Security Research Intern (2027 Masters/PhD)

Cylake • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Join a small team building the next generation of Cyber Security products from the ground up. Led by industry veterans with a proven track record of success, you will get to architect, build, and deliver hugely impactful products with this world-class team. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start. As a graduate-level research intern in cyber attack and defense, you will take on a focused research problem in threat detection to working prototype on our next-gen security platform. You will study how modern adversaries operate, translate that understanding into detection logic and research tooling, and work directly with the researchers and engineers building the platform. This role offers the opportunity to see academic research meet production security at an early-stage company.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or Ph.D. program in Computer Science, System/Network Security, or a related technical field, with an expected graduation date by 2028.
• Coursework, research, or project experience in one or more of the following: cyber security, malware, network traffic, web and vulnerability exploitation, large-scale data analysis, or machine learning.
• Hands-on familiarity with one or more of the following areas: threat hunting, malware analysis and sandboxing, vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, offensive security, machine learning, or penetration tests.
• Strong proficiency in Python programming.
• Strong proficiency in system programming with C/C++/Rust/Go.
• Great passion for security research.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Working understanding of modern attacks and evasion techniques, malware behaviors and countermeasures, the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and cyber kill chain/TTPs.

Responsibilities

• Take on a focused research problem in threat detection to working prototype on our next-gen security platform.
• Study how modern adversaries operate.
• Translate that understanding into detection logic and research tooling.
• Work directly with the researchers and engineers building the platform.

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start.
• Opportunity to see academic research meet production security at an early-stage company.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern