DevSecOps Internship

Job description

🧰 Who We Are

Wakam is a B2B2C insurance company that creates white-label insurance solutions via its Play&Plug® technology platform for more than 80 partners. We provide most of our insurance products through APIs, and host white-label insurance solutions via our Play&Plug technology platform.

With a footprint spanning 32 countries, Wakam is the European leader in digital and embedded insurance.

Strongly committed to social responsibility, Wakam is a mission-driven company dedicated to “enabling transparent and impactful insurance.”

🚀 About the Team

You will join the Digital Office team, at the crossroads of development, security, and operations.

The Digital Office is responsible for building and improving the platform, tools, and practices that enable Wakam’s product and tech teams to deliver secure, reliable and scalable digital insurance services.

Within this team, the DevSecOps function focuses on:

• Embedding security by design into our development and delivery practices.
• Implementing security automation in CI/CD pipelines.
• Providing visibility, metrics and tooling so that developers can build and operate secure applications efficiently.

You will work closely with developers, SRE/DevOps engineers, and security stakeholders across the organisation.

🎯 Your Mission

As a DevSecOps Intern for 6 months, you will help strengthen Wakam’s security posture by bringing security earlier into the software development lifecycle (shift-left) and by automating security controls in our delivery pipelines.

Security Pipeline Development

You will contribute to:

• Designing and implementing security features in CI/CD pipelines to enable early security testing and feedback.
• Integrating automated security scanning tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, etc.) into development workflows.
• Building automated security gates and quality checks to prevent vulnerabilities from reaching production environments.

Shift-Left Security Implementation

Working closely with development teams, you will:

• Help introduce and promote security practices early in the development process.
• Contribute to developer-friendly security tooling and documentation to support secure coding practices.
• Participate in the creation of dashboards and reports for security metrics and application scores, enabling teams to monitor and improve their security posture.

Security Visibility & Monitoring

You will also support:

• Implementation of security monitoring and alerting solutions for Wakam’s digital applications.
• Development of visibility tools for tracking security breaches, vulnerabilities, and remediation progress.
• Creation of global dashboards for assessing and comparing security posture across applications.

Collaboration

Throughout your internship, you will:

• Collaborate with development, operations, security and platform teams to understand their needs, constraints and pain points.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives around developer experience and application security.

🧠 What You Bring

• You are currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.

• You have basic knowledge of security concepts, such as:

  • OWASP Top 10
  • Vulnerability management
  • Secure coding principles

• You are familiar with at least one programming or scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, Go, or similar).

• You demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and can learn new technologies quickly.

• You have good communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.

Nice to Have

It is a plus if you also have:

• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Hands-on exposure to security scanning tools (SonarQube, Trivy, Snyk, OWASP ZAP, etc.).
• Experience with Git-based workflows and collaborative development (pull/merge requests, code review).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their security services.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security testing.
• Previous DevOps, security or automation project experience (personal, academic, or professional).

✨ Who You Are

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Are curious and passionate about the intersection of development, security and operations.
• Enjoy automating things and improving how teams work, rather than doing repetitive manual tasks.
• Are rigorous and detail-oriented, especially when dealing with security-related topics.
• Feel comfortable working in an international, fast-paced environment, where priorities can evolve.
• Are proactive and resourceful, able to search for solutions, experiment, and share your learnings.
• Enjoy collaboration and knowledge-sharing, and can explain technical topics in a clear, structured way.

✨ 🤖 AI & Digital Mindset

At Wakam, we are digital-native and strongly oriented towards automation and innovation. In this role, you will:

• Work daily with modern tooling (CI/CD platforms, Git, containers, cloud services, monitoring and security tools).

• Be encouraged to automate manual tasks in pipelines, security checks, and reporting.

• Explore how AI and smart automation can support:

  • Vulnerability triage and prioritisation
  • Pattern detection in logs and alerts
  • Assistance for secure coding (with appropriate human oversight)

• Contribute to a developer-centric approach, where security is integrated in a way that enhances, not slows down, the developer experience.

You are naturally inclined to look for data-driven and tool-based improvements to both developer experience and security posture.

🌟 Why Join Wakam?

As a DevSecOps Intern at Wakam, you will:

• Have a real impact: your work will directly improve security across all Wakam digital applications and help shape our security product vision in 2026, when security will be a major strategic focus.
• Contribute to innovation, working on new foundational features for application security and developer experience.
• Help strengthen Wakam’s security posture, participating in attack prevention and attack surface reduction initiatives.
• Gain hands-on experience with modern DevSecOps tools and practices, in real CI/CD pipelines at scale.
• Work with cross-functional teams (developers, DevOps/SRE, security, product) in a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Benefit from mentorship by experienced DevOps and Security professionals, with structured learning opportunities.
• Be part of Wakam’s talent pipeline, with a potential future apprenticeship path, which strongly increases your long-term opportunities within the company.

🏆 Hiring Process

Our hiring process is designed to be selective, transparent, and respectful of your time:

1. Initial interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner

To understand your background, motivations, and interest in DevSecOps and security, and to give you a first overview of Wakam and the Digital Office team.

1. Interview with our Head Of Information Security

To dive deeper into your technical skills, problem-solving approach, and mindset, and to present the missions and expected outcomes of the internship.

1. Optional follow-up discussion

A short additional conversation with a team member or a senior stakeholder may be organised to confirm the mutual fit and answer your remaining questions before final decision.

More About Us

Check out our website to learn about the 11 cultural markers that make Wakam truly special! If you’re adventurous, impact-driven, and ready to shape the future of insurance, we’d love to meet you!

💫 What Makes Us Unique:

• True remote work flexibility with our Wakam From Anywhere (WFA) program - yes, we even have a teammate working from a sailboat! ⛵

• Flat hierarchical system promoting direct impact and autonomy 🚀

• Monthly Free.day: dedicated time for personal growth and skills development 📚

• Lunch voucher with Swile card

• A meaningful company: we became a Mission-driven company in March 2021

• Work alongside passionate experts:  who will share their knowledge and help you develop and grow in your career.

At Wakam, our “Free to Impact” culture is built on four essential pillars that shape everything we do :

🗣️ Communication & Knowledge Management

• Foster transparent collaboration across our flat organizational structure

• Share knowledge freely in our highly collaborative environment

• Contribute to our collective intelligence through open dialogue

🔍 Curiosity

• Embrace our monthly Free.day for learning and skills sponsorship

• Think big and challenge conventional insurance norms

• Stay eager to learn and explore new possibilities

🔄 Continuous Improvement

• Take initiative to transform the insurance industry

• Turn challenges into opportunities for innovation

• Constantly evolve our ways of working

🎯 Outcome Oriented

• Focus on impact rather than hierarchy

• Drive results through clear objectives and autonomy

• Transform bold ideas into concrete solutions

At Wakam, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to your recruiter.