Delta Air Lines
Intern, IT - Information Security - ATL (Summer 2026)
Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta leads the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. In alignment with that level of excellence, the
IT InformationSecurity team
is responsible for building the next generation of information security and cyber resiliency protecting Delta's information and assets, focusing on technology innovation, education, and awareness.
Intern roles
within Delta InfoSec offer a chance to become part of our journey to make technology a competitive advantage for the company. Join us to help accelerate our IT transformation to continue leading the industry as we change the way we work. We embrace new technology and ideas to create meaningful and innovative solutions that help Delta better connect the world. Delta IT employees are thinkers, doers, and innovators. We are proactive, collaborative and deliver impact to our customers. If this sounds like you, apply to join our team as an
IT SummerIntern
!
Interns will be part of teams to work across multiple security domains, including Identity Management, Governance Risk and Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security Automation, and Security Operations. The work location for this position is in
Atlanta, GA.
You may support a variety of IT projects by gathering requirements for development, designing and testing of security solutions, security system maintenance, the enhancement and support of our security solutions, and creating automation solutions. While some responsibilities will be non-technical, we believe interns focused on development, process, and compliance roles are given the best opportunity to learn and gain maturity across the security domains
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)
·
Beable to commit to working the entire summer internship program,
May 11 - August 7, 2026
(13 weeks)
·
Bewilling to work from the Atlanta office.
Most teams work a partially onsite / partially remote (hybrid) work schedule with management approval.
·
Havea 2.5 GPA or higher and have completed at least 2 years in a college program.
Degree emphasis should be in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field
· Ideal candidates have strong analytical, leadership, written and verbal communication skills and a good work ethic
· Be able to accept diverse people, thinking and consistently make safety and security, of self and others, a priority
· Have an interest in solving complex problems and be willing to invest time and energy to overcome roadblocks
· Possess an awareness of cloud technology, Software Dev Lifecycles, have the ability to code, be familiar with the structure of development teams/squads, sprints, taking stories off backlogs, and have some familiarity with Python and some understanding of Cyber Information security
· Be able to conduct yourself in a mature manner and be comfortable working in a business casual work attire environment
· Be interested in working for Delta Air Lines after graduation if presented with a full time job offer opportunity
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
· Ability to digest large amounts of data and information and succinctly explain what can be learned from the data and how it can support decision making
· Desire to learn leadership techniques and best practices in problem solving and conflict resolution to enable innovation and progress on difficult to solve challenges of our customers
· Have a passion for working with Information Security
AdditionalBest Practices
In this role you should be willing to learn different approaches to resolving problems, be flexible, able to handle shifting priorities, be results driven, and be receptive to being mentored in order to grow and improve.
Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings through this site, apply for jobs through Delta's online system, or at any point in the selection process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please click here
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta leads the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. In alignment with that level of excellence, the
IT InformationSecurity team
is responsible for building the next generation of information security and cyber resiliency protecting Delta's information and assets, focusing on technology innovation, education, and awareness.
Intern roles
within Delta InfoSec offer a chance to become part of our journey to make technology a competitive advantage for the company. Join us to help accelerate our IT transformation to continue leading the industry as we change the way we work. We embrace new technology and ideas to create meaningful and innovative solutions that help Delta better connect the world. Delta IT employees are thinkers, doers, and innovators. We are proactive, collaborative and deliver impact to our customers. If this sounds like you, apply to join our team as an
IT SummerIntern
!
Interns will be part of teams to work across multiple security domains, including Identity Management, Governance Risk and Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security Automation, and Security Operations. The work location for this position is in
Atlanta, GA.
You may support a variety of IT projects by gathering requirements for development, designing and testing of security solutions, security system maintenance, the enhancement and support of our security solutions, and creating automation solutions. While some responsibilities will be non-technical, we believe interns focused on development, process, and compliance roles are given the best opportunity to learn and gain maturity across the security domains
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)
·
Beable to commit to working the entire summer internship program,
May 11 - August 7, 2026
(13 weeks)
·
Bewilling to work from the Atlanta office.
Most teams work a partially onsite / partially remote (hybrid) work schedule with management approval.
·
Havea 2.5 GPA or higher and have completed at least 2 years in a college program.
Degree emphasis should be in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field
· Ideal candidates have strong analytical, leadership, written and verbal communication skills and a good work ethic
· Be able to accept diverse people, thinking and consistently make safety and security, of self and others, a priority
· Have an interest in solving complex problems and be willing to invest time and energy to overcome roadblocks
· Possess an awareness of cloud technology, Software Dev Lifecycles, have the ability to code, be familiar with the structure of development teams/squads, sprints, taking stories off backlogs, and have some familiarity with Python and some understanding of Cyber Information security
· Be able to conduct yourself in a mature manner and be comfortable working in a business casual work attire environment
· Be interested in working for Delta Air Lines after graduation if presented with a full time job offer opportunity
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
· Ability to digest large amounts of data and information and succinctly explain what can be learned from the data and how it can support decision making
· Desire to learn leadership techniques and best practices in problem solving and conflict resolution to enable innovation and progress on difficult to solve challenges of our customers
· Have a passion for working with Information Security
AdditionalBest Practices
In this role you should be willing to learn different approaches to resolving problems, be flexible, able to handle shifting priorities, be results driven, and be receptive to being mentored in order to grow and improve.
Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings through this site, apply for jobs through Delta's online system, or at any point in the selection process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please click here