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 Engineer, 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 spywares, 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 next-generation firewalls inspect network packets

• Gain hands-on experience with various automation systems

• Gain knowledge about the latest vulnerabilities, cyber attacks as well as the prevention on next-generation firewalls

Qualifications

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Basic understanding of common network protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP and FTP

• Basic understanding of common software vulnerabilities and mitigations

• Good programming skills (Python preferred)

• Experience with malware analysis is a plus

Requirements – 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.

Additional Information

THE TEAM

Our Security Services Team is responsible for building next-generation threat prevention and antivirus solutions, and shipping high-quality content to our products to prevent successful cyberattacks. The areas include malware analysis, IoT security, Web security, network security, privacy protection. 

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.