BCG Platinion | AI Tech Consultant, Cybersecurity (Internship)

Locations

New York | Chicago

Who We Are

BCG Platinion’s presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We deliver digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to complex, time-sensitive challenges. We guide clients into the future by pushing the status quo, overcoming technology limitations, and enabling them to go further in their digital journeys than what has been possible in the past. We deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace, transforming businesses and revolutionizing approaches through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application, and Risk functions—at scale.

What You’ll Do

BCG Platinion’s Cybersecurity team works at the intersection of technology, business transformation, and digital risk. We advise BCG clients in making critical technology decisions—from strategy and architecture to cloud, products, data, and AI—while ensuring cybersecurity and resilience are built into those decisions. We also help clients address cybersecurity-specific challenges including strategy, transformation, security architecture, risk, and resilience.

• Problem solvers. Bring curiosity, analytical rigor, and structured thinking to unfamiliar technology and cybersecurity problems.
• Technologists. Interested in how modern technology works and how cloud, software, data, AI, and digital products enable business transformation.
• Clear communicators. Synthesize complex information and communicate insights clearly to technical and business audiences.
• Cybersecurity minded. Understand foundational cybersecurity concepts and are curious about how security and digital risk shape technology and business decisions.
• Collaborative learners. Contribute actively to teams, seek feedback, and rapidly build expertise in new topics.

You’re Good At:

• Breaking down ambiguous technology and cybersecurity questions into structured analyses.
• Conducting research and analysis, and synthesizing findings into clear recommendations.
• Understanding how business objectives translate into technology choices and how those choices create cybersecurity and digital-risk implications.
• Analyzing technology environments across areas such as cloud, software, data, AI, products, and enterprise technology.
• Applying foundational cybersecurity concepts to real-world technology and business problems.
• Developing clear written materials and communicating findings to BCG and client teams.
• Working collaboratively across different technical and business perspectives.
• Learning new technology and cybersecurity concepts quickly and applying them to unfamiliar problems.

What You’ll Bring

• Enrollment in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, data/AI, business, or another relevant field.
• Strong academic performance and demonstrated interest in technology, cybersecurity, and digital transformation; graduating between December 2027 and July 2028.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to structure unfamiliar problems, work with incomplete information, and develop evidence-based conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong curiosity about how technology enables business strategy and how cybersecurity and digital risk affect technology decisions.
• A practical foundation in cybersecurity concepts developed through coursework, projects, internships, research, certifications, or other relevant experience.
• Familiarity with modern technology environments such as cloud, software development, data and AI, digital products, or enterprise technology.
• Ability to work collaboratively in teams, take ownership of assigned work, and seek feedback to improve quickly.
• High learning agility and enthusiasm for rapidly developing expertise in unfamiliar technology and cybersecurity topics.
• Previous relevant internship, project, research, or extracurricular experience in technology, consulting, cybersecurity, or related fields is a plus.

Additional Info

Our timeline: Applications are due at 11:59 PM ET on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The application includes two additional components:

1. Consulting Career Assessment (CCA): Helps us learn more about you beyond what’s reflected in your resume and application. It provides unbiased, multi-dimensional insight into your potential for success at BCG. You will receive an email from Talent Central (talentcentral@shl.com) with the subject line: “Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Invites You to Complete an Assessment”. The assessment must be completed within the timeframe specified in your invitation email.
2. Video Cover Letter: Details will be sent via email on a rolling basis (usually within a week of submitting your application). If you apply to more than one Platinion Internship role, you only need to complete one video cover letter.

Locations: New York, NY; Chicago, IL

Please note this program is evaluative, and interns have the opportunity to receive full-time offers. The internship program operates in an “office hub” model. If you receive a full-time offer, you can request a different office location outside of these summer hubs; the expected offices for a Platinion AI Tech Consultant, Cybersecurity, full-time offer include Washington, D.C., New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and Atlanta.

Equal Opportunity

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual