Security Research Internship

5 months ago

United States

Internship

Entry Level

Penetration Tester

Cybersecurity

Blockchain Go Rust

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Description

Develop analysis tools to facilitate security discovery and design mitigation techniques to deter security threats.
Perform vulnerability discovery and develop proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits against large distributed system implementations.
Review and analyze system implementations of sandboxes, virtual machines (VMs), network modules, and other critical distributed system components.
Conduct research in malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile app analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detection.
Collaborate with the research team to define, prioritize, and execute multiple research tasks and experiments.
Publish research findings in academic and industry venues.

Requirements

Pursuing a Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a cybersecurity-related field.
Experience in vulnerability discovery and exploitation on web applications or system software.
Familiarity with sandboxing, VM internals, network modules, and distributed system implementations.
Experience with WASM, Rust, or Go development (preferred).
CTF (capture-the-flag) or similar hands-on security competition experience (preferred).
Experience or interest in malware analysis, reverse engineering, mobile app analysis, or network anomaly detection.
Ability or interest in preparing publishable research (academic or industry venues) (preferred).
Willingness and ability to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States upon hire.

Benefits

Internship compensation range: $3,000–$8,000 per month (full-time); exact amount based on skills and experience.
Remote and on-site options (New York, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, or Remote).
Medical, vision, and dental insurance (offered to full-time employees).
401(k) plan with company matching.
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, HSA (with high-deductible plan), and FSA.
Flexible paid time off and holidays.

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