Vulnerability Research 2027 Summer Internship

Research Innovations•St. Petersburg, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is seeking committed Vulnerability Researcher Interns to join our Cyber Security team for the Summer 2027 program. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers, using and improving internal tools to identify vulnerable code patterns in real-world software. This role involves binary analysis and instrumentation, performing both static and dynamic analysis, and software development to scale and prioritize research efforts. This is a technical, challenging work across a variety of technologies, not a policy or compliance-related position. This position does not require an active US Security clearance but does require the ability and willingness to obtain one.

Requirements

Written code in Python and at least one compiled language (preferably C)
Strong foundation in low-level systems concepts: memory layout, CPU architecture basics (x86/ARM/MIPS), OS internals, or compiler behavior
Experience with vulnerability research, binary analysis, and reverse engineering through coursework and online wargames, CTF competitions, or related platforms
Used tools such as IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or debuggers during academic or practical exercises
Familiarity with security fundamentals such as exploit mitigations (ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries), cryptographic concepts, and protocol behavior (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS)
Ability and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance

Responsibilities

Using and improving internal tools to identify vulnerable code patterns in real-world software
Binary analysis and instrumentation, performing both static and dynamic analysis
Software development to scale and prioritize research efforts
Technical, challenging work across a variety of technologies