Cybersecurity Graduate Intern - Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute - Summer 2027

LLNL•Livermore, CA

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has multiple openings for graduate students in its Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI). Interns will apply their skills to cybersecurity projects aligned with LLNL’s national security missions, including developing and implementing tools and capabilities to mitigate advanced threats and addressing the cybersecurity of civilian and defense critical infrastructure. The 2027 program takes place during the summer, with start dates ranging from May 17, 2027, to June 21, 2027, and flexible end dates through September 24, 2027. Interns provide technical and research support to cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and related projects, working with scientists, engineers, and technical staff. Assignments may include research in areas such as network and protocol analysis, intrusion detection, reverse engineering, incident response, malware analysis, systems programming, threat and risk analysis, operational technology and industrial control systems cybersecurity, software tool development, and artificial intelligence or machine learning. Participants also attend on-site seminars and training, take part in professional and technical development activities, network with interns and Laboratory employees, and present their work through presentations or poster sessions. The position requires the selected candidate to be a U.S. person because the work involves U.S. export control. No security clearance is required. External applicants selected for the role must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. Depending on assigned duties, work in Limited Areas may restrict possession of personal or Laboratory mobile and wireless devices.

Requirements

Be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution and pursuing a graduate degree.
Be able to apply computational science and/or mathematical principles to solve technical problems.
Demonstrate academic achievement in a scientific curriculum.
Have experience applying advanced computational science and/or mathematical principles to solve technical problems.
Demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
Be able to work in a team environment.
Have coursework or relevant experience in at least one listed topic: machine learning and artificial intelligence; network/protocol analysis; intrusion detection; cryptography; reverse engineering; incident response; malware analysis; systems programming; threat, risk, and/or attack characterization and analysis; Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity; or software tool development.
Have effective programming skills in C/C++, Java, or Python.
Be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. national, or U.S. protected individual, such as a refugee or asylee) because the work involves U.S. Export Control.
Pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test if selected as an external applicant.

Nice To Haves

GPA of 3.0 or above.
Exposure through coursework or relevant experience to tools such as Matlab/Simulink, Wireshark, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA Pro/Free, Zeek/Corelight, Splunk, Docker, NMAP, Suricata/Snort, Security Onion, Cuckoo, FTK, ELK, GDB, WinDBG/x64DBG/Immunity, or IDS/IPS.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and/or research support on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and related projects alongside scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
Support documentation, testing, and the creation or modification of Laboratory software, hardware, or computer operating systems.
Conduct research under limited direction and supervision in one or more assigned cybersecurity or related technical areas.
Perform basic-complexity technical assignments and provide technical support to scientists on research and development projects.
Attend relevant on-site seminars and training classes at least once per week.
Present work through presentations and/or poster sessions.
Perform other duties as assigned.