Cybersecurity Graduate Intern - Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute - Summer 2025
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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.
We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people talents ideas experiences and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratorys mission.
Pay Range
$9650.00 Monthly
Please note that the pay is determined by Californias Computer Professional Exemption.
Job Description
We have multiple openings forgraduate studentsto join the Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI) and to work on topics related to cybersecurity that align with LLNLs national security missions. The 2025 CSI program will run during the summer with a range of start dates between May 19 2025 and June 23 2025 and flexible end dates through September 26 2025. CSI is designed to provide selected candidates an opportunity to apply their skills to projects in areas of national importance such as the development and implementation of cybersecurity tools and capabilities to mitigate advanced threats and the cybersecurity of civilian and defense critical infrastructure. The program will include opportunities to participate in professional and technical development activities with Lab subject matter experts network with fellow interns and Lab employees and learn about the breadth of LLNLs support to US national security.
In this role you will
Provide technical and/or research support to projects in the areas of cybersecurity critical infrastructure andother related fields working with scientists engineers and technical staff members.
Support documentation testing creation or modification of Laboratory software hardware or computer operating systems.
Conduct research under limited direction and supervision in one or more of the following areas as assigned:
Network/protocol analysis
Intrusion detection
Reverse engineering
Incident response
Malware analysis
Systems programming
Threat risk and/or attack characterization and analysis
Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity
Software tool development
Artificial intelligence/machine learning
Perform technical assignments of a basic degree of complexity and provide technical support to scientists in scientific research and development projects.
Attend relevant on-site seminars and training classes (at least one per week).
Present work through presentations and/or poster sessions.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Must be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution pursuing a graduate degree.
Ability to apply computational science and/or mathematical principles to solve technical problems.
Demonstrated academic achievement in scientific curriculum.
Ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to one or more of the following topics: 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; software tool development.
Effective programming skills in C/C++ Java or Python.
Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to some of the following tools: 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 IDS/IPS.
Qualifications We Desire
GPA of 3.0 or above.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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