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!
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!
High-end equipment (Apple/Dell laptop computers, Bring-Your-Own-OS policy, multiple screens)
Individual performance rewards
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.
