Security Research Intern

At Lacework, we strive to provide a supportive, collaborative environment where people are empowered to do the best work of their careers.

Our team members enjoy solving complex problems, big sky thinking, and obsess over getting the details right—all while building bonds of teamwork and friendships that last a lifetime. We love what we do and are proud of our work to secure clouds and container environments for thousands of users worldwide.

At Lacework, we strive to provide a supportive, collaborative environment where people are empowered to do the best work of their careers.

Our team members enjoy solving complex problems, big sky thinking, and obsess over getting the details right—all while building bonds of teamwork and friendships that last a lifetime. We love what we do and are proud of our work to secure clouds and container environments for thousands of users worldwide.

We are looking for a Security Research Intern who is excited about discovering threats and vulnerabilities impacting the cloud.

At Lacework, you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment while getting a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor and help shape our technologies, products, and business.

Our security research team focuses on studying attacker techniques and applying this knowledge to the product and the industry. Our team plays a critical role across the company to help our customers build safely in the cloud.

The Role:

The position will be Remote. During the 12-week internship, you'll be a full-time member of the Security Research team and paired with a mentor on your team. You will have the guidance, environment, and the responsibility of executing small projects that directly impact our org. You will work on real projects, features, and updates that will affect our customers worldwide!

Qualifications:

Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field, with demonstrated cyber security talent and a passion to become a security expert.

Must be currently enrolled in a full-time degree program and returning to the program after the completion of the internship.

• Comfortable writing code in at least one programming language 
• Familiarity relational databases ( MySQL, Postgres, SQLServer, Oracle ), and ease of working with UNIX or any Linux Platform
• Knowledge of common attacker TTPs
• Understanding of threat intelligence and IOCs is a plus

Understanding of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

Curious mind, and eager to learn variety of tools and technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Python and SQL
• Working knowledge/experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Working knowledge/experience with Containers and/or Kubernetes
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills
• Experience in data analysis

Lacework is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Lacework to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliations, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, age, sexual orientation, membership, or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors, except where otherwise provided by law