-done-before mission like ours. We’re looking for people who love working together because they know it makes us stronger, people who look to others and ask, “How can I help?” and then “How can we make this even better?” If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and help create a world where every child grows up to be happy and healthy in money and life, apply to join our team.
Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Greenlight is committed to an inclusive work environment and interview experience. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in our hiring process, please reach out to your recruiter directly or email accomodations@greenlight.me.