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Intern - Security Research Engineer

Palo Alto Networks

Intern - Security Research Engineer

Santa Clara, CA
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    YOUR CAREER

    We are looking for a motivated, intelligent, hardworking and creative intern to join the Content IPS team as a Security Research Engineer. As a Security Research Engineering Intern, you will be part of a team that researches on network related vulnerabilities and creates detection to prevent attacks leveraging such vulnerabilities. You will be applying your network security knowledge on our Content IPS product to capture malicious activities. You will be working on our Content IPS team who builds automated systems, writes signatures to detect vulnerability attacks and spyware, performs vulnerability research and fuzzing.

    OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FROM MAY-AUGUST OR JUNE-SEPTEMBER PROVIDES YOU:

    • 1:1 mentorship

    • Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity

    • Opportunities to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects

    • Connections to other interns, recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders.

    YOUR IMPACT

    • Learn how network packets are inspected in network device

    • Gain hands-on experience coding and building in embedded system

    • Gain knowledge about basic network security, e.g. vulnerabilities and how to detect them.

     

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    YOUR EXPERIENCE

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Solid programming skills in C/C++ or Golang

    • Basic understanding of common network protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL

    To apply, you must be pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree, a 2-year Master’s Degree or a Doctorate degree and returning to school in the fall. You must have the authorization to work within the United States.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Solid experience programming in Python

    • Knowledge of linux system level programming

    • Experience of network vulnerabilities and detection

    Additional Information

    THE TEAM

    Our Security & Dataplane Team is responsible for network traffic inspection and security on home routers. The areas include Linux Network Subsystem, IoT security, and network security.

    OUR COMMITMENT

    We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

    We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

    Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.