Graduation Internship Netherland - Protect the data

Summary:

Our vision? 'To advance the world through the power of people and Microsoft'. Every day, our people are committed to using the latest Microsoft technology to help transform our customers. By combining the breadth of expertise of our talented people and a huge passion for Microsoft, we can help our customers around the world advance in technology and create great experiences and solutions
 
Come join us:

Avanade is a global IT consulting firm that brings together people and IT. You'll recognize yourself in the 450 colleagues who walk around, as well as the 40 other interns who intern at Avanade every year. We have a lot of passion for and pleasure in the work we do and value a pleasant atmosphere in the workplace. With a huge talent for Microsoft technology, Avanade is a unique club where there's a lot of room for development and you're part of a large group of professionals. Together with the other interns, you form an enthusiastic group and community within Avanade. You can participate in many fun activities such as knowledge sessions during lunch, coffee moments with consultants and work drinks! In addition, we offer a number of soft skill training courses especially for the group of interns and the possibility to obtain a Microsoft certificate!

What you'll do:

This is an open-topic assignment within Data Protection, where you as graduate-intern can work on the hottest topics within Data Protection and Data Compliance. Are you all into Data Loss Prevention capabilities, or will you work on data governance, compliance and dispositioning? The choice is yours! 
This internal Avanade internship will focus on building and demonstrating a business case on how organizations can benefit from implementing proper Data Security and Data Compliance solutions. You’ll need to address risks covering need to know confidentiality, audit data integrity, and monitor data availability within the context of Data Protection & Compliance.

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Skills and experiences:

You are a 4th year HBO student or WO master's student and available for a graduation internship from 1 September 2026 

You are interested in:
•    Data Classification; 
•    CASB; DLP; 
•    Compliance; 
•    Retention management; 
•    Insider 
•    Risk Management; 
•    Data Security Posture Management;
•     Copilot & AI

About you:

•    You communicate fluently in both Dutch and English
•    You are motivated to set up a high-quality graduation research project
•    You have analytical thinking skills and a critical eye
•    You have the drive to develop innovative solutions for complex issues
•    You enjoy working in multidisciplinary teams
•    You show initiative and take responsibility for defining your research scope

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